What you need to know

• Learn to recognize the warning signals of your local government.
  
  
• Learn your children's school or day care center emergency plans.
  
  
• Learn your work site's emergency plans. 
  
  
• Decide on an alternate location to meet if an emergency happens while your family is away from home and cannot return.
  
  
• Know the location of the emergency shelter nearest your home.
  
  
• Post all emergency plans and phone numbers in a prominent place (both at home and at work).
  
  
• Learn your community's evacuation routes, particularly in low-lying areas.
  
  
• Learn first aid in case professional help is not immediately available.

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