Make an Evacuation Plan

Evacuation Plan Basics

Map out evacuation routes and a meeting place for your family and studio assistants

Have an emergency supply kit accessible and fully stocked

Know what important items to take with you (e.g. checks, cash, credit cards, cell phone, driver’s license, identification, maps, eyeglasses, prescription drugs)

Keep vital records in a water-proof, accessible container that you can easily take with you

Make a list of vital, portable items that can be safely and easily moved out in a hurry

Have a NOAA weather radio in the studio and home to alert you of potential disasters

Consider adding an emergency alert app to your smart phone

Complete and have available the “Getting Help” Booklet and Evacuation Planning Form

Make a Communications Plan

Practice your evacuation. Take the “10 Minute Evacuation Challenge” from the Insurance Information Institute

Vital Records List

If you store vital documents like these in a waterproof container in a safe, accessible place in your home or studio, they will be easy to take with you when evacuating.

Insurance policies

Prescriptions

Birth and marriage certificates

Passports

Driver’s licenses or personal identification

Social Security cards

Recent tax returns

Employment information

Wills and deeds

Stocks, bonds and other negotiable certificates

Bank, savings and retirement account numbers

Home inventory

Studio inventory