Preparing for Disaster
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Emergency Preparedness Sheboygan County Emergency Preparedness Division of Resources Public Health StepStep 4:4: Public Health Maintain Your Plan Wisconsin Department of Health Services www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/preparedness http://pandemic.wisconsin.gov Make sure to practice your plan often and update the plan as needed. Center for Disease Control & Prevention Restock supplies that have expired http://emergency.cdc.gov or are no longer usable. www.facebook.com/cdcemergency (888) 246-2675 Wisconsin Emergency Management http://ready.wi.gov Preparing for www.facebook.com/ReadyWisconsin Preparing for (608) 242-3232 Disaster StepStep 5:5: United Way 2-1-1 Get Informed www.unitedwayfoxcities.org/unitedway/2-1-1 www.facebook.com/211UnitedWayFoxCities 211 or (800) 924-5514 During a disaster, remember to Federal Emergency Management Agency get your information from: www.ready.gov www.fema.gov www.facebook.com/FEMA WHBL 1330 AM 1-800-BE-READY The Sheboygan Press American Red Cross TV Channel 8 (Sheboygan) or www.redcross.org Channel 14 (Plymouth) www.facebook.com/redcross Scenic Shores Chapter - Sheboygan WHBZ 106.5 FM 457-7739 WJUB 1420 AM The Plymouth Review For more information: WLKN 98.1 FM Sheboygan County Division of Public Health For more information call: WBFM 93.7 FM 1011 North 8th Street (920) 459-4382 Sheboygan, WI 53081 WXER 104.5 FM http://www.sheboygancounty.com (920) 459-4382 http://www.sheboygancounty.com Step 1: StepStep 2:2: StepStep 3:3: Step 1: Assemble a Disaster Sup- Make a Plan plies Kit Action Checklist A disaster supplies kit is a collection Meet with Your Family Members: The following are items to be of basic items. Your kit items should Review information on preparedness. completed before a disaster: be stored in a portable container(s) as close as possible to the exit door. Choose an “Out of Town” Contact: Utilities: Know how and when to turn Items should include, but are not Ask an out-of-town friend or relative off water, gas and electricity at the to be your contact. Following a disas- limited to: main switches or valves. ter, family members should call this person and tell them where they are. Cash & credit cards Fire Extinguisher: Be sure Whistle, flashlight, batteries, everyone knows how to use your fire Decide Where to Meet: You may battery-powered radio extinguishers and where they are become separated. Choose a place kept. to meet. Prescription medication, eye glasses, hearing aid batteries Smoke Alarms and Carbon Complete a Family Communication Monoxide Detectors: Install on each Plan: Your plan should include 3 day supply of nonperishable level of your home, and check/replace contact information for family food and manual can opener. batteries twice yearly. members. Program contacts into cell Include formula for infants. phones. Insurance Coverage: Check if 3 day supply of water (1 gallon of Escape Routes and Safe Places: water per person, per day) you have adequate insurance You may need to evacuate on a coverage. moment’s notice. Be sure everyone Personal identification Inventory Possessions: Make a knows the best escape routes. Specialized medical supplies and record of your possessions to help equipment you claim reimbursement. Plan for those with Disabilities and Other Special Needs: Label First aid kit Vital Records and Documents: Vital equipment such as wheelchairs, etc. Blankets or sleeping bags family records/important documents Plan for your Pets. should be kept in a safe location. A change of clothes/sturdy shoes .