The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) continues to help ensure that every resident of the Golden State is ready for the next emergency.
California is no stranger to nearly all types of disasters, and older adults are more vulnerable during these emergencies. So, it’s important, even critical, to work with them because their lives could be at risk without it.
MAKE A PLAN
- Create a network of family, friends and neighbors, who can assist you during an emergency.
- Make sure at least one person in your network has an extra key to your home, and knows where you keep your emergency supplies, and knows how to use lifesaving equipment or administer medicine.
- Don’t forget your pets or service animals. Not all shelters accept pets, so plan for alternatives.
Portrait of lonely elderly man looking into the window
PREPARE YOUR EMERGENCY KIT:
- Water
- Food
- Medicine and medical supplies
- First aid kit
- Flashlight
- Extra batteries
- Important documents
- Cell phone with chargers and a backup battery
- Food and supplies for your pet.
A woman who removes an elderly person from a car
ALSO MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE FOLLOWING RESOURCES
- Translation services
- Identified an accessible evacuation route and shelter
- Transportation available
- Available resources in your community.
- Enough supplies at home.
- Monitoring weather forecasts
Learn about the types of disasters that could happen in your community and sign up for alerts and warnings to receive information during an emergency.