Every day, you prepare. You prepare for work. You prepare for school. You prepare for dinner.
 

Have you put much thought into preparing for an emergency?

On Saturday, April 30, National PrepareAthon! Day will inspire individuals, organizations, and communities throughout the United States to prepare for emergencies. It’s an entire day dedicated to action and doing preparedness activities.

America’s PrepareAthon! is promoting ten ways to participate in preparedness and is asking everyone to take action, be counted, and spread the word.  Examples include:

• Gather important documents and keep them in a safe place. Have all of your personal, medical, and legal papers in one place, so you can evacuate without worrying about gathering your family’s critical documents at the last minute. Visit ready.gov/prepare and downloadBe Smart: Protect Your Critical Documents and Valuables for a helpful checklist.
• Sign up for local text alerts and warnings, get the latest forecast atweather.gov and download weather apps to stay aware of worsening weather conditions. Visit ready.gov/prepare and download Be Smart: Know Your Alerts and Warnings to learn how sign up for local alerts and weather apps that are relevant for hazards that affect your area.
• Create a family communications plan. Visit ready.gov/prepare and download Be Smart. Take Part: Create Your Family Emergency Communication Plan. Collect the information you need, decide on the places you will meet in case of an emergency, share the information with your family, and practice your plan.   
   

Be counted and register your activities at ready.gov/prepare.