Are You Prepared?
During the first few hours or days following a disaster, essential services may not be available and relief workers cannot reach everyone right away. The best way to keep you and your family safe is to be ready to act on your own. These resources may be used in your efforts to become prepared.

• Make a Plan, Build a Kit, Be Involved, The N.C. Department of Crime Control and Public Safety
• Coping with Disaster, Ready.gov Campaign
• Disaster Supplies Kit, American Red Cross
• Preparing for Drought, American Red Cross
• Natural Disasters, Ready.gov Campaign
• Preparedness, Response, and Recovery, Department of Homeland Security
• Plan, Prepare, and Mitigate, FEMA
• Response and Recovery, FEMA
• Helping Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters, National Institute of Mental Health
• Hurricanes and Tropical Storms, National Hurricane Center/NOAA
• North Carolina Pandemic Flu Preparedness, N.C. Department of Health and Human Services
• Pets in Disasters, American Red Cross
• Poison First Aid, Carolinas Poison Center
• Terrorism, American Red Cross
• Thunderstorms, FEMA
• Tornadoes, Ready.gov Campaign