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Emergency Planning for You and Your Family

Emergency Planning for You and Your Family. PREPARE PLAN PRACTISE STAY INFORMED. PREPARE. Emergencies in Huron County. Disruptions During Emergencies. Schools Shopping Services such as banks, post offices, government offices Services provided by hospitals and health care facilities.

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Emergency Planning for You and Your Family

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  1. Emergency Planning forYou andYour Family

  2. PREPAREPLANPRACTISESTAY INFORMED

  3. PREPARE

  4. Emergencies in Huron County

  5. Disruptions During Emergencies • Schools • Shopping • Services such as banks, post offices, government offices • Services provided by hospitals and health care facilities

  6. Disruptions During Emergencies • Pharmacies • Hydro • Telephones and cell phones • Transportation • Water

  7. THINK ABOUT: • HOME (PERSONAL SAFETY & PETS) • WORK / SCHOOL • POSSIBLIITY OF EVACUATION

  8. PLAN

  9. Preparing Your Home • Keep important papers, lists and photographs in a safe deposit box • Buy an “ABC”-type fire extinguisher and check it regularly • Install smoke detectors on every level of your home, and check they are working each month • Install a carbon monoxide detector and check it regularly

  10. Preparing Your Home • Buy flashlights or other emergency lighting, batteries and a battery-operated radio • Avoid candles – they can be a fire hazard • Make your house address number clearly visible • Locate the water heater, electrical and gas shut offs in your home, and mark them with labeled tape. • Make sure your sump pump is working, and consider purchasing a battery back-up for your pump

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  12. IF YOU HAVE TO EVACUATE STAY CALM!!

  13. Know your evacuation route • Tune in to local media for more information • Pack a bag with essential items • In winter, make sure your furnace is on • Make provisions for your pets and farm animals • Lock all windows and doors • Check on elderly or infirm neighbors • Drive carefully, don’t rush • Register at evacuation center

  14. WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF . . .

  15. FLOODS

  16. WINTER STORMS

  17. TORNADOS

  18. CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS

  19. PANDEMICS

  20. PRACTISE YOUR PLAN AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR!

  21. STAY INFORMED

  22. Staying Informed • Media briefings and press conferences • Influenza Bulletins and fact sheets Ministry of Health and Long Term Care Website www.health.gov.on.ca Public Health Agency of Canada Website www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/new_e.html • Free telephone advice Telehealth Ontario 1-866-797-0000 Ministry Infoline 1-800-268-1154 Health Care Providers Hotline 1-866-212-2272 • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Website www.cdc.gov Hotline 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) • World Health Organization Website www.who.int • 2006 Ontario Health Plan for an Influenza Pandemic (OHPIP) www.health.gov.on.ca/pandemic.

  23. Any Questions? October 20, 2006 For more info contactHuron County Health Unit77722B London Rd, RR#5, Clinton, ON, N0M 1L0519-482-3416 or 877-837-6143

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