Typhoon, Earthquake, Fire, and Medical Emergency Preparation

Build hazard-specific actions around official warnings, local evacuation instructions, practiced exits, and medical continuity.

Identify local hazards, warning sources, safe areas, and evacuation routes

Identify the home's flood, storm-surge, wind, earthquake, landslide, volcano, fire, and medical-access context using official hazard tools and local instructions.

Assign household communication, transport, medical, and document roles

Choose safe areas, exits, evacuation routes, reunion points, and out-of-area contacts; assign roles for alerts, children, mobility needs, medicine, pets, utilities, and transport.

Prepare supplies, accessibility needs, pets, power, and cash

Store water, food, lighting, radio, power, first aid, prescription continuity, cash, documents, protective items, and tools in quantities the household can carry and maintain.

Recheck the live page or signed terms immediately before payment, travel, filing, treatment, or handover. Record screenshots or receipts privately and never publish identity documents, account details, or medical records.

Practice response and update the plan after official advisories

Practice earthquake, fire, evacuation, and medical-call actions, then update the plan when PAGASA, PHIVOLCS, fire, health, or local disaster authorities change advice.

If the evidence conflicts or the consequence is material, pause and ask the responsible authority or an appropriately qualified professional to review the current facts. ExpatShield does not decide eligibility, safety, legal rights, medical suitability, or financial outcomes.

Claims to recheck before acting

• Current alert systems, hazard maps, hotlines, and evacuation centers.
• Current weather and geophysical warning terminology.
• Current local emergency response and medical transport procedures.

Related ExpatShield planning

Continue with What to Keep in a Philippines Emergency Go-Bag and Emergency Contacts and Personal Safety Planning in the Philippines.

Primary sources reviewed

• Office of Civil Defense — Philippine national and local disaster agencies; accessed and editorially reviewed 2026-09-04.
• PAGASA products and services — Philippine weather, volcano, and earthquake authorities; accessed and editorially reviewed 2026-09-04.
• PHIVOLCS preparedness platform — Philippine weather, volcano, and earthquake authorities; accessed and editorially reviewed 2026-09-04.
• Quezon City disaster and emergency services — Local fire, emergency medical, and evacuation guidance; accessed and editorially reviewed 2026-09-04.

Information only; not legal, immigration, medical, financial, emergency, or other professional advice. Verify current official requirements and signed provider terms before acting.