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Emergency Plans
People need to plan and prepare for natural disasters to reduce risk to themselves, their family and their home.
Do you have a plan?
Develop an emergency plan, which includes:
- where to shelter
- who will check the items in your emergency survival kit
- how to turn off gas, water and power at the mains
- how to keep contact with each other during an emergency
- how to contact civil defence for help during an emergency.
Your emergency survival kit
Your kit should contain:
- food and water – enough for three days
- canned or dried food
- a can opener
- a primus or BBQ to cook on
- bottled water (three litres per person per day)
- check and renew the food and water every year.
Emergency items
- first aid kit and medicines
- spare toilet paper and plastic rubbish bags for your emergency toilet
- pet food
- waterproof torches and spare batteries
- radio and spare batteries
- check the batteries every three months
- emergency clothing
- windproof and rainproof clothing
- sun-hats
- blankets or sleeping bags
- strong shoes for outdoors
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Māori keywords
,Would you know what to do if there was an earthquake? Make sure you have a plan and are prepared. Image: LEARNZ.
,Use a checklist to make sure you have all that you need in your emergency survival kit. Image: Civil Defence.
,Do you know where the emergency supplies are at your place? Image: Civil Defence.
Make sure you have a complete first aid kit available in your home. Image: St John.
Organise your own emergency plan and survival kit.