Indiana PREPared strongly encourages every farm family to have an emergency plan for their farm operation.  At some point, almost every farm operation will face a signficant emergency situation, such as a farmwork related injury, fire, or weather disaster.  While having a emergency plan doesn't stop bad things from happening, being prepared for such an event can prevent injuries to other family members or farm staff as well as first responders such as firefighters, EMS, and law enforcement.  In addition, a planned response can reduce the potential damage and costs resulting from an emergency situation on the farm.

This site includes a template that families can use to develop an emergency response plan for their farm operation.  We suggest the entire farm family, along with employees or other staff be involved in completing this plan. For any plan to be successful during an emergency, everyone needs to be "on the same page".  By creating the plan together, all farm personnel will have input, and will understand their own roles and responsibilities.

• The template is set up to be a resource for both the farm family/staff and for emergency responders
• We recommend the producer shares the plan with their local fire department / first responders
• County EMS directors may be willing to input the plan information into the county GIS system so the 911 dispatcher has immediate access during an emergency call
• Insurance companies may offer a discount if a farm has a formal emergency plan
• Store a copy of your Farm Emergency Plan in a permanent accessible and marked location on the farmstead for use by first responders

NOTE:  The Farm Emergency Plan Template was originally developed as a special project of Purdue Extension - Parke County in 2018.  The template has been used to develp emergency plans for several farm operations, and has been reviewed by first responders, EMA, and safety education professionals.