September is National Preparedness Month

At home or at work, routines can be disrupted with little or no warning by natural disasters, fires or other catastrophic events. Don’t wait for an emergency to think about being prepared.

National Preparedness Month, sponsored each September by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Ready campaign to increase public awareness of emergency preparedness, urges four basic steps: get a kit, make a plan, be informed and get involved.

As a Ready campaign coalition member, we have put this site together to give you the tools, tips and additional resources to prepare your workplace and homes and communities for anything that may happen. You’ll see this can be as easy as getting a current flu shot or making sure there’s a fully stocked emergency kit in the house.