September is National Preparedness Month. This month, we will explore some ways to make you and your community more prepared for disasters. Being more prepared will make you safer, should a disaster occur. Here are the four steps which you can take to increase your preparedness level:
1. Identify hazards which threaten your community.
2. Make a family emergency plan.
3. Make an emergency preparedness kit.
4. Get involved in community efforts to help others be prepared.
We will apply these steps to two events that occurred within the last twenty years. These events are the Blizzard of 1993 and Hurricane Katrina. Keep these two events in mind when reading about the four steps we will discuss this month. Think about how they could’ve been applied to help prevent some of the suffering that occurred as the result of these events.
We will release a new blog post each week this month. Each post will focus on one of the four steps you will need to take to be more prepared. Think critically about how well you and your family are following each step. Is there more you can do to be prepared? Do you have a friend, family member, or loved one who needs help getting prepared? Visit ready.gov for some great resources.
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