Emergency Preparedness

ARE YOU PREPARED?

Expecting And Preparing For The Unexpected

SCA MEETING – Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Our guest speaker was Gary O’Neilin, a Crestwood resident, who shared information on “Expecting and Preparing for the Unexpected!”

Gary is currently the volunteer lead for the Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) for zip codes 22150 and 22152. The CERT Program educates people about disaster preparedness for hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills, such as fire safety, light search and rescue, team organization, and disaster medical operations.

The following documents contain tools and useful check-lists relating to the information shared at this presentation.  Click on the document title to view it.

  • The Basics – A checklist of essential materials to have on hand and a list of online resources for Emergency Preparation information.  (When document opens, you may receive a pop-up message about a security warning.  You can ignore it and bypass it by clicking the arrow, then Open.)
  • Your Disaster Checklist of financial information from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
  • Commuter Emergency Plan from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA) and Ready.gov.
  • Your Family Emergency Communication Plan
  • A Guide For Alerts and Warnings from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA).
  • Critical Documents and Valuables from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA).
  • 12 Ways To Prepare. A quick guide from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA).
  • Documenting and Insuring Your Property from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA).
  • Emergency Financial First Aid Kit (EFFAK).  A centralized record of essential household information from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), Ready.gov and Operation HOPE.
  • Be Prepared For Hazard Situations. Guidance for responding to and surviving various hazard situations such as cyber attacks, floods, excessive heat, earthquakes, hurricanes and more from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA).
  • Know Your Alerts and Warnings. Information from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), Ready.gov, the National Weather Service (NWS), the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
  • Prepare Your Pet For Disasters.  Guidance from the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), and Ready.gov/pets.