BE PREPARED

September is National Preparedness Month

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Week 1:  September 1-9
Make a Plan for Yourself, Family and Friends

• Make an Emergency Plan.
• Sign up for alerts and warnings in your area.
• Learn your evacuation zone and have an evacuation plan.
• Check your insurance coverage and review the Document and Insure Property guide.
• Plan financially for the possibility of disaster.

Week 2:  September 10-16

Plan to Help Your Neighbor and Community

• Learn skills you need to help yourself and others until help can arrive.

• Take Until Help Arrives training.

• Check on your neighbors.
• Talk with your Power Company about utility safety.                         

Week 3:  September 17-23

Practice and Build Out Your Plans

• Complete an Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK)
• Maintain emergency savings for use in case of an emergency
• Participate in an emergency drill
• Know how to access community resources (e.g., shelters, food banks)

Week 4: September 24-30

Get Involved! Be a Part of Something Larger 

• Get your campus, business, faith-based organization and community organization prepared for an emergency
• Join Weather Ready Nation
• Sign up for Ready Business Workshop

BE PREPARED FOR SERVERE WEATHER!