Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: Federal Preparedness Resources

This page lists a number of different types of emergencies with specialized information on how to best be prepared for each circumstance. These emergencies include active shooters, explosions, extreme heat, power outages, pandemics, hurricanes, and more.

More information about building kits for emergency preparedness. This also links to specialized pages about Car Safety, Food, and Water.

Information for preparedness on College and University campuses.

Information on how to prepare evacuation plans: before, during and after the evacuation.

How to make a financial preparedness plan in the event of a disaster or emergency.

How to be prepared for using technology during a disaster or emergency.

Additional information regarding preparing for emergencies for persons with disabilities.

Information about how to include pets or animals in emergency planning.

Emergencies can happen anywhere! This resource helps you have a plan for those places.

More information about important skills that can help people handle disasters.

Information about both mass care shelters and stay at home sheltering.

The National Weather Service has a map on its homepage that outlines different weather related warnings in the U.S.

This page is organized by different weather related disasters. Each link takes you to a page with more information about that type of disaster.