People
- Where are family and staff?
- Who needs to be contacted, how can they be contacted, and who will do it?
- Will anybody need help?
- How will they get home?
Stock
- How safe are they, and for how long?
- Is the water supply adequate?
- Do they need shifting, feed, shelter?
- Will they stray if electric fences are shorting or not working?
- Can they be milked as normal?
- Are boundary fences intact?
- Don't forget your dogs, chooks and pets.
Power
- Is the power off or likely to go off?
- Is it a general power cut, or is it just your farm? Is it just one phase, or all three?
- Has the power company been contacted? How long before the power is likely to come back on?
- Is an emergency generator available?
- What is the highest priority for the generator? Vat refrigeration? Water pumping? Household use? Milking?
Phones
- Are landlines working? Remember, cordless phones depend on mains power, so have at least one standard phone that does not require power
- Are cellphones working? Keep yours with you.
- Are neighbours' phones working?
- Do you have a walkie-talkie that can be used?
Radio
- Have someone listen to a battery powered radio for weather updates and emergency information - a transistor, car or cellphone radio.
Feed supplies
- How are the pastures affected?
- How much supplementary feed is on hand? What type is it?
Buildings
- What damage has occurred?
- What needs to be done immediately?
- Who will do it?
Access
- Are vehicles or tractors usable?
- Are drives/tracks clear?
- Are the roads open?
Neighbours
- Are neighbours ok?
- Can they help?
- Do other people in more vulnerable situations need help?
Emergency contacts
Compile your own list here:
| Family: |
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| Staff: | |
| School: | |
| Doctor: | |
| Power company: |
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| Fonterra: |
0800 656 568 |
| Phone company: |
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| Neighbours: |
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| DairyNZ: | 0800 4 324 7969 |
| Insurance company: | |
| Electrition: |
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| Pump specialist: |
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| Vet: |
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| Dead stock collection/burial contractors: | |
| Builder: | |
| District Council: |
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| Federated Farmers: | 0800 327 6464 |
| Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) | |
| Rural Support Trust: |
0508 376 8448 |