Emergency Plan
A household plan for a fire, storm or evacuation, written down so everyone knows it.
Record contacts and steps your family needs in an emergency.
- Personal / Legal document
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Key features
Household table
Four rows for name, date of birth, mobile and school or workplace.
Three-level meeting places
Meeting places just outside the house, in the neighbourhood and further away.
Out-of-area contact and utilities
A contact outside the area, a neighbour with a key, and where the water, gas and electrical shut-offs are and who knows how to use them.
Children, extra help and pets
Who may collect each child, who needs extra help and what is arranged, and pets with carriers and vet.
The bag by the door
A checklist of contents and when it is checked, with where copies of documents are kept.
About this document
An emergency plan records what a household will do in an emergency: where to meet, who to call, how to get out, what to shut off, who may collect the children and what to take. It is a practical family document, not a legal one.
This blank form is completed together as a household and signed by two household members. It makes no legal statement, but it does ask for insurance details and photographs of possessions to help with claims.
Is this document right for you?
Useful when
- You live somewhere with fire, flood, storm or similar risks
- You have children, older relatives or pets who need planning for
- You want everyone in the household to know what to do
Commonly used by
- Families
- Households with older or disabled members
- Pet owners
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When to use this
- At the start of storm or fire season
- After moving into a new home
- Before a trip when a relative will be in charge of the house
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Questions
About the emergency plan
No. It is a household planning tool. It is in the estate category because it sits alongside other papers a family might keep together.
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