Plan
One of the most important preparedness steps that you can take is to develop a plan for how you will respond to a disaster to be able to answer the following type of questions: How will you contact your family? Where will you evacuate to if needed? Where will you get key information? Use the planning calculator to identify your current level of planning preparedness.
PreparednessThe full cycle of preparedness includes planning, training and exercises. Your main efforts should be spent in planning and getting the right equipment and supplies as shown on the graph to the right. But, make sure that you also train and exercise your plans. Use our site to learn more about how to get prepared. Register as a user, and get access to customized reports that will show your level of preparedness in each area once you have completed our individual or organizational preparedness calculators. |
Learn what to do to prepare for disaster
- Be ready to evacuate
- Be ready to take refuge in a shelter
- Know how to care for basic medical needs
- Reduce the impact of disasters (take action in areas such as floods proofing, elevating your home and/or key systems, securing items that could shake, backing-up important documents, verifying insurance coverage, completing financial planning, etc)