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Household Emergency Packet Plan

Salt Lake City disaster planners have asked that neighborhoods work together to set up local disaster plans to aid all those living in our neighborhood area in case of a disaster. Bonneville Hills Community Council, Sugarhouse Community Council, and the LDS Church Foothill Stake have developed a neighborhood disaster plan. The following pages explain the responsibilities of those living in our area that are required to make our plan viable should an emergency happen. We are asking everyone to review these pages and discuss the plan with their neighborhood representative.

Household Emergency Packet Content

The emergency packet is a bundle of documents that contain vital information and forms needed by the household and neighborhood during an emergency.

The intent is to have a packet in every home in a place that would be easily found by rescue teams as an aid in helping those in the home when they are unable to communicate or help themselves. The recommended placement for this packet is in a window or attached to the inside of a closet door near the front or back door of the home.

In an emergency, if a household is in control of the situation and does not require help, the “OK” page side of the packet should be placed in a window to notify rescue teams that the household in OK.

If help is needed, the “Emergency” page side of the packet should be displayed. When rescue teams come by the home, if the “Emergency” page is displayed or if no notice has been posted, they will search the home looking for those needing help.

The Emergency packet contains the following items:

A Summary of the Active Emergency Plan

A Household Disaster Data Sheet and Safety Guide (to be completed by household)

A Household Personal Data Sheet (to be completed by household)

An "OK" and an "Emergency" page for display

An Issue Coordination Guide

A Neighborhood Initial Report Form