Zombie Preparedness! Halloween Safety Tips!

On October 31, 2011, in Personal Preparedness, Uncategorized, by Padraic Ansbro

Let’s keep Halloween fun and safe for you and your family! Here are a few tips to keep the little (and big) gremlins, super heroes and ballerinas smiling.

Kids: Here are tips for kids

Carry a flashlight and keep it on while trick or treating.

Make sure your home phone number and address are with you and accessible for emergencies.

Never go up to or into a stranger’s house unless your parents are with you and say that it’s OK.

Crossing streets make sure you look both ways and cross only at corners, crosswalks and when the cross walk light shows “walk”. If you are a big brother or sister make sure you are holding the little one’s hand crossing the street.

OLDER KIDS: The info above still applies with these additions.

Be sure to let your parents know where you are going and who you are going out with.

Vandalism is an epic fail and always wrong! Besides being wrong there are strict penalties for vandalism. The police are on high alert.

Hurting animals is never acceptable behavior!

If driving, make sure you have plenty of gas, your phone is charged, your parents know where you are and you obey your curfew.

ADULTS: Below are tips that can help adults and kids stay safe.

Check the internet and local state website for sex offenders to see if there are any in your area. Mark those houses OFF LIMITS.

Make sure that an adult is present when your kids are out trick or treating.

If your kids are big enough to go out on their own, know their route. Have them check in hourly by phone or coming back to the house.

When picking out a costume make sure it is fireproof or treated with fire retardant. If they are wearing a mask make sure that they have good peripheral vision.
Implement a curfew for your child to be home by. They need to connect with you if there will be a delay.