Does your family have an Emergency Operations Plan? If not, you should. Don’t wait until an emergency or disaster strikes before you develop your plan. You really need to identify what type of hazards and potential risks your jurisdiction faces; What you will take with you if you are asked to evacuate; What you will do with your pets and livestock; Where you will go if you are asked to evacuate, etc. The information in the following pages may help you to develop your family’s Emergency Operations Plan.

If you are told to evacuate:

In Ocean County there are a number of reasons why you may have to evacuate. These include, but are not limited to: