If you cannot get home in an emergency

If an emergency happens you might not be able to get home.

Public transport might stop running like:

• buses
• trains.

Roads might be blocked / closed so you cannot use them.

Sometimes areas might be blocked / closed so you cannot get to them at all.

If an emergency happens:

• how will you get home if you cannot take your usual way of getting home?
• will anyone else go home with you?
• where will you go / meet up with people if you cannot get home at all?

You should talk to the people you live with so you know where you can go / meet if you cannot get home.

Places that you can go to / meet up with other people might be:

• a school
• the home of a friend
• the home of a family member.

Ask your workmates:

• if they live near you
• if you can travel home with them.

You should keep a grab bag:

• at work
• in your car.

A grab bag is a small backpack of essential items.

Your grab bag should include:

• sturdy shoes that you can walk in
• warm clothes 
• some food / snacks
• a bottle of water
• a torch and spare batteries
• a radio.

If you have children in school / an early childhood centre you should think about who will go to them if you cannot.

Give the school / early childhood centre a list of 3 people you trust who can pick your children up for you.