Action Steps for Emergencies & Disasters

Caring for children under normal circumstances is a big responsibility. That responsibility is even greater during an emergency or disaster. Child care providers who have a plan in place are better equiped to keep children safe, ease their stress and help them recover.

All child care programs, regardless of where they are located, are at risk for some kind of emergency. Potential emergencies in North Dakota include:

• Severe Weather Events such as tornados, snow & ice storms, high winds, wild fires and flooding.

• Technological Emergencies that include fires, electrical outages, gas or water line breaks, exposure to hazardous materials, aviation accidents, oil spills and dam failures.

• Attacks such as bomb threats, biological and chemical, nuclear and radiological.