Welcome to Lesson 1-2: Family and Workplace Preparedness.

As a CERT member, you may have opportunities to help with preparing your neighborhood or workplace for a disaster. This lesson teaches you preparedness strategies that you can use at home or work.

After completing this lesson, you should be able to:

• Identify hazard mitigation strategies
• Identify the steps for developing a family disaster plan
• Select the necessary items to include in disaster supply kits

It should take you approximately 35 minutes to complete this lesson.