Preparing for an Emergency

Is your family prepared for an emergency? It is important to educate your family and make a Family Emergency Plan.

Getprepared.ca will help you prepare for an emergency.

Enter an emergency contact number in your cell phone under the contact name I.C.E. for “In Case of Emergency.”

If there is an emergency, the following websites and radio stations will give you information:

• Country 92.9FM/630 AM

• 94.3 CKSY FM

• 95.1 The Rock FM

• Community of Chatham-Kent website

• Public Safety Canada

• Environment Canada's Weather Warning Page

To learn more to help you and your family prepare for an emergency visit:

• Healthy Living - Preparing Your Family for an Emergency

• ReadyPA

• Canadian Red Cross

• Personal Safety - Emergency Preparedness

• Emergencies - A Newcomer's Guide to Human Rights and Personal Security

• Insurance Board of Canada - Surviving a Natural Disaster

Emergency Survival Checklist

The following items should be included in your Emergency Survival Kit:

• Non-perishable (Canned) Food and Bottled Water

• Can Opener and food utensils

• Flashlight and batteries

• Radio and batteries or crank radio

• Spare batteries

• First-aid kit

• Candles and matches/lighter

• Extra car keys and cash

• Important papers (identification)

• Extra Clothing & footwear

• Blankets and sleeping bags

• Toilet paper and other personal items Medications

• Backpack/duffel bag (to hold all emergency survival kit items)

• Whistle (to attract attention)

• Playing card, toys to keep children occupied