Disaster Preparedness Poster

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Get Ready Disaster Preparedness Please use this important information and preparedness lists to ready

and family in the event of an emergency. yourself

Before a Disaster Strikes Be prepared by doing the following things:

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Have emergency water supplies (5-7 gallons per person in your household).

Have 5-7 days worth of non-perishable food.

Complete your home and vehicle emergency kits with essential items (flashlight, radio, first aid kit, garbage bags, duct tape, can opener, or a multi-purpose tool).

Know where your utilities are and know how to turn them off.

Have an emergency response plan with your family. Discuss how and when to evacuate and determine meeting locations near the home/neighborhood.

If the phone lines are not working, establish an out of area contact (at least 200 miles away) that can relay information.

Make sure you have registered for Alert Marin or Nixle. Police and fire will send you emergency information via phone, email, or text communication.

Tune into 840 AM SNAP radio for local emergency information.

After a disaster, emergency shelters will be opened as needed and in locations decided by local city management and the Red Cross. If your home is not safe, take your emergency kit and go to a neighbor’s.

The Del Mar Middle School Gym is a designated first aid station and will be opened as needed.

Created by: Alex Winter

Evacuation Priority List What should be in my to-go bag? Before the need to evacuate rises, think about what you will need to take with you and make a priority list of items that you would take if you only had 10 minutes to evacuate your home. 

Your list should include only items that can be hand-carried. Consider adding the location of each item in your house to the list. You may want to create separate lists for each family member or pet.

For example:

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Family Heirlooms

Important Documents/Computer Files

Clothing

Medications

Pets

Disaster Supply Kit

Create your own list below:

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Disaster Plan Checklist

Important Resources

Please use the following items as a disaster plan checklist for you and/or your family.

Get Ready 94920 is a website specific to the Tiburon Peninsula. It contains important emergency preparedness information.

I/We have stored emergency food and water and other supplies.



I/We know two ways to evacuate our neighborhood by vehicle or on foot.

You can find the website at:

www.townoftiburon.org/353/Get-Ready-94920

I/We know the location of our utility valves and know how to shut them off. We have attached the necessary tools to shut-off valves.

I/We have designated an out-of-area relative or friend as our emergency contact and have instructed family and friends to contact that person to inquire about our safety.

I/We have created an Evacuation Priority List in case the need to evacuate arises.



I/We have registered for Alert Marin and Nixle emergency alerts.



Town of Tiburon Emergency Contacts

Get Ready classes are offered by the Town of Tiburon. They are free, 2 hour preparedness classes to help you and your family prepare for any type of disaster. Our citizens must be prepared to care for themselves and their families for at least 5 to 7 days. To sign up for these classes, please call 415-789-2805 or see the above Get Ready 94920 website.

Other resources include: www.readymarin.org

www.firesafemarin.org

www.nixle.com



www.redcross.org

www.ready.gov



www.aging.ca.gov

Phone numbers and websites:

Fire Department 415-435-7200

www.tiburonfire.org

Belvedere-Tiburon Office of Emergency Services 415-789-2805

www.townoftiburon.org/353/Get-Ready-94920

Police Department 415-789-2800

www.townoftiburon.org/159/police

Southern Marin Fire District 415-388-8182

www.southernmarinfire.org

Public Works Department 415-435-7399

www.townoftiburon.org/201/public-works