Emergency Evacuation & Go-Bag Checklist โ Canada: 15 Items
Prepare to leave safely when local authorities direct evacuation.
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๐ Prepare Your Departure
Notes: Follow municipal or provincial emergency management instructions.
Follow municipal or provincial emergency management instructions.
Notes: Avoid roads that may flood, burn or close unexpectedly.
Avoid roads that may flood, burn or close unexpectedly.
Notes: Confirm accommodation, accessibility and pet restrictions beforehand.
Confirm accommodation, accessibility and pet restrictions beforehand.
Notes: Include caregivers, service animals and mobility equipment.
Include caregivers, service animals and mobility equipment.
Notes: Protect ID, insurance copies, prescriptions and important contacts.
Protect ID, insurance copies, prescriptions and important contacts.
๐ Pack the Go-Bag
Notes: Choose portable supplies for each person, including special diets.
Choose portable supplies for each person, including special diets.
Notes: Include power cords, glasses and medical instructions.
Include power cords, glasses and medical instructions.
Notes: Have an alternate way to receive instructions.
Have an alternate way to receive instructions.
Notes: Include sturdy shoes, warm layers and sanitation supplies.
Include sturdy shoes, warm layers and sanitation supplies.
Notes: Add carriers, food, diapers and comfort items.
Add carriers, food, diapers and comfort items.
๐ Leave and Check In Safely
Notes: Do not wait for a route to become unsafe.
Do not wait for a route to become unsafe.
Notes: Send short messages when networks are busy.
Send short messages when networks are busy.
Notes: Follow local instructions; do not delay evacuation for property tasks.
Follow local instructions; do not delay evacuation for property tasks.
Notes: Never drive through closures or around emergency barricades.
Never drive through closures or around emergency barricades.
Notes: Hazards can remain after a visible threat passes.
Hazards can remain after a visible threat passes.
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Who This Checklist Helps
Prepare to leave safely when local authorities direct evacuation.
Use this checklist to prepare before an incident, respond to verified instructions, and check for remaining hazards afterward. Review the specific local and provincial guidance for your circumstances.
Important Scope & Safety Notes
Preparedness recommendations can change with the risk, community, weather, medical needs, and emergency response. This is an independent practical adaptation, not a government publication or real-time alert service. Do not place private medical or identity details in a publicly shared checklist.
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