Be Prepared 

Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you do if basic services--water, gas, electricity or telephones--were cut off? Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone right away. Therefore, the best way to make your family and your home safer is to be prepared before disaster strikes.

• Family Disaster Planning
• Children & Disasters
• Pets and Disaster: Be Prepared
• Prepare Financially
• Preparing Your Business For the Unthinkable
• Specific Disasters
  • Blackouts
  • Chemical Emergencies
  • Fires
  • Floods
  • Heat Waves
  • Thunderstorms
  • Tornado
  • Wild Fires
  • Winter Storms

Downloadable Publications

Community Disaster Education Materials are produced by the Red Cross and other national organizations who share common goals with the Red Cross to help people prepare for, respond to,and cope with emergencies.

• Together We Prepare - 5 Actions For Emergency Preparedness
• Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit
• Emergency Preparedness
• Helping People With Mobility Problems
• Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs
• Are You Prepared For A Residential Fire?
• Are You Prepared For A Tornado?
• Are You Prepared For A Wildfire?
• Are You Prepared For A Thunderstorm?
• Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?
• Are You Prepared for a Winter Storm?
• Terrorism: Preparing for the Unexpected
• Shelter-in-Place in an Emergency
• Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book

En Español

• Juntos Nos Preparamos
• ¿Está Preparado para un Incendios?
• ¿Está Preparado para un Tornado?
• ¿Está Preparado para una Tormenta de Invierno?

Other Sites

• Citizen Corps
• fireSafety.gov
• Federal Emergency Management Association
• Prepare.org - Disaster Preparedness Information
• Ready Or Not? Texas Prepares
• Ready.Gov - Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed
• Texas Governor's Division of Emergency Management
• U.S. Fire Administration