Stormy Weather
When should you seek shelter from a storm?
A. When the weatherman predicts the storm.
B. After you take a video.
C. When the sirens sound or media announces to shelter.
C. When the sirens sound or media announces to shelter.
Generally, this is the best place to stay during a disaster.
Your Home. Also know as Sheltering in Place
The amount of bleach to add to a gallon of water to purify for drinking.
1/8 teaspoon - Use pure bleach with no cleaning additives or fragrances. Allow to sit 30 minutes before using.
How do you prepare your pet for a disaster?
A. Leave plenty of food and water so they can survive if you leave.
B. Set them free outside, they know how to survive.
C. Pack a pet kit with water, food, meds, carrier, leash
D. Drop them off at Tracy's house.
C. Pack a pet kit with water, food, meds, carrier, leash
What should be done about your utilities if you have to leave?
Know where and how to turn them off. If you have natural gas, the Gas Company will need to be called to turn the gas back on.
If you are in your car and a tornado is present, you should . . .
Get out of the car. Take shelter in a ditch or secure building.
How much water should you plan on storing?
1 gallon per person per day.
The FEMA website that has preparedness information for making a plan, building a kit and staying informed.
You've gathered the kids clothes, food, and other essentials. What else would be helpful?
Non-electrical entertainment; Books, board games, cards, crayons and paper, etc.
When planning your evacuation route, where should you go?
Plan routes in different directions to different destinations to avoid driving into the path of the disaster.
What types of disasters could strike Northern Illinois?
Tornado, blizzard, flood, earthquake, extreme heat or cold, nuclear plant malfunction, biological warfare, etc.
You should always evacuate this structure during a tornado and find safe shelter.
A trailer or mobile home.
An excellent resource for additional water.
A full bathtub.
Your kids are at school, what do you need to know?
If you evacuate with your pets, where do you go?
Know the locations of pet friendly emergency family shelters or hotels.
Your electricity is out and your electronics are dead. How can you get information about the disaster situation?
An emergency radio should be part of your emergency kit. Hand crank and battery models are available. Keep plenty of fresh batteries in your emergency kit.
How many days must you plan to survive before help arrives?
At least 3-5 days.
One of the first things to do when a pending disaster is announced.
Charge all phones, computers and battery packs
What are additional considerations to take when preparing a baby kit?
Plenty of diapers, wipes, formula, food, clean water.
True or False - Your phone is the perfect place to store your emergency information and contacts.
False - Batteries die and phones can get damaged. Always keep a paper file or notebook of your emergency plan and information. Keep a binder or lock box of important documents that can be easily grabbed on the way out.
How do you secure your home in the event of a disaster?
Plywood or shutters on windows, lock doors and windows, close blinds and curtains, seal windows with plastic sheeting and duct tape (helps control dust and contaminants)
What are good sources of information from FEMA?
FEMA Facebook, FEMA Twitter, FEMA YouTube, FEMA Smartphone app, FEMA Blog
What categories should you think of when preparing your survival kit?
Water, Shelter, Food, Hygiene
Ensuring immunizations are up to date on all family members is one way to protect against this hazard.
A biological threat.
This is operated by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and activated during Presidentially declared disasters. Its mission is to assist in reuniting children separated from their parents or legal gardians in the aftermath of a disaster.
The National Emergency Child Locator Center (NECLC)