Make an emergency plan

A family emergency plan will help you and your family know what to do in case of an emergency. Every Canadian household needs an emergency plan.

It will take you about 20 minutes to complete your personalized plan online. You can then print it out. Before starting your home emergency plan, you will need to think about:

• Safe exits from home and neighbourhood
• Meeting places to reunite with family or roommates
• Designated person to pick up children should you be unavailable
• Contact persons close-by and out-of-town
• Health information
• Place for your pet to stay
• Risks in your region
• Location of your fire extinguisher, water valve, electrical box, gas valve and floor drain

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If you prefer not to create your plan online, you can download an emergency plan form (PDF 186KB) and fill it out in pen.