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LysesKids 07:02 AM 12-22-2017
Originally Posted by NoMoreJuice!:
What state are you in? In KS, they require written plans for evacuation detailing where we take the children for tornado, fire, severe weather, and medical emergencies. However, my city fire marshal requires us to draw the floor plan of our house (I made on in Microsoft Paint) and then show our evacuation procedure for tornado in blue, and fire in red.

Here are my written plans:

Emergency Plans

Fire: In the event of a fire, children will be escorted outside via the most direct route (see attached evacuation plan). If two providers are on different levels, they will escort the children from their level outside the closest safe exit. Both providers and all children will meet at the south east corner of the property to be accounted for. Once outside, 911 will be called and at the soonest appropriate time, all parents will be contacted. Monthly fire drills will be performed to ensure all children know the proper way to respond.

Tornado: When a tornado warning is issued and/or the tornado sirens located less than 200 feet away turn on, all children will be taken to the basement and seated close to the east wall where there are no windows. The providers will turn on the TV to monitor the weather. Parents are not advised to pick up their children until after the warning has passed. Monthly drills will be performed from April through September to ensure all children know the proper way to respond.

Severe Weather: When a severe weather storm hits, all children will be taken to the basement. The providers may turn on the TV to monitor the weather, and it is up to the parents' discretion to decide if they need to pick their child up early.

Serious Injury: If a child is seriously injured and the injury may be life threatening, 911 will be called and the parent will be contacted immediately after. A provider will ride with the child in the ambulance, along with all the medical forms that are in the child's file. If a child is injured and it is not serious enough to warrant an ambulance, the parent will be contacted immediately to pick the child up.
See taking the children to a basement in a flood situation would be a disaster; what do they suggest for that?.. my home in AR didn't have a basement, however the house I had literally just moved into 48hrs before 2011 floods hit, had a layout where the water coming down the hill funneled Into my yard from the driveway, which had sloping hills for the entire front yard... essentially turned the yard into a lake & I was one of the homes you saw on the news where water was coming into the house. Worse I had less than 30 minutes to find away to get the babes out the back windows and up the hill while it was pouring rain; Thankful my new neighbors knew I had kids in there
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