Emergency Planning

Emergencies are situations that are unexpected, sudden, and often dangerous. Some emergencies are caused by natural disasters, such as a flood or tornado. Some are man-made disasters, such as an act of terrorism. Other emergencies may involve a person or their family, such as an accident or medical emergency. For people with disabilities and their families, emergencies could result in a disruption of services and supports that they need to stay safe and healthy. It is important to create an Emergency Plan now — before an emergency or disaster happens.

Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit

The Emergency Management Be Prepared Kit helps you to create your own emergency preparedness plan. The kit includes several forms and checklists for you to complete so you can make your own kit. Listed below are the different forms and checklists which are available in several different formats. The formats include:

• Web/text: Print the web page and then complete the form.
• PDF: Download and print the PDF and then complete the form.
• PDF for printing booklets: Download to use for printing copies in a booklet format. Page size is 11 inches by 17 inches.
• PDF fillable form: Complete the PDF form online and then print.

You can also download the entire Be Prepared Kit (PDF file) in one file.

Emergency plan for your home

• Web/text: Readiness Checklist - Emergency Plan for Home
• PDF: Readiness Checklist - Emergency Plan for Home
• PDF for printing booklets: Readiness Checklist - Emergency Plan for Home
• PDF fillable form: Readiness Checklist - Emergency Plan for Home

Emergency plan for when you go to a shelter

• Web/text: Shelter Checklist - Be Prepared to Go to a Shelter
• PDF: Shelter Checklist - Be Prepared to Go to a Shelter
• PDF for printing booklets: Shelter Checklist - Be Prepared to Go to a Shelter
• PDF fillable form: Shelter Checklist - Be Prepared to Go to a Shelter

Checklist of important people and papers

• Web/text: Yellow Checklist - Important People and Papers
• PDF: Yellow Checklist - Important People and Papers
• PDF for printing booklets: Yellow Checklist - Important People and Papers
• PDF fillable form: Yellow Checklist - Important People and Papers
• PDF: Health information card

More Emergency Planning Resources

• Shelter Needs Checklist (Word file)
  A checklist for shelter staff to use to meet the needs of people with disabilities seeking shelter who need reasonable accommodations as required by law.
• Ohio Emergency Operations Plan - Functional Needs (PDF file)
  County Emergency Management Agencies should be in compliance with this part of the Ohio Emergency Operations Plan in their county's Emergency Operations plan.
• Links to Resources from Other Organizations
  List of links to state and national resources for people with disabilities and first responders.

Some links in this section are to documents created in Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and print PDF documents, you need to have Adobe® Reader®, a free software program, installed on your computer. Download Adobe® Reader®