Are you ready?
While the lessons of recent disasters are fresh in our minds, it's time to prepare supplies and plans to be ready for a major emergency or natural disaster

If a natural disaster struck in Oregon, would your family be prepared? Earthquakes, floods, wildfires, even tsunamis all have the potential to cause widespread destruction here.

FEMA's "Are you Ready?" Guide to Citizen Preparedness

• Prepare at Home
  Don't forget about special needs:
  
  • Persons with Disabilities,
  • Seniors,
  • Children,
  • Pets
• Prepare at School
• Prepare at Work
• Prepare in your Community

Get Trained (American Red Cross Training)

Oregon Emergency Management Plans and Training

Get a Kit — Make Plan — Be Informed
(online presentation)

You should have the following:

• First Aid Kit (suggestions from the American Red Cross)
  
  
• Disaster Kit (suggestions from the American Red Cross)
  
  
• Disaster Preparedness Plan (suggestions from the American Red Cross)
  
  
• Family Communication Plan (form from FEMA)

To get copies of American Red Cross Community Disaster Education materials, contact your local Red Cross chapter.

Learn more about natural hazards in the Northwest

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