- Always be prepared, a tsunami may occur anytime.
- Discuss tsunamis with your family and friends.
- Prepare a family emergency plan including each member of your household.
- Emergency supplies and equipment such as canned foods, medication, flashlights, battery-powered radios, clean water and First Aid kits should be readily available and working properly.
- Prepare a safety backpack including medicine and first aid items.
- Determine if key locations e.g. home, workplaces and schools are in vulnerable places by discussing with your local disaster management office.
- Be aware of concrete, reinforced multi-storey buildings nearby that can be used for evacuation to upper floors if necessary.
- Identify danger zones, assembly locations, designated evacuation routes or the quickest way to reach higher ground safely with the help of your local disaster management officials. If you are in a low-lying area near to the beach, identify the quickest way to get to high ground. A safe assembly location would be at least 30m (~100feet) above sea level and 3km (~ 2miles) inland.
- Look to insure your house in case of damages caused by flooding due to a tsunami.
- Keep an evacuation plan in a visible place.
- Learn how to turn off the gas and electricity in your home.
- Keep important documents in water-proof containers in high places.
- Ensure that all family members can recognize Natural Tsunami Warning Signs as timely, official Tsunami Warnings may not be possible.
- Teach and practice your evacuation plan with all family members, as everyone needs to know what to do in case all members are not together.
Schools practicing tsunami evacuation