This interactive website can provide a lot of useful information! Learn how to get a kit, make a plan and be informed about emergencies and disasters. The site has a tool that allows you to generate a customized shopping list to help you put your kit together and a personalized emergency plan that you can email to your friends and family. You can also view short video clips on performing CPR, caring for a conscious choking victim and using an AED.
Print out a card for every member of your household. Fill in your emergency contact information and carry this card with you to reference in the event of a disaster or other emergency.
Landslides have occurred in almost every state and can cause significant damage. Most landslides are caused by natural forces or events, such as heavy rain and snow melt, earthquake shaking, volcanic eruptions and gravity. Learn how to prepare if you are in an area that is at risk for landslides, what to do if a landslide is occurring or is imminent, and what to do afterwards.
As the owner, manager, or representative of your organization, you have taken some steps to prepare for an emergency. You have joined the Red Cross Ready Rating® program and may have even created an Emergency Action Plan. However, is the rest of your organization ready? Training personnel for the unexpected can be critical to ensuring your organization is truly prepared.
Use this checklist to prepare, develop, and evaluate a drill. Adapt and customize it to meet the needs of your organization. Refer to the Quick Drills Hub for easy-to-follow, scenario-specific tabletop drills.
Quick Drills include: Floods, Earthquake, Hurricane, Tornado, Wildfire and Winter Storm. Drill checklists are included for Evacuation and Sheltering-In-Place. These drills can be completed separately or combined based on the specific needs of your organization.
Use the Worksheet to determine what hazards and emergencies for which your organization should be planning.
It is highly recommended that all organizations have a predetermined command structure that takes charge in the event of an emergency. Some organizations have chosen to adopt the Incident Command System (ICS), sometimes referred to as Incident Mangement System (IMS), which is common to emergency response agencies, police and fire departments throughout North America. Having your Emergency Response Team (ERT) follow this type of structure will help streamline internal communications, coordinate actions with public safety officials, and promote good relations with the media.
You can never predict with certainty when a disaster may strike. However, with a little preparation, you can confidently face any emergency. To begin, first decide which hazards pose a serious threat to your operation and community.
Safety Wardens are volunteers who agree to assist in directing everyone to the proper exit. If other personnel or a guest is unable to leave an area, a Safety Warden provides support and assistance. If additional assistance is needed, the situation should be reported to the Emergency Response Team and first responders.
