The Process

Phase One:

How much do you know about keeping yourself and your family safe?  Take the Emergency Readiness Quiz and the Disaster Preparedness Quiz to determine how prepared you really are.   After taking both quizzes, discuss these with your team and determine what you NEED TO KNOW.  Assign specific research tasks to each team member based upon your needs assessment.

Phase Two:

Conduct a home hazard hunt to see what steps you can take to mitigate hazards within your home. You may use the Los Angeles Fire Dept. Emergency Preparedness Guidebook to assist you. (Give it change to load.)

Phase Three:

You and your team will generate questions to research in order to learn what YOU can and should do in the event of emergency, and formulate an emergency plan for your families. Consider how your family would meet their needs for shelter, water, food, first aid & medical needs and sanitation if a disaster were to strike.  You may use the resources listed, your school or community library and local agencies.  Prepare to interview someone from a local agency such as Police & Fire Depts. and Red Cross. Be sure to manage your time so that you are able to meet your deadline for completion.

Phase Four:

Use the sites on the resource page to discover the function of various government agencies and determine how they can be of assistance in an emergency.

Phase Five

Discuss emergency preparedness with your family and together develop a family emergency plan and emergency supplies kit. Download this template to help prepare part of your plan.

Phase Six

Together prepare a public awareness brochure to inform your community how to be prepared for emergencies.  Download the brochure template (MS Publisher) to assist you.  Be sure to include Include:

• Types of emergencies and how to prepare for each
• Equipment and supplies needed
• Knowledge needed
• Where to get help
• A call to action!