Emergency Preparedness Toolkit, Tools, and Resources

The Emergency Preparedness Toolkit includes information about evacuation and escape planning, including evacuation procedures and devices. It also includes all the tools and resources listed individually below.

• Be Prepared, Have a Plan: Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Persons with Disabilities Manual
  (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• General Checklist (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Disability Checklist (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Car Checklist (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Important Documents Checklist (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Reminder Tags (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Toolkit Postcard (PDF) (updated May 2019)
• Medical Emergency Wallet Card
  (PDF) (updated March 2021)
  Fill out the information on the wallet card that applies to you. For medication, include dosage, frequency, and specific time you take medication each day. Keep your wallet card with you at all times in your wallet or purse.
• Family Emergency Planning Form
  (PDF) (updated March 2021)
  The Family Emergency Planning Form is for everyone in your home. Have a family meeting to talk about disasters. Fill out this form together. When you have finished completing this form, make extra copies. Put a copy in your go bag. Everyone in your home should also have one. Put a copy near your phone or on your refrigerator. It should be easy to find.
• Visual Communications Tool (PDF)
  The Visual Communications Tool is for quick and easy communication with people during emergencies. This tool can be used to tell others what you need. They can also use the card to tell you what is going on. This tool DOES NOT substitute for accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• How to Make a Home Fire Escape Plan Form
  (PDF) (updated May 2019)
  Pull together everyone in your household and make a plan using the How to Make a Home Fire Escape Plan form. Everyone in the household must understand the escape plan.
• Medical Information and Emergency Health Care Plan
  (PDF) (updated March 2021)
  This form communicates pertinent medical information and preferences to emergency responders or other people who could assist you during an emergency or natural disaster.
• Emergency Preparedness Apps (for Phones and Tablets) and Resource Apps for Volunteers, Emergency Responders, and People with Disabilities (PDF)
  This list of apps is meant to be a resource and is not an endorsement of these apps. This is also not an all-inclusive list, but a compilation of information on apps that may be helpful in emergency situations.

Emergency Preparedness Presentations

• CPD Emergency Preparedness Toolkit – General Presentation (PDF) updated May 2018)
• CPD Emergency Preparedness Toolkit – Outreach Presentation(PDF) (updated May 2018)

See Council members present on the Emergency Preparedness Toolkit. Visit the Independence First website, (link is external) create a username and password, and watch the Be Prepared Have a Plan Webinar Training. Videos are closed-captioned.