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DISASTER & EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS
Be Ready!
Emergency preparedness involves taking proactive steps to safeguard oneself and one's family before, during, and after an emergency or disaster. This includes creating a disaster plan, assembling an emergency kit, and staying informed about potential hazards in your area.
Make A Plan!
Make a plan today. Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so knowing which types of disasters could affect your area is essential. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find.
Step 1: Create an emergency plan by discussing the questions below with your family, friends, or household.
- How will I receive emergency alerts and warnings?
- What is my shelter plan?
- What is my evacuation route?
- What is my family/household communication plan?
- Do I need to update my emergency preparedness kit?
Step 2: Consider specific needs in your household.
As you prepare, tailor your plans and supplies to your daily living needs and responsibilities. Discuss your needs and responsibilities and how people in the network can assist each other with communication, care of children, business, pets, or specific needs like operating medical equipment. Create your network for specific areas where you need assistance. Keep in mind some of these factors when developing your plan:
- Different ages of members within your household
- Responsibilities for assisting others
- Locations frequented
- Dietary needs
- Medical needs, including prescriptions and equipment
- Disabilities or access and functional needs, including devices and equipment
- Languages spoken
- Cultural and religious considerations
- Pets or service animals
- As you prepare, tailor your plans and supplies to your daily living needs and responsibilities. Discuss your needs and responsibilities and how people in the network can assist each other with communication, care of children, business, pets, or specific needs like operating medical equipment. Create your network for specific areas where you need assistance. Keep in mind some of these factors when developing your plan:
Step 3: Create a Family Emergency Plan
Make a Family Emergency Plan quickly and easily with our fillable form.
OLDER / DISABLED ADULTS
TAKE CONTROL
As an older adult, you may have specific needs after a disaster. Use the information on this page to assess your needs and take simple, low-cost steps to improve your preparedness.
STEP 1 | Assess Your Needs
As an older adult, you may have specific needs after a disaster. Use the information on this page to assess your needs and take simple, low-cost steps to improve your preparedness—a personalized emergency plan.
Step 2 | Make A Plan
Develop a comprehensive emergency plan and emergency preparedness kit tailored to your needs. This section ensures you are well prepared to respond to various emergency scenarios.
Step 3 | Engage Your Support Network
Build a strong support network and include them in your emergency planning. This section recommends engaging your family, friends, caregivers, neighbors, fellow congregants from your worship, and others who can assist you during an emergency.
Get Prepared
· Know what disasters could affect your area, which could call for an evacuation, and when to shelter in place, and plan what you need to do in both cases.
· Keep a NOAA Weather Radio tuned to your local emergency station and monitor TV and radio for warnings about severe weather in your area.
· Download the FEMA app and get weather alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations anywhere in the United States.
