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Why Cities & Counties Should Participate in Tornado Drills (And How To Do It)
Tornado drills sharpen severe weather safety plans and make local emergency management practices...
What Game Day Can Teach Us About Emergency Planning
Channel your Game Day Menu motivation into preparing an emergency food supply for your household.
3 Key Steps to Preventing Small Business Loss in Disaster (with Resources)
A community's small businesses can weather disasters by formalizing disaster recovery plans that...
Know the Difference Between a Hurricane Watch & Warning
Knowing what to do when there is a hurricane watch or a hurricane warning is essential for families...
Here’s How Your Community Can Prevent Grease Fires
Grease fire disasters in your community can be minimized with these step-by-step instructions from...
How to Extinguish Holiday Cooking Fires & Injuries in Your Community
These tips from Plano Fire Department Capt. Peggy Harrell can help all communities reduce cooking...
Preparing Citizens for Post-Disaster: Living in the Aftermath
Communities can get ahead of disasters by encouraging post-disaster planning, including developing...
8 Myths: Why Residents Fail to Prepare for Coastal Disasters
A handbook for homeowner's demystifies why residents are complacent about preparing for coastal...
3 Steps Businesses Can Take to Survive Disasters
When disasters like hurricanes strike, affected businesses sometimes never reopen. NHSI and FEMA...
Free E-Book: Disaster Response Planning Guide
Improve collaboration across federal, state and local organizations with this disaster response...
Why Every Classroom Needs a School Emergency Kit (And What Parents Should Know)
A properly equipped school emergency kit will provide food and water for each student, as well as...
Why You Need a Car Emergency Kit (and What to Pack)
In the event of an emergency, you may not have time to grab necessities as you run to your car...
How to Build an Emergency Kit in Under Two Minutes (Watch this video)
An emergency kit for sheltering in place for up to 72 hours can be made mostly from items found at...
Know Your Evacuation Zone
FEMA advises knowing your evacuation zone ahead of hurricanes. Find them on government websites or...
7 Steps to Address First Responder Mental Health
Recognizing the risks of disaster relief support through Psychological First Aid is critical to...
5 Must-Do Actions for Surviving an Earthquake
During an earthquake, it's important to know the basic steps to take to save your life, whether...
6 Crucial Tips for Surviving Heatwaves at Home
Heatwaves are responsible for hundreds of deaths each year, and can strike anywhere. These tips can...
4 Critical Tips for Sheltering During Winter Storms
With every flip of the calendar, cold weather and potential blizzards inch closer. Have you started...
Webinar & Guide: How to Clean Up Flooded Homes
Can homes flooded in hurricane disasters be saved? This webinar and guide teaches homeowners and...
5 Wildfire Safety Steps Everyone Should Know
Wildfire safety tips, like evacuating efficiently and listening to those in charge of rescue...
6 Pet Safety Tips for Emergencies
When disaster strikes, every member of your family should be accounted for, including your pets. By...
4 Key Steps Communities Take for Drought Survival
Drought survival depends on the selflessness, creativity and cooperation of a community to ensure...
Here’s Expert Stampede & Crowd Craze Survival Advice
When panic sets in crowd dynamics change quickly. One crowd management expert offers survival tips...
5 Must-Do Tips for Tornado Preparation
Tornado preparation focuses on being prepared, from your outside structure to your emergency...
4 Steps to Disaster Safety for Seniors in Emergencies
From having an advance plan to preparing for the limitations of a shelter, these steps to ensuring...
The 7 Must-Do Steps for Hurricane Disaster Preparation
Gathering necessities, preparing for the worst and being aware of the hazards in the aftermath are...
7 Must-Do Steps for Flood Disaster Preparation
Disaster preparation for a flood includes gathering necessities, relying on local media sources and...
FEMA PSA: Preparing Pets & Farm Animals Left Behind During Storm Evacuations
Does your community know what to do when pets and farm animals cannot be part of a storm...
Flooding PSA: Up to $10K Upon Filing National Flood Insurance Program Claims
According to FEMA in 2016, initiating a National Flood Insurance Program claim can put up to...
When Emergency Strikes, Do Residents Have Go Bags?
New York City has encouraged residents to prepare for emergencies with Go Bags for every family...