Children
Plan:
- Include your children in family discussions and
planning for emergency safety.
- Teach your children their basic personal information
so they can identify themselves and get help if they become separated
from a parent or guardian. Prepare an emergency card with information
for your child, including their full name, address, phone number,
parent’s work number and out of state contact.
- Teach children to dial their home telephone number
and Emergency 911.
- Know the policies of the school or daycare center
your children attend. Make plans to have someone pick them up
if you are unable to get to them.
- Make sure each child knows the family’s
alternate meeting sites if you are separated in a disaster and
cannot return to your home.
- Make sure each child knows how to reach your family’s
out-of-state contact person.
- Teach children what gas smells like and advise them to tell
an adult if they smell gas after an emergency.
Kit:
- Include a family picture and a favorite toy, game
or book for each child in their go-bag.
- Include your child’s emergency card and
include information on reunification locations and out-of-area
contact.
- Provide comfort food and treats for each child
in your family disaster supplies kit.
- Keep a recent photo of your children in your go-bag.
Response:
- Role-play with children to help them remain calm
in emergencies and to practice basic emergency responses such
as
evacuation routes,
Duck,
Cover & Hold and
Stop, Drop &
Roll.
- Role-play with children as to what they should
do if a parent is suddenly sick or injured.
- Role-play with children on what to say when calling
Emergency 911.
For more information about fire safety and other tips for kids, please visit the
Collierville Fire Department's Kid Zone.