Community Tips - Ahead of Time

• Learn your community's evacuation routes
• Find out which disasters could occur in your area
• Find out how you would be warned of an emergency in your community
• Ask your workplace about emergency plans
• Learn about emergency plans for your children's school or daycare center
• Know about community preparation and response programs
• Create a family disaster plan and practice it regularly
• Have a list of organizations that can be contacted for emergency assistance and keep it with disaster supplies
• Take a basic first aid and CPR class