There are many things you can do to prepare your home for potential emergencies. This Emergency Planning section covers general emergency preparations.

The Area Temporal Preparedness Guide created by the Welfare and Self-Reliance Services of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, covers four areas of emergency preparation. The following steps are explained in the Emergency Planning section:

  • Utility Shut-off

  • Food, Water, & Non-food Essentials Home Storage

  • Cooking Solutions

  • Emergency Kit

  • Preparing for Specific Disasters

  • Preparing an Emergency Kit

  • Disaster and Disruption Assessment Activity

  • Planning for Disruptions Worksheet

  • Communication and Gathering Plan Activity

  • Emergency Planning Checklist

 

Your local county and city are great sources of information on emergency planning. You can find more about this topic at the sites listed below:

• ready.gov

• emergency.cdc.gov

• fema.gov

• redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies.html

• savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/us-programs/disaster-relief-in-america

 
 

 Other Areas of Preparation to Consider