October - December 2019
Laguna Niguel
Neighborhood News
CITY OF LAGUNA NIGUEL • LAGUNA NIGUEL POLICE SERVICES COMMUNITY PUBLICATION
Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now.
canned foods. Be sure to include warm clothes and a
sleeping bag for each member of the family.
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Also,
include duct tape and heavyweight garbage
bags or plastic sheeting that can be used to seal
windows and doors if you need to create a barrier
between yourself and any potential contamination
outside.
The likelihood that you and your family will survive a
house fire depends as much on having a working smoke
detector and an exit strategy, as on a well-trained fire
department. The same is true for surviving a terrorist
attack or other emergency. We must have the tools and
plans in place to make it on our own, at least for a period
of time, no matter where we are when disaster strikes.
Just like having a working smoke detector, preparing for
the unexpected makes sense.
1. GET A KIT of Emergency Supplies
Be prepared to improvise and use what you have, on
hand, to make it on your own for at least three days,
maybe longer. While there are many things that might
make you more comfortable, think first about fresh
water, food and clean air.
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Consider
two kits. In one, put everything you will
need to stay where you are and make it on your own.
The other should be a lightweight, smaller version
you can take with you if you have to get away.
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You’ll
need a gallon of water, per person, per day, for
drinking and sanitation. Include in the kits a three
day supply of non-perishable foods that are easy to
store and prepare such as protein bars, dried fruit or
2. MAKE A PLAN For What You Will Do in an
Emergency.
Be prepared to assess the situation. Use common sense
and whatever you have on hand to take care of yourself
and your loved ones.
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Develop
a Family Communications Plan. Your family
may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan
how you will contact one another and review what
you will do in different situations. Consider a plan
where each family member calls, or e-mails, the
same friend or relative in the event of an emergency.
It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call
than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact