Ensure your family is prepared to evacuate your home in an emergency or disaster safely. Here are some tips on how families can prepare an effective emergency plan:
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- Create a support network of family, friends, and others who can assist you during an emergency, and share your disaster plans with them. Practice your plan with them.
- Make sure an extra key to your home is available, know where you keep your emergency supplies, and how to use lifesaving equipment or administer medicine.
- If you have family members who undergo routine treatments administered by a clinic or hospital, find out their emergency plans and work with them to identify backup service providers.
- Make sure wheelchair ramps are constantly clear of debris or obstacles.
