Are You Prepared?

Sit down with your family and see how many of these questions you can tick. The more ticks the better prepared you are!

We all know how and when to call the emergency services.

Someone we trust nearby has a spare key to our home.

We know our neighbours and who might need some help in an emergency.

We have agreed a list of our friends who can help us in an emergency and we all have their contact details.

We have working smoke alarms in our home and we have agreed a night-time fire escape route.

We have contents and building insurance and have agreed how much cover we actually need.

We keep our most important documents and pictures in a safe place and keep copies at a family member or friend’s house.

We all know where our mains gas, water and electrical in-takes are, how to shut them off, and how to reset the trip switch for the electrics.

We know the school’s emergency procedures and how we will communicate with the school during an emergency.

We have discussed what we would do in the event of severe weather and flooding and have made some basic preparations to look after ourselves.

We have discussed what we would do if we have a supply problem with our gas, water or electrics and have made some basic preparations to look after ourselves.

We have discussed what we would do if we have a supply problem with our gas, water or electrics and have made some basic preparations to look after ourselves.

We have discussed where we would go if we had to evacuate our home.

We have got an emergency grab bag in case we have to evacuate our home in a hurry.

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