READY, SET, GO!
ARIZONA!
READY – Prepare Now Be aware of the hazards that can threaten your community. • Register with your county emergency notification system. • Connect with your Emergency Management/Sheriff’s Office on social media. • Take steps now to prepare for seasonal threats. • Make a family communication plan that includes family phone numbers, out-of-town contacts and family meeting locations. • Assemble an emergency supplies kit (Go Kit). Start with the five P’s; people and pet supplies, prescriptions, papers, personal needs and priceless items. • Check with your neighbors, family, friends, and elders to ensure they are READY. • Keep up to date on local news, weather watches and warnings. SET – Be Alert There is significant danger in your area. • Residents should consider voluntarily relocating to a shelter or with family/friends outside the affected area. • Grab your emergency supplies kit. • Keep in mind unique needs for your family or special equipment for pets and livestock. • Stay aware of the latest news and information from public safety officials. • This might be the only notice you receive. Emergency services cannot guarantee they will be able to notify everyone if conditions rapidly deteriorate. Be SET to GO.
GO! – Evacuate Danger in your area is current and life threatening.
• Residents should evacuate immediately to a shelter or with family/friends outside of the affected area. • If you choose to ignore this advisement, you must understand emergency services may not be able to assist you further. • Follow instructions from emergency personnel, stay on designated evacuation routes and avoid closed areas.
5 P’s of Evacuation People and Pets and other animals/livestock and supplies.
• Prescriptions with dosages, medicines, medical equipment, vision and hearing aids, batteries and power cords. • Papers including important documents (hard copies and/or electronic copies saved on external hard drives or thumb drives), insurance papers, contacts. • Personal Needs including clothing, water, baby supplies, food, cash, credit cards, first aid kits, phones, and chargers. Items for people with access and/or functional needs, such as older adults and children. • Priceless items including photos, irreplaceable mementos and other valuables.
EMERGENCY EVACUATION PLAN | UPDATED AUGUST 2023 9
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