REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
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Prepare Today
The rst step in preparing for disasters is to make a plan.
Have a plan for what you and your family will do in an emergency. Consider how
you will communicate with each other, where you will meet, and who you can leave messages with out-of-state if you can’t reach people locally. If you or a loved one has special needs, be sure to account for these as well.
Be sure everyone in the family knows how to get in touch with one another. Keep a list of important phone numbers by the phone and in your emergency kit. If the power goes out or cell networks are overloaded, it may be easier to reach someone out of the region, so be sure to iden fy an out-of-state contact that everyone in your family can check in with if you can’t reach each other. If you aren’t able to communicate at all, designate mee ng places where people agree to go. Pick one near your home for emergencies that happen at home, and another outside the region as an “evacua on mee ng point.”
It some mes helps to have plans for speci c events. For example, everyone at home should know at least two ways out of the house should there be a re. If a chemical emergency happened, you should know which room in your house to use for shelter- in-place, and what steps need to be taken to make that room ready to serve as a shelter. If you live in a hurricane evacua on zone, a plan on what needs to be packed in the car before evacua on and where to meet up is a good idea.
If a loved one at home or in the area has access and func onal needs, be sure to include this in your plan. Know what addi onal steps need to be taken to assist that person in an emergency and what to do if your “Plan A” doesn’t work. Also include informa on on medica ons, medical devices, and doctors if that person has medical problems. And be sure to include this person in the planning process, as he or she may be able to point out steps that are missing from the plan.
Emergency Plan Checklist
Sit down together and decide how you will get in contact with each other, where you will go, and what you will do in an emergency.
Disaster Preparedness Guide
The Disaster Preparedness Guide will help you be better prepared for the next big disaster. Thank you for taking the first step.
Preparedness Is Priceless
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This website provides emergency preparedness information for a five-county region in Southeast Texas. The represented jurisdictions include Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery Counties, as well as the Cities of Galveston, Houston, LaPorte, and Pasadena.
This site is designed to provide quick access to local and national information on disaster preparedness. The Ready Houston program has produced videos on a variety of topics related to emergency preparedness. Local agencies provide training that helps citizens prepare. And our partners are also a valuable source of information.
The program is a localized version of FEMA's Ready.gov program. The goal of Ready Houston is to tailor emergency preparedness messages to the unique hazards faced in the greater Houston region.
REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS