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“All for one and one for all!” makes a great family motto when it comes to an emergency evacuation. When everyone has designated jobs and knows exactly what to do, your family can be packed and out of town before most other families grab their toothbrushes. To make this happen and avoid hysteria, chaos, and needless tears, your family needs an evacuation plan.
When I first began thinking about the possibility of evacuating from our home, I visualized sheer panic. Immediately, I realized the need for a written list of procedures posted in two or three locations and a family meeting or two to insure that everyone was informed and on board. As I put our evacuation plan together, five basic steps became apparent.
1.    Make provisions for animals.
2.    Pack personal necessities, food, and water.
3.    Prepare the house.
4.    Pack important documents and a computer.
5.    Insure the vehicle is ready to go.
Follow these five simple steps to create your own evacuation plan.
1. Make provisions for animals
I put this at the top of my list because of the words in Proverbs 12:10a, “The godly care for their animals,†and because I’m crazy about our four dogs and our lone cat, Daisy. There were so many unnecessary tragedies that involved beloved pets in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and after watching that unfold, I determined that I would never leave ours behind.
Once you’ve made the decision to evacuate, one of the first steps should be to determine how best to care for each animal. Certainly, most cats and dogs will need to be either evacuated with you or transferred to a safer location. Either way, you don’t need them underfoot as you rush around, so a first step will be to put them in crates or carriers.  Delegate this task to one or two family members.
Depending on the size of your dogs and cats, you may want to first load their crate in your vehicle and then the animal(s). So, first on my list is to load the dog crate in the Tahoe, and put each dog inside. We have four small dogs so they all fit, in a cozy sort of way!
Pre-position collars, leashes, and water and food bowls in the crate, along with some dog food, double-bagged in two large Zip-Locs. (Ants love dog food!) Add the dog, and you’re good to go.
If your cat isn’t used to being in a carrier, now is the time for Crate-the-Cat practice! Along with her crate, pack a small package of kitty litter and her food.
If you’re the proud owner of fish, reptiles, rodents and/or farm animals, consider whether or not you’ll take them along, leave them on their own with a plentiful supply of food and water, or transport them to another location. Have a Plan B for their care in case circumstances suddenly change. For more tips, read this.
2. Personal necessities, food and water
While the designated family member is rounding up the animals, delegate who will be responsible for the following.
3. Prepare the House
As you drive away from your home, no doubt you’ll have feelings of sadness and, perhaps, loss. A written plan to protect your home will increase the chances of having a home to come home to. Here is a checklist I’ve used.
4. Pack important documents and a computer
5. Insure the vehicle is ready to go
Hopefully, you’ve been keeping an eye on weather and news reports and have made sure your vehicle’s gas tank is full. In addition to that simple, obvious step, here are a few more.
Delegate, Post, and Rehearse
Now that your plan is finished, discuss each step with your family and delegate each task to family members. Even the youngest will want to be useful, and in a crisis situation, assigned tasks will help defuse feelings of panic and confusion. It’s more difficult to become hysterical when you have something to focus on. Not impossible, just more difficult!
There’s one final step. Will this really work? How much time will it take, and will there be any room for passengers in your vehicle once it’s loaded? It’s now time for an evacuation drill. This will help refine your plan and give everyone a real-life rehearsal. Post your final plan around the house, and then, when they least expect it, start the drill.
“Hey kids!  There’s a mountain of red hot lava rushing toward us, and we have to be out of the house in thirty minutes. Everybody know their jobs? Okay! Ready…..GO!!!”
Start the timer, and let the fun begin! Be sure to follow up with a family meeting to discuss what went well and what needs to be improved upon. When your plan is in place, a potential evacuation will be one crisis you won’t have to worry about.
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After Hurricane Ike in 2008, I-45 from downtown Houston down to Galveston was a disaster. Even a month later in December, there were still boats literally sitting on the highway.
In addition to natural debris, one can imagine what looters/thieves may do in order to stop vehicles exiting the big cities in a SHTF scenario.
Motor oil has to be changed every 3-5 thousand miles. If one change is missed, it is not going to break the car down. What is the point of packing motor oil into a normal car for evacuation purposes? Are you planning to drive thousands of miles thruogh a landscape without electricity or affordable motor oil?
I totally agree with extra gas. Most evacuations end up looking like big traffic jams.
@Alexander Bayden:
I know you’ll likely never see this but… Some older vehicles one plans to use (since you only have small cars) are oil burning trucks. You know, “fill the oil, check the gas” trucks… That’s why.
“All for one and one for all!†makes a great family motto when it comes to an emergency evacuation. When everyone has designated jobs and knows exactly what to do, your family can be packed and out of town before most other families grab their toothbrushes. ‘Animals In Australia’. To make this happen and avoid hysteria, chaos, and needless tears, your family needs an evacuation plan.
When I first began thinking about the possibility of evacuating from our home, I visualized sheer panic. Immediately, I realized the need for a written list of procedures posted in two or three locations and a family meeting or two to insure that everyone was informed and on board. As I put our evacuation plan together, five basic steps became apparent.
1.    Make provisions for animals.
2.    Pack personal necessities, food, and water.
3.    Prepare the house.
4.    Pack important documents and a computer.
5.    Insure the vehicle is ready to go.