Hey everyone, as part of Emergency Preparedness Week we want to focus in on supporting everyone to make an emergency plan that keeps you ready for anything!
Check out this video for a helpful walk-through of what to consider and what to do in case of some examples like 1) flooding while you’re not home, 2) a severe storm while you’re are home, and 3) a wildfire evacuation order.
Check out this page for access to 9 free online emergency preparedness guides you can use to plan for an emergency specific to your needs — from pets, to power outages, to pocket guides.
Finally, check out this page for some tips on how you can (and can’t) use technology when you’re planning what to do in case of an emergency, like these helpful hints:
- Non-voice channels like text messaging, email or social media use less bandwidth than voice communications and may work even when phone service doesn’t.
- Keeping phone conversation brief conserves your phone’s battery.
- Waiting 10 seconds before redialing if you can’t complete a call helps reduce network congestion.
- Cordless phones rely on electricity and will not work during a power outage.
- Save your safe meeting location on your smartphone’s mapping application.
- Conserve your smartphone’s battery by reducing the screen’s brightness, placing your phone in airplane mode, and closing apps you are not using.
