EMERGENC Y PREPAREDNES S BASIC Disaster Ready Austin.

EMERGENCYPREPAREDNES

S

BASIC

Disaster Ready Austin

are you prepared?


What wouldyou do…

• Smoke alarms - In and outside every room

- On every floor

• PASS method - (pull aim squeeze sweep)

FIRE SAFETY


FIRE SAFETY


• Smoke alarms - In and outside every room

- On every floor

• PASS method - (pull aim squeeze sweep)

• Use office trash can as reference

• Pick a meeting place

• Who are you emergency contacts?

• Have two escape routes from house

• Get involved with your neighborhood

HAVE A PLAN


• Spare change of clothing

• Copies of important documents in water-tight bag

• Electronics/essentials

• Stash of cash

HAVE A KIT


• 7-day supply of medications

• Water/food (pets)- 1 gallon per person

per day

HAVE A KIT


Top Disaster Threats

Flooding

Wildfire

Severe Weather

Pandemic

Hazardous Materials

Severe Weather Watches and

Warnings


Do you know the difference?


Watch


Warning

VS.

Watch


• Risk of hazardous weather

• Have a plan

• Be weather aware


Warning

• Event is imminent

• Threat to life/property

• Take action

EMERGENCY INFO


• Info on Twitter- @austintexasgov- @austinHSEM

• HSEM website- austintexas.gov/hsem

• New smartphones equipped with federal weather warning & Amber Alert system

EMERGENCY INFO


• Hand-crank radio - NOAA Weather radio, 590 KLBJ AM

• Regional Notification System (RNS) - wireless.capcog.org

• Charge hand-held devices when severe weather is forecast

How does the City help?


Austin/Travis County Emergency Operations

Center


Shelters

Federal Gov’t

Information

Assistance

Centers


Austin/Travis County Emergency Operations

Center

State Gov’t

How can you help?


• CERT– austintexas.gov/CERT

• Basic first aid and CPR– austintexas.gov/ems

• Certified in first aid and CPR – redcross.org/take-a-class

How can I help?


Post-Disaster Donations and Volunteering:

• Salvation Army - salvationarmytexas.org/austin

• Red Cross - redcross.org/austin


Disaster Ready Austin is a collaborative initiative to educate and empower residents

to be prepared for emergencies and disasters.

The Disaster Ready Austin vision is a unified and consistent “whole community” approach

to disaster preparedness education in the City of Austin.

Visit AustinTexas.gov/DisasterReadyAustin for more.

EMERGENC Y PREPAREDNES S BASIC Disaster Ready Austin.

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