Teaching Moments: Emergency Preparedness Week

There's never a bad time to practice emergency preparedness. Be prepared and encourage preparedness action year-round. 

Be it at home, school, or work, teaching moments are an opportunity to empower your network when the risk is low so that you can be prepared when the risk is high.

Here are some ideas to get started:

• Home: Use current hazards and events, such as heavy snowfall or extreme wind, to start a conversation with your household about what you can do together to increase your self-reliance during these situations.
• School: Take 5 to 10 minutes before, during, or after an emergency drill to talk about preparedness and how students and staff could be better prepared if the threat was real.
• Work: Post preparedness tips in public spaces by sharing program fact sheets, checklists, and QR-code posters to motivate preparedness action.

The National Test Alert Day Guide offers more activity ideas for classrooms but can be applied to all settings. 

Teaching moments exist everywhere and the Be Prepared Program’s Resources can help support your efforts to increase your networks preparedness skills and disaster risk.