Family Emergency Action Plan
• Develop a contact list for every family member, including
work, school, and cell phone numbers.
• Pick an out-of-state friend and another who lives near
you as your family’s contacts.
• Create an emergency preparedness kit.
• Review your town/city emergency preparedness plan.
• Check with your local public safety oicials about local
notication systems and how to register.
• Create an evacuation plan and identify a meeting
place for your family near your home and another
outside your neighborhood.
• Find out how your children’s schools will handle
emergency situations including where students will be
taken if they are evacuated, how the school will notify
you, and how you will meet your child.
Emergency Contacts:
(name, e-mail & mobile information)
Local: ______________________________________
Out-of-State: ________________________________
Meeting Place:
Near home: _________________________________
Outside neighborhood: ________________________
Family Emergency Contacts List
Fill out the following information for each family
member and update as necessary.
Name: _____________________________________
Mobile Phone Number: ________________________
Important Medical Information: _________________
____________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Mobile Phone Number: ________________________
Important Medical Information: _________________
____________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Mobile Phone Number: ________________________
Important Medical Information: _________________
____________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Mobile Phone Number: ________________________
Important Medical Information: _________________
____________________________________________
Name: _____________________________________
Mobile Phone Number: ________________________
Important Medical Information: _________________
____________________________________________
Record where your family spends most
of their time and know the site-specific
emergency plans for these areas.
Work/School Location for: ____________________
Address: ____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Evacuation Location: __________________________
Work/School Location for: ____________________
Address: ____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Evacuation Location: __________________________
School Location for: _________________________
Address: ____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Evacuation Location: __________________________
School Location for: _________________________
Address: ____________________________________
Phone: _____________________________________
Evacuation Location: __________________________
Emergency Preparedness Kit
Every family should prepare an emergency kit. An emergency
kit will provide you with the basics in the event you are
without water, electricity, or other essential services.
For more details, visit mass.gov/mema/ready.
• Bottled water (1 gallon per person/per day for 3 days)
• Canned goods and nonperishable foods
• Manual can opener
• Radio (battery-powered or hand crank), with extra batteries
• Flashlight or lantern, with extra batteries
• First aid kit
• Diapers, wipes, baby food, formula, if needed
• Pet food, supplies, tag, crate, if needed
• Prescription medications and eyeglasses
• Copies of important documents
• Whistle to signal for help
• Sleeping bag or blanket (per person)
• Change of clothes and sturdy shoes (per person)
• Personal hygiene items
• Matches in a waterproof container
• Cash or travelers checks
