The Ready Campaign established four universal building blocks of emergency preparedness: Be Informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit, and Get Involved. America’s PrepareAthon! builds on this foundation by encouraging millions of Americans to focus on a simple, specific activity that will increase preparedness.
America’s PrepareAthon! is a new national community-based campaign for action that focuses on increasing emergency preparedness through hazard-specific drills, group discussions and exercises.
National PrepareAthon! Days are held every spring and fall. During National Preparedness Month we ask you, your family, community, school and workplace to take action by planning a National PrepareAthon! Day. We recommend using digital media tools as a way to promote National Preparedness Month, September 1st - 30th.
National PrepareAthon! Day.
Social Media:
NPM Official Hashtag: #NatlPrep
America’s PrepareAthon! hashtag: #PrepareAthon
Follow: @Readygov and @PrepareAthon on Twitter
San Bernardino County Resources:
ShakeOut - https://sbcfire.org/oes/shakeout.aspx
CERT - https://www.sbcfire.org/Program/CERT.aspx
Evacuation Resources - https://www.sbcfire.org/oes/faq.aspx
Public Health Preparedness and Response
Disaster Mobile Apps for Download:
https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/apps
Visit the following sites to develop a full preparedness strategy!
General Preparedness:
https://www.ready.gov/
https://www.ready.gov/plan
https://www.sbcfire.org/oes/about.aspx
https://www.redcross.org/local/california/southern-california/about-us/locations/san-bernardino.html
Family Emergency Preparedness:
Downloadable Emergency Contact Card - Save the Children - Emergency Contact Card
DHS - Prepare My Family for a Disaster
Individuals with Disabilities or Access and Functional Needs - https://www.ready.gov/disability
https://www.phe.gov/Preparedness/planning/abc/Pages/disaster-behavioral.aspx
Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies:
https://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/children
https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/emergency-preparedness-in-school/
Pets:
https://www.aspca.org/pet-care/general-pet-care/disaster-preparedness
https://www.avma.org/KB/Resources/disaster/Pages/default.aspx
Updated 01/25/21