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Highway to the Danger Zone
Plan, Man!
Preparedness Potpourri
Get the Goods
Hitting Close to Home
100


This is the number one weather-related killer in the United States.






What is Heat?
100


This is the recommended number of family meeting spaces case of emergency.






What is: "2"?
100


This is the official DHS website for information about Emergency preparedness.






What is www.ready.gov?
100


You should have a pair of these in your emergency preparedness kit to turn off the utilities.






What are pliers or a wrench?
100


This is Step 1 in preparing a Family Emergency Plan.






What is: Learning about potential disasters/emergencies where you live?
200


Lightning can strike as far as this many miles away from rainfall.






What is 10 miles?

(Remember: If you can hear thunder… you can be struck by lightning!)
200


This is the type of plan needed when circumstances prevent you from leaving the area.






What is a Shelter-in-Place plan?
200


These may have an easier time getting through in an emergency than phone calls.






What are Text Messages?
200


This device will provide your family with valuable news, weather,

and other information during an emergency.






What is a NOAA Weather Radio?
200


This card that can act as a reference for family and friends to locate you and that should be updated frequently.






What is an Emergency Contact Card?
300


This amount of rushing water is enough to float a car away.






What is 12 inches?
300


In the likelihood that certain roads on your evacuation plan might experience closures, blockages, and/or gridlock, it is important to have one of these.






What is an Alternate Evacuation Route?
300


Habla espanol?

Go to this website for Ready information.






What is www.listo.gov?
300


Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster
but they cannot reach everyone immediately.
You should have a supply of non-perishable food
to last at least this many hours in the event of an emergency.






What is 72 hours (3 days)?
300


Not all emergencies happen when your children are at home with you, therefore it is important to have this information.






What is the emergency plan for your children’s school?
400


This is the most common cause of wildfires.


What is People?

Most wildfires start from:

• Unattended debris burning

• Equipment fires (lawnmowers, ATV’s)

• Smoking

• Unattended campfires

• Fireworks

• Discarded fireplace or BBQ coals
400


This type of plan requires you to assemble your family together and leave.






What is an Evacuation Plan?
400


This method of water treatment will both kill microbes and remove other contaminants (heavy metals, salts, and other chemicals).






What is Distillation?

(Boiling water and collecting only the vapor that condenses.)
400
These are 3 of the Basic Disaster Supplies that should be in your Emergency Kit.
What are:

• Non-perishable food and water.
• Portable, battery-powered radio or television and extra batteries.
• Flashlight and extra batteries.
• First aid kit and manual.
• Sanitation and hygiene items (moist towelettes and toilet paper).
• Matches and waterproof container.
• Whistle.
• Extra clothing.
• Kitchen accessories and cooking utensils, including a can opener.
• Photocopies of credit and identification cards.
• Cash.
400


This form of permenant identification allows for pets to be reuinted with owners after being separated in an emergency?






What is Microchipping?
500


This amount of moving water is enough to sweep an adult off of his/her feet.






What is 6 inches?
500


By doing this, you ensure that an Emergency Plan will be effective in a time of need.






What is practicing and revising your Emergency Plan every 4 to 6 months?
500


You should maintain at least this amount of water in your Emergency Kit.






What is 1 Gallon of water per person per day.

(3 gallons of water per person for a 3-Day Kit.)
500


This common household product can be used to treat water to kill microbes.






What is Bleach?

[Add 16 drops (1/8 teaspoon) of bleach per gallon of water, stir, and let stand for 30 minutes.]
500


When making your family emergency plan,
special considerations should be made for familes with these types of members.

(Name at least 2.)


What are:
• Young Children
• Senior Citizens
• Individuals with special medical needs
• Pets