Your family may not be together when disaster strikes, so plan how you will contact one another.
Consider a plan where each family member calls or emails 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 designate both a local and an out-of-town contact so that separated family members can communicate with each other. Be sure each person has coins or a prepaid phone card to call the emergency contact in their Go-Bag.
Complete a contact information sheet for each family member. Have each member keep this information handy in their wallet, purse, backpack, etc. You may want to send a copy to school with each child to keep on file. A copy should also be included in your family's Emergency Supplies Kit and in each Go-Bag.
A sample contact information sheet is shown below. Click here to download a Word version to use to create your own: Family Communications Plan
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Personal Information |
Family Physician |
Emergency Reunion Locations |
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Name: |
Name: |
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Address: |
Phone: |
Nearby location |
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Name: |
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Phone: |
Local Hospital |
Address: |
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Health Card #: |
Name: |
Phone: |
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Phone: |
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Local Contact |
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Away from the neighbourhood |
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Name: |
Family Work/School Numbers |
Name: |
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Day Phone: |
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Address: |
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Evening Phone: |
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Phone: |
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Address: |
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Email: |
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Insurance Agent/Company |
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Name: |
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Out-of-Area Contact |
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Phone: |
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Name: |
Family Cell/Pager Numbers |
Policy #: |
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Day Phone: |
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Evening Phone: |
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Police non-emergency # |
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Address: |
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Email: |
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