Make an Emergency Plan
For help creating an emergency plan visit Ready.gov/plan. This comprehensive, official website of FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) will guide you through the process of making a customized emergency plan for your specific setting and situation.
The time to start planning for an emergency is now. See Ready.gov/plan-form.
- Keep it short.
- Write it down.
- Post it.
- Involve the whole family.
- Rehearse it twice a year.
Stay Informed
Sign up for Klickitat County’s Emergency Notification System and download the FEMA App:
Follow these Facebook pages for more local information:
FEMA’s Ready.gov website educates and empowers Americans to take some simple steps to prepare for and respond to potential emergencies, including those from natural hazards and man-made disasters.
Ready asks individuals to do three things: get an emergency supply kit, make a family emergency plan, and be informed about the different types of emergencies that could occur and appropriate responses.
Everyone should have some basic supplies on hand in order to survive several days if an emergency occurs. This list of emergency supply kit items is only a starting point. It is important that individuals review this list and consider the unique needs of their family, including pets, for items to include.
Individuals should also consider having at least two emergency supply kits, one full kit at home and smaller portable kits in their workplace, vehicle or other places they spend time.
Plan for Evacuation
Know routes out of and safe places in the valley. Keep Forest Service maps in vehicles.
Keep car gas tanks at least half full at all times.
Know your neighbors, especially the aged, disabled, and those with special needs. Set up a buddy system wherein you check on each other.
In winter keep boots, hats, gloves, warm coats, and emergency kits in vehicles.
The Trout Lake Emergency Handbook is a project of the Trout Lake Community Council, produced and published by TroutLake.org.