Emergency Situations at Home

Found a good "Emergencies at Home" link? Let Us Know!

22 Safety Items No Home Should Be Without Your home is your castle, but that doesn't mean you can pull the drawbridge and all will be safe. Plenty of dangers have already invaded your home. According to the National Safety Council, there were 29,500 deaths associated with the home in the year 2000. [Link recovered 6/23/11]

Robbery is defined by the US department of Justice as: The taking or attempting to take anything of value from the care, custody or control from a person or persons by force or threat of force or violence and/or by putting the victim in fear.

Rape The majority of women think of rape as a stranger jumping out of the bushes and sexually assaulting her. This is a good news and bad news situation. The good news is that the "jump out the bushes rapist is A) the rarest type and B) the easiest to avoid and prevent. The same measures that keep you from being robbed will protect you from being sexually assaulted in this manner.

Stalking and Domestic Violence If you are in immediate need of assistance with a stalker go to Pyramid of personal safety, Five Stages of Violent Crime and the Stalking Solutions pages to get some basic tips on how to protect yourself. If you think a situation might be heading towards stalking read the profile of potential rapists, abusers and stalkers. Contact the police, get a lawyer, get a restraining order and get in contact with the local women's crisis center for immediate help.

Property Crime There are few things more violating than coming home and discovering you door has been kicked in and your personal belongings gone through. The sick, throat clenching terror when you look at the empty spot where your car was parked or the incredible anger and outrage to see a window smashed and items stolen from you. And that is exactly what it feels like to discover you have been the victim of a property crime.

Chemical Emergencies at Home (PDF) When used properly, the chemicals normally found in a home pose little threat. When used improperly, in adverse conditions, or for jobs for which they were not intended, chemicals can be harmful, even deadly. Knowing how to handle chemical products and how to react if an emergency should occur can reduce the risk of injury.

McGruff Safety & Crime Prevention Brochures Tips for teens on preventing crime and responding to emergencies at home, in the neighborhood, at school and in the community. [Link recovered 6/23/11]

Plan for Emergencies For emergencies at home, identify the safe spots in your home to gather in the event of a tornado or earthquake, and make evacuation plans for fires and floods. Designate family meeting places both outside of the home and outside of the neighborhood, and identify a point-of-contact – a friend or relative – to call in case family members are separated. Make sure children know your home address and the addresses of your meeting places, plus key phone numbers including your point-of-contact and 911.

Overflowing Toilet Bowl Watching water rise to the top edge of a toilet bowl is disconcerting to say the least. But in most cases the water will stop running before overflowing. Many toilet bowls are designed in such a way that they will usually hold the entire contents of the tank without overflowing. But that's only IF the water level in the bowl was at its normal height before the toilet was flushed.

PREPARE FOR AND PREVENT HOME EMERGENCIES Tip sheet

A Call for Safety -- Being Prepared and Getting Help When Emergencies Strike

HOME EMERGENCIES: Many Emergencies happen at home. Being prepared for and learning how to prevent Home Emergencies is essential, especially when you have children. For information on Home Emergencies, please use the documents below (all documents are in PDF format accessible with the Adobe Acrobat Reader to ensure they are safe for all computer systems): Power Outages (2 pages); Using a Generator (2 pages); Power Failures on a Farm (2 pages); Protecting Valuable Records (2 pages); Safe Living in a Manufactured Home (2 pages); Proofing Your Home for the Holidays (1 page)

The Importance of Home Safety Your home, whether it's a room in a group home, an apartment, or a house, should be a comfortable and safe environment. While safety-proofing every aspect of your home is impossible, you can make some simple improvements that will make your home safer for everyone. This course is intended to help by giving you simple guidelines to improve your home and prepare your family for home emergencies.

Backwoods Home Magazine: Stay-at-home emergencies Some emergencies, such as severe ice storms, power outages, and blizzards, occur every year or so in many cold-climate areas, more frequently in other areas. This past year El Nino has contributed to widespread flooding in areas unused to flooding, and to major storms in areas unused to major storms. All these things created emergencies that largely demand people stay where they are out of common sense.

Please Read The Website Disclaimer!
Copyright 1986-2012, The Survival & Self-Reliance Studies Institute (SSRsi), All Rights Reserved
Site conceptualized, designed, created & maintained by MEG Raven
Snail Mail: SSRsi, PO Box 2572 Dillon, CO. 80435-2572