Being prepared for an emergency starts with having a plan. Make sure everyone in your family knows what to do before and after an emergency, and review and update your plan each year.
Your plan should include:
- Where and how to exit your home safely (doors, windows and stairways)
- A location, outside your home, where you will meet
- If you've been ordered to evacuate, you've made arrangements to stay with family or friends, so commercial accommodations have capacity for evacuees who have no other option.
- The location of your emergency kit(s)
- The name and phone number of a person who lives in a different province, or another area code in BC (not Vancouver Island). This person will act as your family’s contact if you are separated during an emergency.
- A list of key phone numbers and addresses
- Locations of important equipment like fire extinguishers, electrical boxes, gas and water valves, and floor drains