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Emergency plan
Every household should have an emergency plan. You can easily develop an emergency plan for your household by doing the following things:
- Prepare an emergency kit and keep it handy.
- Make sure you have adequate household and contents’ insurance, and know which hazards are not covered.
- Find out how and where to turn off power, gas and water supplies.
- Store important documents (e.g. wills, photos, birth certificates).
- Household members need to agree upon, and share essential tasks, such as contacting each other if not home, collecting school children and checking on elderly neighbours.
- Arrange an out-of-town friend or relative to be a single point of contact (in case people are separated before or during a widespread emergency).
If you have to evacuate your home remember to:
- Turn off power, gas, water
- Lock doors and windows, etc. (You will feel more confident about leaving if you have previously upgraded your home security).
- Take your emergency kit with you
- Listen for official emergency warnings and safety advice on local radio/TV.
- Follow police directions and instructions.
Note: Community centres, school halls and other suitable sites will be utilised by emergency services for emergency evacuation shelters. Listen for official directions about where to evacuate and best traffic routes.
There are numerous handbooks, action guides and flyers produced by the following organisations, which deal with disaster situations:
Many of these are available at Logan City Council Administration Centre, 150 Wembley Rd, Logan Central. Obtain copies, study their contents and, together with this guide for residents, you will be better equipped to deal with natural disasters.
Download Preparing for Natural Disasters - a guide for residents living in Logan City (pdf).
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