The first step of sinkhole
emergency preparedness is to
improve your knowledge about
the emergency warning signals
and alert notifications
used in your community.
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2. Check your property
and the surrounding
area for signs of
a sinkhole forming
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3. Familiarize yourself with the
emergency plans of your family
member’s employment building,
school, day care center, or
nursing home
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4. Make the necessary preparations
and arrangements for pets, seniors,
and the disabled
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6. Make the necessary
property preparations to
reduce the damage from
the hazard
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7. Instruct family members on
how to shut off water, gas, and
electricity to your property
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8. Do some first aid and
CPR training
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9. Keep a backup generator
for when of the power is out
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10. Create a shelter-in-place
Emergency Supplies Kit
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11. Create a mobile Emergency
Supplies Kit that you can grab and
go if you need to evacuate
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12. Have some emergency backup
cash for when a power outage
shuts down banks and ATM’s
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13. Organize your important documents
and store them in a portable lock box
or safe-deposit box
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14. Perform home inventory,
taking photo’s and video of
your possessions