• Plan places where your family will meet, both within and outside of your immediate neighbourhood
• If you have a car, keep a half tank of fuel in it at all times in case you need to evacuate
• Become familiar with alternative routes and other means of getting out of your area
• If you do not have a car, plan how you will leave if you have to
• Take your emergency kit unless you have reason to believe it has been contaminated
• Lock the door behind you
• Take your pets with you. Facilities will be available for your animals at every rest centre.
• A community working together during an emergency makes sense
• Talk to your neighbours about how you can work together during an emergency
• Decide who will check on any vulnerable neighbours