Emergency Preparedness Checklists
Print out and complete these checklists to help you and your household be prepared in the event of an emergency. You can keep them in a file with your emergency kit. A few hours spent working through simple planning tasks with your household, putting aside supplies and securing your home could make a huge difference to the impacts that a disaster or emergency event have on your home and family.
- Get Ready Ipswich: your guide to living with disasters in our city
- What to include in your emergency plan
- What to pack in an emergency kit
- How to prepare your home for severe weather
- Questions to ask your insurer about your coverage
- Prepare Your Emergency & Evacuation Plan | Get Ready QLD
- Get Ready Queensland Emergency Checklist
- RSCPA Prepare a Pet Plan
Prepare for Evacuation and Shelter
Evacuation is the movement of affected persons from a potentially or currently unsafe location and their eventual return home. It can either be self-initiated by individuals, voluntary and encouraged by authorities, or directed through a mandatory order issued by authorities.
Download our Prepare for Evacuation and Shelter Guide (PDF, 1.4 MB) - preparing now will save you time and stress in the event of a disaster or emergency and answer the following questions:
- Household evacuation plan, including caring for animals - do I stay or leave?
- Shelter - where can I go?
- Returning home - when should I? What if I cannot?