Top Things to Know and Do
BEFORE Any Emergency
Always remember these priorities!
1. Take care of yourself first
2. Take care of your family second
3. Take care of others next
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Take a CERT class: It’s free. It’s entertaining.
It’s immensely informative. The Ojai Valley’s fate will depend on CERT graduates in an emergency.
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Prepare a Disaster Kit containing enough supplies for your household to survive 3 days without help.
Or order one online here.
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You may be asked by authorities to turn off your gas, water, or electricity. Learn how to do this by taking a CERT class.
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Identify two or three places for your family to reunite
in case you cannot reunite
at your home or
in your neighborhood.
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Print PDFs available on this site so that you can refer to
it even if the internet is
down in an emergency.
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Know which friends and family members you can call to check in with (during a disaster, it will be easer to call people who live out of state). Give everyone in your family their numbers.
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Once a year, buy fresh emergency food and water for your kit, replace the batteries in your smoke detectors, and review
your disaster plan with
all family members.
Being prepared
is not a huge time commitment.
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