Preparedness

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The U.S. Department of Labor is ready to make available National Dislocated Worker Grant funding to help North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia assess workforce needs in the wake of Hurricane Florence.

Join the September 11 National Day of Service & Remembrance One way to show your support for National Preparedness Month is through volunteering. Volunteers can play an important role in their communities by helping first responders after a disaster. Join thousands of Americans participating in the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance to honor those who lost their...

Did you know that Ready.gov is translated into 12 languages beyond the core English site? It is. The purpose of these webpages is to help people with limited English proficiency levels to receive important life-sustaining and life-saving information when disasters strike. This is great news to consider as we approach National Preparedness Month... now you can prepare and share with everyone...

Businesses are at risk from all types of disaster - from natural calamities to terrorism and active shooter events. ?    Is your Business Prepared? ?    Tools for a Disaster Prepared Business ?    Get Your Business Ready For Any Kind of Disaster Recent attacks in office buildings and other public places by assailants armed with deadly weapons have...

Do your #weekend plans include making an #emergency kit? This Saturday is the Spring National PrepareAthon. Get Ready - we have everything you need for Emergency Disaster Survival Preparedness!

Business Preparedness, while encompassing all the same basics as individual preparedness has its own special additional considerations. ? CDC Foundation’s New Business Pulse Focuses on Workplace Safety ? National Preparedness Small Business Webinar Series ? Tools for a Disaster Prepared Business ? Is your Business Prepared? ? Get Your Business Ready For Any Kind of Disaster with Free Preparedness Month...

Apply for FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards... That's right - awards from FEMA for doing what your should already be doing! Individual and Community Preparedness Awards highlight innovative local practices and achievements by individuals and organizations that made outstanding contributions toward making their communities safer, better prepared, and more resilient. Are you a part of the National Preparedness Community...

Businesses have special preparedness needs. Not only do business owners and managers needs to be concerned with their own safety and well-being, they must also consider safe preparations for their employees and visitors/guests, and must further consider plans for rapid return to "business as usual" after a calamity - or face business failure. We have shared some help in these...

This is the end of the fourth week of National Preparedness Month ... we hope you are ready for blackouts. In 2003, over 50 million people lost power in what was the biggest power outage in U.S. history. Power outages can happen anywhere, to anyone, so it’s important to know what do. Here are some tips to help you get started: 1) Build...