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Greetings!
To all licensed caregivers,
In preparation for Hurricane Sandy, please be sure to:
- Contact your FASU Support Worker if you have an equipment-dependent or -assisted medically complex foster child in your home to insure the equipment needs of the child can/will be met in the event power is lost and/or relocation is necessary. Be sure to let your local fire department know you have an equipment-dependent child in your home.
- Have emergency provisions - water, batteries, extra food....
- Find out what your town will do in an emergency by calling town hall. 2-1-1 may help with shelter information.
- Ensure there is sufficient supply of medications and/or supplies to sustain your foster child(ren) for an additional 7-10 days.
- If you plan on using a generator, please have it tested and have adequate fuel source.
- Have a back up plan to either relocate or to stay at home with a plan- please let your FASU Support Worker know about your back-up plan.
- For any family caring for a child with complex medical needs who regularly uses technology or electronic devices such as a respirator or nebulizer, please be sure to have a back-up generator. If you do not have a generator be sure to contact the child's worker and your support worker for assistance.
- Call your FASU Support Worker (between 8am & 5 pm) or the DCF Careline (1-800-842-2288 after hours) if your family is displaced.
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 For all Connecticut Residents/families:
Governor Malloy and DEMHS offered the following preparedness tips:
Have a Basic Emergency Supply Kit consisting of:- One gallon of water per person per day for at least three days, for drinking and sanitation
- At least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
- Battery-powered or hand crank radio and a NOAA Weather Radio with tone alert and extra batteries for both
- Flashlight and extra batteries
- First aid kit
- A whistle to signal for help
- Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for personal sanitation
- Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
- Can opener
- Local maps
- Cell phone with chargers, inverter or solar charger.
Prepare a family emergency plan:- Identify an out-of town contact. It may be easier to make a long-distance phone call than to call across town, so an out-of-town contact may be in a better position to communicate among separated family members.
- Be sure every member of your family knows the phone number and has a cell phone, coins, or a prepaid phone card to call the emergency contact. If you have a cell phone, program that person(s) as "ICE" (In Case of Emergency) in your phone. If you are in an accident, emergency personnel will often check your ICE listings in order to get a hold of someone you know. Make sure to tell your family and friends that you've listed them as emergency contacts.
- Teach family members how to use text messaging. Text messages can often get around network disruptions when a phone call might not be able to get through.
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