OLDER GEORGIANS
If you are one of the almost 800,000 Georgians over age 65, emergency planning should reflect your unique needs. Surviving tomorrow’s disaster often
depends on the preparation made today.
BE INFORMED
- Know what disasters could affect your area, which could call for an evacuation and when to shelter in place.
- Georgia is prone to extreme heat. If you don’t have home air conditioning, plan to go to an air-conditioned location for at least a few hours during
extreme weather to avoid heat stroke.
- Keep a NOAA Weather Radio tuned to your local emergency station and monitor TV and radio warnings about severe weather in your area.
MAKE A PLAN
- Create a support network of family, friends and others who can assist you during an emergency, and share your disaster plans with them. Practice your plan with them and make sure they have an extra key to your home, know where you keep your emergency supplies and how to use lifesaving equipment or administer medicine.
- If you undergo routine treatments administered by a clinic or hospital, find out their emergency plans and work with them to identify back-up service providers.
- If you have a communication-related disability, note the best way to communicate with you.
- Don’t forget your pets or service animals. Not all shelters accept pets, so plan for alternatives. Consider loved ones or friends outside of your immediate area.
BUILD A KIT
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Start with the basicReady kit items, then add supplies to meet your unique daily
needs:
- Extra eyeglasses, hearing aids and hearing aid batteries, wheelchair batteries and oxygen.
- Extra medications and copies of all prescriptions, in case there is no access to a drugstore or medical facility. Include dosage and a list of allergies.
- Contact information for your doctors; copies of Medicare cards insurance.
- Copies of important documents in a watertight container: family records, wills, power of attorney documents, deeds, bank information, tax records, cash or travelers checks, names and contact information of your support network.