Emergency Plans

We each need a Plan to inform our appropriate preparation, manage our involvement and gain/share know-how.  Do you/your household have an Emergency Plan?

In addition, your neighborhood, congregation, council area, or city may have an Emergency Plan. Find out. Take an interest; ask to see it. You are not asking for the purpose of challenging anyone, but to show genuine interest. 

Does the Plan address your needs as a senior or someone with Access & Functional Need?  Is the Plan regularly practiced?  If your needs are not included in the Plan, it is unlikely they will be practiced in a drill.  And if not practiced, how likely is it that your needs will be addressed in an actual emergency?  

If you are able, consider asking how you can help with the planning and the next practice.  Getting involved is a way to lend a hand and to assure your needs are included.