A Citizen’s Guide to Preparedness – How You Can Be Ready
Below are web links to resources with helpful information on how to prepare your family for a disaster. A family disaster plan should include a disaster supply kit with basic items that you will need in case of emergency and a family communication plan which may include a meeting place or a way to contact one another during an emergency.
- ready.gov – Information on how to make a preparedness kit and a family plan for at home, in your car or at your place of work
- redcross.org – Information during a disaster to find an open shelter or locate loved ones, and emergency preparedness resources
- fema.gov – Information on current National Hazards and Disaster Events and how the National Preparedness System can be used