Getting prepared for an emergency
During a major emergency you may need to be self-sufficient for at least three days. Would you cope if your home had no water or electricity?
In any emergency - phone 111.
Reducing the risk
Use the risk reduction checklist to reduce the potential impact of an emergency on your household. For more information, the following websites can offer assistance.
- Earthquake proofing your home
- Developing a fire safety plan
- First aid courses and Red Cross
- Clearing vegetation from power lines
Being Prepared
Emergency Plan Templates for organisations
These Microsoft Word templates may be freely downloaded and used as the basis of your organisation's emergency planning.
- Emergency Plan - template for schools can be used for primary and secondary schools.
- Emergency Plan - Template for Centres and other organisations may be used by early childhood care centres or any business as a starting point for your emergency planning.
Emergency preparedness audio resources
We have made available a number of resources to help you test your personal emergency preparedness. Below are the audio versions of these resources.
These files will play with Windows media audio player.
Home preparedness checklist (WMA, 1.7 mb) (opens in a new window) - Use this checklist to ensure that you have covered all the preparations you need to make to survive an emergency.
20 steps to be better prepared (WMA, 504.4 kb) (opens in a new window) - Follow this guide to be better prepared when an emergency event happens.
What to do during an emergency (WMA, 712.0 kb) (opens in a new window) - You're prepared for an emergency, but what do you do when one happens. This guide will tell you.
Who will help following a disaster (WMA, 829.0 kb) (opens in a new window) - You're preparation has helped you survive an emergency event. Listen for who can you rely on to help you after the disaster.
Health rules after a disaster event (WMA, 1.3 mb) (opens in a new window) - To avoid health hazards following a disaster event, follow these simple instructions.
Civil Defence Warning signal for radio broadcasts (WAV, 119.8 kb) (opens in a new window) - The signal broadcast on radio when important Civil Defence messages are made.
Last reviewed: 19 Aug 2010 3:18pm
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