Pet Emergency Preparedness Checklist: 14 Items
Prepare pets and service animals for evacuation, temporary housing, medical needs, and reunification after a disaster.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Keep microchip registration and collar details up to date.
Keep microchip registration and collar details up to date.
Notes: Check accommodations before warnings are issued.
Check accommodations before warnings are issued.
Notes: Reduce stress during a rushed evacuation.
Reduce stress during a rushed evacuation.
Notes: Store safe foods in moisture-resistant containers.
Store safe foods in moisture-resistant containers.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Keep veterinary contact details and relevant records available.
Keep veterinary contact details and relevant records available.
Notes: Include litter, waste bags, cleaning materials, and comfort items.
Include litter, waste bags, cleaning materials, and comfort items.
Notes: Choose someone who can help if you are away from home.
Choose someone who can help if you are away from home.
Notes: Do not leave animals behind assuming responders will return.
Do not leave animals behind assuming responders will return.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Keep a recent image and physical description.
Keep a recent image and physical description.
Notes: Follow animal health and local emergency guidance.
Follow animal health and local emergency guidance.
Notes: Review carrier fit, medications, and identification.
Review carrier fit, medications, and identification.
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How to Use This Checklist
Prepare pets and service animals for evacuation, temporary housing, medical needs, and reunification after a disaster.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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