Save your own life and that of your family first.

Provide first aid to your family if necessary.

1. Families should gather in a safe, predesignated area, to assess the physical and emotional needs of each family member.
2. As soon as possible contact your block captain either by phone (if working) or by going to the block captains home in person. Report on the property, physical, and medical conditions of yourself and/or family, whether they are okay, hurt mildly, needing immediate first aid, dead, or missing. Before leaving your home hang the appropriate 8½ x 11 card or ribbon on your home, as close to the front door as possible or where the front door was:

Green - "All is well !"

Yellow - "We need help but it is not critical"

Red - "We need immediate help or critical care."

Black - "There is a deceased person(s) here."

White - "This home is vacant or nobody home."

The black card or ribbon should be used in conjunction with any of the other four cards or ribbons, depending on the situation.

1. After you have reported to your block captain all able bodied men and women over the age of12 not caring for small children, hurt household members, elderly, or handicapped should report to the EOC - emergency operations center located at the local LDS ward house for area wide assignments. At the EOC- a first aid station will be set up to assist people within the area to treat non critical first aid emergencies and other emergency needs.
2. If you have a critical or life-threatening injury report to your block captain and then go directly to the American Fork Hospital (if available, your block captain should know or find out) or the local LDS stake center for treatment. A critical care station for more extensive injuries will be set up there if the American Fork Hospital is unavailable. Your block captain should be informed on where to get the best treatment.
3. If you are trapped in your home stay put until your block captain or a search and rescue team comes to check on you or assist you. Your block captain will not try to get you out but will inform local search and rescue teams about you, so be specific about describing you situation.
4. If your area is required to evacuate make sure all living household members evacuate together with members of your block and possibly area. If your situation becomes dangerous waiting for block members who do not report, leave without them but leave a note where you are going.
5. If you are asked to "shelter in place" stay in your home for the amount of time the local authorities deem it is necessary. Your block captain should know how long this is. If you have a Family Service Radio you can turn to channel every night at 6:00 pm for information from the EOC - emergency operations center.

If the emergency is a nuclear incident wait in your shelter or home 14 days after the last explosion before starting this check list.

The EOC - Emergency Operations Center will be located at the LDS church.

Save your own life and that of your family first.

Provide first aid to your family if necessary.

Turn on a Family Service Radio to channel (if you have one).

Check with the EOC to see if the hospital is receiving patients.

Wait one half (½) hour for all block members of your assigned block or area to report.

1. While waiting for all members to report take an inventory of physical and medical conditions including food, water, sanitary conditions, and property conditions.

Send the block members with non-life threatening medical conditions directly to the EOC - Emergency Operations Center usually located at the local LDS ward house.

Send the block members with life threatening medical conditions directly to the American Fork Hospital (if available) or to the local LDS stake center.

1. Fill out the first "Report to the Area (ward) Emergency Leader" and send it with a runner to the Area (ward) emergency leader at the EOC - Emergency Operations Center, even if all block members have not reported.
2. Organize a group (minimum of three, one runner and two searchers) to go search for the block members that have not reported. Have them check on all homes that have not reported in and mark them according to their condition.

Using the appropriate 8 ½ x 11 card, flag, or ribbon mark The home, as close to the front door as possible:

Green - "All is well !"

Yellow - need help but not an emergency

Red - Immediate help or critical care is needed

Black - there is a deceased person(s) here

White - The home is vacant or nobody home

The black or card ribbon should be used in conjunction with any of the other four ribbons, depending on the situation.

1. Gather all able-bodied men and young men that are not involved in your search party and send them to the EOC for area-wide assignment.
2. Organize several young women to care for the children of your block to free up the mothers so that they can be sent to the EOC for area-wide assignment.
3. Gather all able-bodied women and young women together that are not caring for children and are not involved in your search party and send them to the EOC for area-wide assignment.
4. Follow the instructions of the area, bishop, ward or stake emergency leaders, police, national guard, or other local authority.
5. After 3 hours send another runner with a new report to the Area (ward) emergency leader even if your first runner has not returned.

After 6 hours send another runner to the Area (ward) emergency leader with a new report.

If your area is required to evacuate make sure all living block members of your group evacuate together. If your situation becomes dangerous waiting for block members who do not report, leave without them but leave a note where you are going.

1. If you are asked to "shelter in place" stay in your home for the amount of time the local authorities deem it is necessary. Your block captain should know how long this is. If you have a Family Service Radio you can turn to channel every night at 6:00 pm for information from the EOC - emergency operations center.

If the emergency is a nuclear incident wait in your shelter or home 14 days after the last explosion before starting this check list.

Maintain a diary of events as they happen.

The EOC - Emergency Operations Center will be located at the LDS church.

Save your own life and that of your family first.

Provide first aid to your family as needed.

After checking with your block captain go straight to the EOC - Emergency Operation Center

Turn on your Family Service Radio to channel . (if you have one)

Wait up to 1 hour for all block captains to report.

