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National Preparedness Month: Citizen Corps and Ready Urge Citizen Preparedness
Coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)’s Citizen Corps and the Ready Campaign, National Preparedness Month (NPM) encourages state, tribal, and local governments, Citizen Corps Councils and partners, non-profits, and the private sector to focus on individual and family preparedness at home, at work, and at school. Each year, hundreds of organizations show their support by joining the NPM Coalition and planning a wide range of preparedness events.
Past local preparedness activities have included:
Disaster preparedness booths at the state capitol or state fairs;
Proclamations, press conferences or town hall meetings on preparedness issues;
Statewide public service announcements and awareness campaigns;
Large scale emergency first aid and safety trainings;
Student training camps;
Pandemic flu planning sessions;
Group projects to put together and distribute emergency preparedness kits for others;
Emergency exercises and drills; and
Targeted outreach to vulnerable populations
View or post your local National Preparedness Month events here: Ready Calendar
View or post preparedness training and events year-round here: Preparedness Events and Training Calendar
Another way to follow what other communities are doing is by searching #NPM on Twitter.com
2009 National Preparedness Month
FEMA’s Ready Campaign And Citizen Corps Encourage Participation In The National Preparedness Month Coalition (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate Mark the Beginning of National Preparedness Month (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
White House: Building a Ready and Resilient Nation (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
FEMA’s Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Encourage Participation in the National Preparedness Month Coalition (Release Date: June 19, 2009)
Sign up to register as a National Preparedness Month Coalition Member
Order Ready publications from FEMA
Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2009 (DOC)
NPM 2009 Frequently Asked Questions (DOC)
NPM Archive of Past Events (2004-2008) (PDF)
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