1. Get Informed

All the information from the Emergency Services and local councils will be there to help you to create a plan. This will be done by information brochures at this stage. This will include:

Community Hazards

Ask about the specific hazards that threaten your community (e.g. Fires, Floods, tsunamis, etc) and about your risk from those hazards.

Community Disaster Plans

Learn about community response plans, evacuation plans and designated emergency shelters.

Ask about the emergency plans and procedures that exist in places you and your family spend time, such as places of employment, schools and childcare centers. If you do not own a vehicle or drive, find out in advance what your community's plans are for evacuating those without private transport.

Community Warning Systems

Find out how local authorities will warn you of a pending disaster and how they will provide information to you during and after a disaster.

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