National Preparedness Month: Week One

9/2/2021 (Permalink)

Create a plan for your household to prepare for South Carolina Disasters

September is National Preparedness Month

This week we’re highlighting the importance of planning. The first step to ensuring you and your loved ones are prepared for any emergency that may arise in the South Carolina area, is to create a feasible plan. This plan should cover everything from being alerted to disaster, to financial recovery should it be necessary. Set aside time to run through various scenarios and create a list of items that your family/household cannot go without (water, non-perishable food, medications, and pet supplies). Include all family/household members in the planning process so everyone is familiar with the plan, in the event you’re not all together, everyone knows the same information.

Ready.gov put together a great resource to help guide you in your planning phase. Be sure to check it out!

https://www.ready.gov/plan