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Are you and your Familyprepared for anemergency33 | Spring 2009
help from homeEmergencies happen. It can be a tornado, house fire, flood orterrorist attack; no one wants to think about accidents ordisasters. But being prepared for an emergency can help protectyour family. The whole point of emergency planning is to do asmuch as possible to be prepared before an emergency happens.Gladstone residents understand the importance of beingprepared for emergencies. The city has survived two tornadoesin five years and several ice storms over the last ten years thatleft many without power for extended periods of time. If youaren’t prepared the city would encourage you to consider takinga few basic steps to become prepared in the event you shouldencounter another emergency. Please take the time to discussand share the information in this article with family, friends andneighbors. Working together to be prepared will provide thegreatest protection and help save lives.When creating your action plan consider some differentpotential needs. Do you need to shelter in place? That is to saydo you need to stay where you are because the situation makes itunsafe for you to leave your home or for that matter your office?Do you need to or is an evacuation of your area being ordered?If an evacuation is ordered there will be simple instructions thatwill tell you where you should go, how you can get there andhow to find the rest of your family in the event that you are nottogether at the time of the emergency. The communicationsportion of your plan should detail how you will reach othermembers of your family in an emergency. It should also considerhow to contact out of town family members or friends. It isimportant for each member of the family to understand thisplan, how it works and where supplies that are listed in theThe first and possibly most important thing anyone can doin an emergency is to remain calm. If you have taken someprecautionary steps and prepared yourself for an emergencyevent it will be easier to stay calm. Next you should gather all ofthe available information about the emergency. The more youknow about any event the easier it is to deal with and to havesome idea when things can begin to return to normal.Remember during an emergency, police, fire and emergencymedical services are going to be very busy dealing with theemergency and it may take time for them to get to you. Theywill respond as quickly as possible, but service needs will beprioritized in the order of severity. The information providedin this article can help you be prepared and ready to care foryourself in such an emergency.There are three easy steps to help prepare your family for anemergency. Create an emergency plan, prepare and assemble afamily emergency preparedness kit, and listen for informationabout the emergency when it occurs.When you create your family emergency preparedness plan itshould include an action plan that details what your family willdo in different emergencies and a communications plan that willdetail who and how they will be contacted.plan are located. A part of your planning should involve basicutility service. The biggest potential risk is for loss of electricservice. Kansas City Power and Light has a ladstoneflag system that GComingHome tois used to identify those with medical needs PROGRESS who THROUGH require PEOPLEelectric service for their ongoing care. You can learn moreabout this program and make application for it by visiting theKansas City Power and Light website, Coming www.kcpl.com, selectHome togladstoneprogress through peoplethe customer service tab and from the drop down menu goto customer programs. When you get to the program pageselect medical customer and follow the directions. This isComingHome toan application program and must be done gladstoneand approved inprogress through peopleadvance of the next medical emergency.ComingHome togladstone| 34Coming
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