"Because Brunswick County is a coastal community, it is vital for families to have a Home Emergency Communications Plan. It is critically important when you have children or elderly people living in your home. You need to be prepared."

What is a Home Emergency Communications Plan?

A Home Emergency Communications Plan allows you and your family to know what to do to communicate with rescue personnel and each other in times of emergency.

Steps in an emergency communications plan include: establishing a communications base, determining what information and to whom it should be communicated, educating children on calling 9-1-1, designating a meeting place and having the proper means of communications. With thoughtful planning, a well-informed and well-prepared family will have a better chance of remaining safe in any circumstance.