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Life in Solera October 2021

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6 | LIFE IN SOLERA | OCTOBER 2021 | COMMITTEE NEWS Develop Your Plan • Plan to Stay or Go: Plan to stay home for at least two weeks or evacuate. • Help to Evacuate: If you need help evacuating, plan who will help you. Decide where you will go; primary and secondary. • Power Needs: If you require power to operate medical devices or keep medicines cold, make a back-up plan. • Fire Safety: Identify two ways out of every room to escape a home fire and plan for the help you may need. • Property or Renter's Insurance: Make sure you have a policy that meets your property and disaster coverage needs. Create a Communication Plan • Make an emergency contact list and plan how you'll reach your support group and important emergency contacts when communications may be disrupted. Gather Your Supplies • Get Basic Emergency Supplies: Use a checklist to prepare what you'll need in your home, car or when you evacuate. • Manage Medical and Personal Needs: Keep at least 30 days of medications and extra assistive items such as a cane or eyeglasses. Plan for your food needs if you follow a special diet. • Get batteries to back-up power dependent devices. Prepare Key Documents • Locate Important Documents: Use a checklist to collect and copy documents including identifications, financial, legal and medical papers you'll need to help you recover. • Keep an Up-to-Date List of Medical Information: conditions, allergies, medications, prescription records, doctors and insurance cards. Solera CERT Cadre Practical Steps To Prepare You For An Emergency From the Red Cross

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