Emergency Information
How Safe Is Your Home?The following quiz will examine your level of preparation and help you plan for your safety.
| 1. Do you have a NOAA Weather Radio or other battery operated means of monitoring news and
weather? YES NO |
| 2. Do you have a family disaster or emergency plan that includes two possible evacuation routs and
alternative lodging arrangements? YES NO |
| 3. Have you created a Disaster/Emergency Survival Kit? YES NO |
| 4. Do you know how to turn off utilities including water, power and gas? YES NO |
| 5. Is your house number visible to firefighters, law enforcement, and other emergency workers? YES NO |
| 6. Is your driveway accessible to emergency vehicles (adequate clearance on the sides and
overhead, no tight turns)? YES NO |
| 7. Is there turn around space? YES NO |
| 8. Do you have a system or plan for how to cover windows and doors in the advent of a disaster or
emergency? YES NO |
| 9. Do you have a way to cover or reinforce your
garage door? YES NO |
| 10.Are all storage sheds and other outbuildings securely anchored,
either to a permanent foundation or with straps and ground anchors? YES NO |
| 11.Are lawn furniture, children's toys, gardening tools, and trash cans stored away from stairs and
exits? YES NO |
| 12.Do you have a secure place to store lawn furniture, toys, outside potted plants, trash cans and
other items that could be picked up by high winds and become projectiles? YES NO |
| 13.Have you cleaned leaves and debris off the roof, out of the gutters, and away from air
conditioning units? YES NO |
Information courtesy of:
Building Disaster Resistant Neighborhoods
Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross
www.tallytown.com/redcross