1. While waiting for all areas to report take an inventory, of those who come in first, that includes food, water, clothing, sanitary conditions and the conditions of personal, business, and church property.
2. Set up a first aid station to treat members that come for non life threatening medical care. All life threatening care members should have been sent directly to the American Fork Hospital (if available) or stake house.
3. Fill out the "Report to the Stake Emergency Leader" as soon as possible. The report to the stake emergency leader should be filled out by both the bishop and the ward emergency leader and then sent to the stake emergency leader who should be the stake president or one of his counselors.

Do not forget to include all non-members living within the ward boundaries in your reports and emergency relief needs.

1. Organize groups of three (two searchers and one runner) to search for the block captain runners that have not reported.
2. Assign and provide medical attention, food clothing, water, shelter and sanitary needs according to the area needs.
3. Start reconstruction, cleanup, and reestablishing lights, gas, water and sanitary services according to the limitations of the emergency.
4. Follow all orders of the stake emergency leader, bishopric, police, national guard or other local authority.
5. When and if help begins arriving from the stake emergency leader distribute it according to the needs of the different areas and follow and additional instructions from the stake emergency leader.
6. 6 hours after the emergency send a new runner with a new report to the stake emergency leader, even if your first runner has not returned.
7. 12 hours after the emergency send a new runner with a new report to the stake emergency leader, even if your first runner has not returned.
8. As soon as possible meet with all members of the Ward Emergency Preparedness Committee and establish the EOC - Emergency Operations Center and the following groups (as needed):

- communications center

- first aid clinic (for those members who have not been sent to critical care)

- search and rescue teams (use the CERT members that are already trained for this)

- fire suppression crews (use the CERT members that are already trained for this)

- transportation needs

- safety and security

- housing and shelter

- fuel, heating, and lighting

- water and sanitation

- morgue (at the stake center)

- cleanup and construction

- food preparation and distribution

- clothing distribution center

- child, elderly and handicap care

- morale and recreation

- psychological and emotional care

1. As men and women arrive assign them in to groups as needed for the above groups.

Maintain contact with all block captains during the full extent of the emergency.

1. If evacuation of the area is necessary see that the ward members travel as group and with their block captains and report to you as soon as they arrive at the evacuation destination.
2. If you are asked to "shelter in place" stay in your home for the amount of time the local authorities deem it is necessary. Maintain communication with your block captain and bishop through a Family Service Radio on channel every night at 6:00 pm.
3. If the emergency is a nuclear incident wait 14 days exactly after the last explosion before implementing this check list.

Maintain a diary of events as they happen.

The EOC - Emergency Operations Center will be located at the LDS church.

Save your own life and that of your family first.

Provide first aid to your family as needed.

1. As soon as possible contact your block captain either by phone (if working) or by going to the block captains home in person. Report on the property, physical, and medical conditions of yourself and/or family, whether they are okay, hurt mildly, needing immediate first aid, dead, or missing. Before leaving your home hang the appropriate 8½ x 11 card or ribbon on your home, as close to the front door as possible:

Green - "All is well !"

Yellow - "Need help but not an emergency"

Red - "Immediate help or critical care is needed"

Black - "There is a deceased person(s) here"

White - "The home is vacant or nobody home"

The black ribbon or card should be used in conjunction with any of the other four ribbons, depending on the situation

After checking with your block captain go straight to the EOC- Emergency Operation Center.

1. In the event that the Area (ward) emergency leader or their successors are unable to perform their functions it will be the responsibility of the bishop or bishopric to take over direction of the emergency leadership. Ultimately whether the Area (ward) emergency leader is present or not all final decisions regarding the welfare of the people living within the ward boundaries falls on the bishop or bishopric. The Area (ward) emergency leader is there to direct the post emergency process of rescue, aid, restoration of services, and cleanup and to make those decisions necessary to implement that process but again all final decisions are made by the bishop or bishopric.
2. The bishop is responsible for overseeing the necessary emergency response activities within his ward boundaries. His counselors should assist his in carrying out his duties. Using the established ward emergency preparedness committee members and plan of action he should work in conjunction with the Area (ward) emergency leader to assist all people living within the ward boundaries. The bishop reports directly to the stake emergency leader which should be the stake president or one of his counselors regarding the emergency actions he has initiated within his ward, the urgent needs of people within his ward boundaries, and the reserve resources available for assisting people in other wards.
3. After you have reported to your block captain and the Area (ward) emergency leader watch over the whole process and help out where you can. The communication and EOC - Emergency Operations Center are of utmost importance to have working orderly.
4. The "Report to the Stake Emergency Leader" should be filled out by both the bishop and the ward emergency leader and then sent to the stake emergency leader who should be the stake president or one of his counselors.
5. Follow the instructions of the stake emergency leader, police, national guard, city emergency manager or other local authority.
6. If you are asked to "shelter in place" stay in your home for the amount of time the local authorities deem it is necessary. Your block captain should know how long this is. If you have a Family Service Radio you can turn to channel every night at 6:00 pm for information from the EOC - emergency operations center.
7. If the emergency is a nuclear incident wait 14 days exactly after the last explosion before implementing this check list.

Maintain a diary of events as they happen.

The EOC - Emergency Operations Center will be located at the LDS church.