You can get prepared without breaking your piggy bank! 

Here are some tips how!

Free Disaster Preparedness Activities

• Sign up for             CodeRED

• Learn about what types of emergencies where you live or work.

• Learn what to do for various emergencies.

• If you have a smartphone download the FEMA and American Red Cross apps

• Sign up for local emergency alerts at: https://www.maine.gov/portal/CAS/

• Create a Fire Escape Plan for your home. Practice the plan.

• Ensure that escape routes inside your home are not blocked.

• Ensure that you can open all windows.

• Create a Family Emergency Plan and Response Checklists. Train the family on your plan.

• Create a Family Reunification Plan

• Create a Family Emergency Communication Plan.

• Take a free training course on Fire Extinguishers and Fire Safety.

• Take a free training course on First Aid.

• Take a free training course on Emergency Preparedness.

• Learn where local emergency shelters are located.

• Store at least 2 weeks of drinking water.

• Inventory all of your personal property.

• Take photos of major property items.

• Learn how to turn off your electricity.

• Learn how to drain your water pipes to keep them from freezing.

• Assemble all of your important documents and put them in a waterproof container.

• Understand how to stay warm without creating carbon monoxide poisoning

• Volunteer with your local emergency management program.

• During a Disaster:

  • Listen to the radio or TV to learn about the latest emergency information

  • Implement your Emergency Plans

  • Check up on neighbors who might need help.

Very Low Cost Disaster Preparedness Activities

• Each week, slowly stockpile inexpensive bulk food such as:

  • Old Fashioned Oatmeal

  • Cans of soup

  • Cans of fruits and vegetables

  • Dry Cereal

• Build a simple first aid kit

• Have Trash bags on hand; they can be used to line your toilet if you have no water.

• Install a carbon monoxide detector in the vicinity of backup heating appliances.