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Hernando, MS do you have a Family Emergency Plan?
5/2/2016 (Permalink)
We at SERVPRO of Desoto, Tate, & Tunica Counties have a Family Emergency Plan, do you??
We want all of our SERVPRO customers and potential SERVPRO customers in Hernando,MS and surrounding areas to have a family emergency plan. The first step to being prepared in any situation is to have a plan. There's no place where that plan matters most than at home with the ones you love most. Do you have a family emergency plan in place today??
Here are a few tips from the American Red Cross:
"The American Red Cross suggests some basic steps to make sure you remain safe:
- Meet with your family or household members.
- Discuss how to prepare and respond to emergencies that are most likely to happen where you live, learn, work and play.
- Identify responsibilities for each member of your household and plan to work together as a team.
- If a family member is in the military, plan how you would respond if they were deployed.
- Choose two places to meet:
- Right outside your home in case of a sudden emergency, such as a fire
- Outside your neighborhood, in case you cannot return home or are asked to evacuate
- Choose an out-of-area emergency contact person. It may be easier to text or call long distance if local phone lines are overloaded or out of service. Everyone should have emergency contact information in writing or saved on their cell phones.
- Decide where you would go and what route you would take to get there. You may choose to go to a hotel/motel, stay with friends or relatives in a safe location or go to an evacuation shelter if necessary.
- Practice evacuating your home twice a year. Drive your planned evacuation route and plot alternate routes on your map in case roads are impassable.
- Plan ahead for your pets. Keep a phone list of pet-friendly hotels/motels and animal shelters that are along your evacuation routes."
Please take action today to have a family emergency plan in place and make sure every family member is familar with that plan! If you have any questions about creating your own Family Emergency Plan, please contact us at SERVPRO of Desoto, Tate, & Tunica Counties at (662) 349 - 6500 and we will be glad to assist you!