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Emergency preparedness

Canada is a vast country with extreme weather conditions, dramatic geological features and the potential for natural hazards. But if you prepare for it properly, a natural hazard need not be a natural disaster.

During an emergency, call 911 (where available) to:

• Report a fire.
• Report a crime.
• Save a life.

Make an emergency plan, and make sure everyone in your household knows it. Include in your plan:

• Safe exits from home and neighbourhood.
• Designated meeting place.
• Designated person to pick up children.
• Contact persons.
• Health information.
• Location of fire extinguisher, electrical box, floor drain, gas and water valves.

Prepare an emergency kit, with enough supplies for at least 72 hours. (Be sure you can carry the kit in case of evacuation.) Include:

• Water - two litres per person per day.
• Food - that won't spoil (canned food, energy bars, dried foods, etc.).
• Manual can opener.
• Flashlight, radio and extra batteries.
• First-aid kit.
• Special-needs items - prescription drugs, baby formula, equipment for people with disabilities.
• Blankets.
• Extra keys - for car and house.
• Cash - include smaller bills and change.
• Emergency plan.

If you are told to evacuate:

• Take your emergency kit, wallet, personal identification and copies of essential documents with you.
• If you have time, call or e-mail an out-of-town contact.
• Once you are safe, let them know. Tell them if any family members have been separated from you.
• Take pets with you. Lock your home. Follow instructions from authorities.
• If you go to an evacuation centre, sign in at the registration desk.
• Do not return home until authorities advise it is safe to do so.

Source : www.getprepared.ca, « Is Your Family Prepared? », Public Safety Minister. Reproduced with permission, 2008.