In some types of emergencies you may need to quickly leave your house, or your neighborhood may be evacuated. You and your loved ones will be better prepared during a disaster if you have already created a family evacuation plan.
Your family evacuation plan should include:
1) The best exits out of your home
2) A predetermined meeting place (either in your neighborhood or close by but out of harm’s way)
3) Local radio station frequency to listen for updates
4) A plan for pets in case you need to evacuate (we will write more in an upcoming post about how to create a plan for pets)
5) The location of your grab-and-go bag, family communications plan, first aid kit, etc.
Make sure all members of your household are familiar with your family evacuation plan.
If you think your town or neighborhood might need to be evacuated, listen to the radio for more information. You should also subscribe to receive free Nixle text message alerts. To sign up for free text messages alerts, simply text the word GMPHN to 888777. You will then receive all alerts during emergencies affecting the Monadnock region. (Please note: standard text message rates do apply.)
Information for this blog post was collected from www.ready.gov and the NH “Preparing for an Emergency: The Smart Thing to Do” brochure
