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understand the
Meeting Place Outside of Your Neighborhood:
Nonperishable, ready-to-eat canned foods
Designate an out-of-state friend or relative
and manual can opener
hazards they may who household members can call if separated
during a disaster. If New York City phone First aid kit
face.
Work/School/Other Evacuation Locations:
circuits are busy, long-distance calls may be
Flashlight
easier to make. This out-of-state contact can
help you communicate with others. Battery-operated AM/FM radio and extra
batteries
Plan for everybody’s needs, especially Work/School/Other Contact:
seniors, non-English-speakers, people with Whistle
disabilities, children, and pets. Iodine tablets or one quart of unscented Out-of-State Contact:
Buy the right insurance. If you rent your bleach (for disinfecting water ONLY if
home, renter’s insurance will insure the directed to do so by health officials) and
items inside your apartment. If you are a eyedropper (for adding bleach to water) Homeowner’s/Renter’s Insurance:
homeowner, make sure your home is properly Phone that does not require electricity
insured — flood and wind damage are not Doctor Names & Numbers:
covered in a basic homeowner’s policy.
KNOW THE HAZARDS PUT TOGETHER A GO BAG
READY NEW YORK
THIS GUIDE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN THE LANGUAGES BELOW.
Arabic
Knowing the hazards that may affect New Every household member should put together . للحصول عىل نسخ باللغة العربية من هذا الدليلNYC.gov/readyny زُر
York City — from hurricanes to house fires — a Go Bag — a collection of items you can use in
Bengali
PREPARING FOR EMERGENCIES
can help you stay safe in an emergency. Visit the event of an evacuation. Each Go Bag should ইংলিশ-এ এই নির্দেশিকাটির কপির জন্য 311-এ ফ�োন করুন বা NYC.gov/readyny দেখুন।
NYC.gov/hazards to learn about these be sturdy, lightweight, and portable, such as a Chinese
hazards. backpack. Suggested items include: 請撥打311或訪問NYC.gov/readyny,獲得本指南的中文版本。
2014 Edition
visiting NYC.gov/notifynyc, calling 311, or
Contact and meeting place information for your
following @NotifyNYC on Twitter
household, and a small regional map Office of Emergency Management
Bill de Blasio, Mayor