Additional Resources

American Red Cross Frederick Chapter: Preparing 301-662-5131 www.redcross.org Frederick County for an Local Emergency Planning Committee I Emergency Department of Homeland Security American Red Cross www.ready.gov Frederick Chapter

I Board of County Commissioners Federal Emergency Frederick County, Management Agency www.disasterhelp.gov The City of Frederick Office of Occupational Safety & Health I Frederick Police Department Frederick County Public Schools www.fcps.org Frederick County Attorney’s Office I Frederick County The City of Frederick Division of Fire and Rescue Services Public Information Line: 301-694-1300 Frederick County Health Department www.cityoffrederick.com Frederick County Public Schools I

Frederick County Government Frederick County Office of Public Information Line: Emergency Management 301-631-3000 www.co.frederick.md.us Frederick County Sheriff’s Office Frederick County Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association

Being Prepared Frederick Memorial Healthcare System Being Prepared Ready to Respond Ft. Detrick Ready to Respond Local Emergency Planning Committee Frederick County, Maryland The LEPC also includes private medical, Local Emergency Planning Committee scientific, media and municipal authorities. Frederick County, Maryland

Frederick County—Preparing for an Emergency

uring these uncertain Q: What is the most important item Q: What will happen if my children are Dtimes, emergency to have in an emergency kit? at school during an emergency? planning officials are A: A battery-powered radio (with extra batteries) A: Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) working together to inform is critical so that you can listen to instructions administrators are in close contact with our citizens and provide the from local emergency officials, especially emergency and law enforcement officials. during a power outage. FCPS will take direction from them and guidance needed by communicate instructions to building families, businesses, seniors administrators. All schools have emergency Q: How should seniors or those and those with disabilities. plans and crisis manuals that provide with disabilities prepare? direction for protecting students in critical situations. This brochure provides you with important information and A: Senior citizens and those with special needs resources to help you prepare for an emergency and be should prepare like anyone else, but consider that the usual ways of support may not be Q: How will the public school system ready to respond in case of an urgent situation. Please keep available after a disaster. Those with impaired respond? it handy for easy reference. vision or who use a cane or wheelchair should arrange for assistance. Compile a list A: FCPS’s response in a large-scale emergency Q: What should I do to prepare? of your prescription medicines (including will depend on the incident. Schools may dosage) and any allergies. Have extra employ a partial or full security lockdown, A: Citizens should be prepared for the unexpected eyeglasses, hearing-aid batteries, spare implement a shelter-in-place plan, evacuate at any time. The basic emergency plans are the wheelchair batteries, oxygen, and the style students to an alternative location, dismiss same for most disasters, whether man-made or and serial numbers of medical devices such as school early and/or establish shelters for the natural, a blizzard or biological attack: pacemakers. Assemble medical insurance community in some buildings. If administrators I Store food, water and medicine for at least identification, Medicare cards, and the phone are instructed to protect students by keeping three days. numbers of doctors, relatives or friends who them inside the building, family members I Obtain a battery-powered radio and extra batteries. should be notified if you are injured. may not be allowed to pick up children from I Develop a family emergency communication plan. school until it is safe. Contact your child’s Q: How should I prepare while school directly for its own emergency plan. Q: How should I respond? (Visit www.fcps.org for current security at work or away from home? A: REMAIN CALM. Turn on your local radio or TV status.) If your children are not in public emergency stations: A: Prepare a container you can carry with schools, check with your private school for its I WFMD 930 AM emergency supplies. Store the provisions in a own plan. I WFRE 99.9 FM convenient location in your office or car trunk. I WAFY KEY 103.1 FM In an emergency, you may be asked to “shelter Q: When do I call 911? I Frederick County Government Cable in place” (stay in the building for an extended Channel 19 period), and the items will help during that A: Call 911 for the fastest emergency response I FCPS Cable Channel 18 time. Give your supervisor your personal when you or someone you know needs I City of Frederick Cable Channel 99 emergency contact information, frequently police, fire, or medical assistance in a life or Follow instructions from emergency officials back up your computer files, and maintain a death situation. provided through the media and the Emergency spare copy of your calendar and contacts. Alert System.