Being prepared for emergencies is crucial at home, school, work and in our communities. Helpful information can be found on the following Web sites:

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
In 1905 the American Red Cross was chartered by Congress to "carry on a system of national and international relief in time of peace and apply the same in mitigating the sufferings caused by pestilence, famine, fire, floods, and other great national calamities, and to devise and carry on measures for preventing the same. "

Citizen Corps
www.citizencorps.gov
Citizen Corps asks you to embrace the personal responsibility to be prepared; to get training in first aid and emergency skills; and to volunteer to support local emergency responders, disaster relief, and community safety.

FEMA
www.fema.gov
FEMA's mission is to reduce loss of life and property and protect our nation's critical infrastructure from all types of hazards through a comprehensive, risk-based, emergency management program of mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery.

Food and Water Watch
www.foodandwaterwatch.org
Why choosing TAP WATER over BOTTLED WATER is better for your health, your pocketbook, and the environment!

Prepare.org
www.prepare.org
Prepare.org, a website brought to you by the American Red Cross and other community-based organizations to help you and your family prepare for natural and human-caused disasters.

Ready.gov
www.ready.gov
Ready.gov is a common sense framework designed to launch a process of learning about citizen preparedness. One of the primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is to educate the public, on a continuing basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency-including a possible terrorist attack.

3 Days, 3 Ways
www.govlink.org/3days3ways/
3 Days, 3 Ways, Are You Ready? a public motivation campaign urging you, your family, and the community to prepare for emergencies and disasters