National Preparedness Month: Citizen Corps and Ready Urge Citizen Preparedness
Coordinated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)'s Citizen Corps and the Ready Campaign, National Preparedness Month (NPM) encourages state, tribal, and local governments, Citizen Corps Councils and partners, non-profits, and the private sector to focus on individual and family preparedness at home, at work, and at school. Each year, hundreds of organizations show their support by joining the NPM Coalition and planning a wide range of preparedness events.
Past local preparedness activities have included:
- Disaster preparedness booths at the state capitol or state fairs;
- Proclamations, press conferences or town hall meetings on preparedness issues;
- Statewide public service announcements and awareness campaigns;
- Large scale emergency first aid and safety trainings;
- Student training camps;
- Pandemic flu planning sessions;
- Group projects to put together and distribute emergency preparedness kits for others;
- Emergency exercises and drills; and
- Targeted outreach to vulnerable populations
View or post your local National Preparedness Month events here: Ready Calendar
View or post training and events year-round here: Citizen Corps Preparedness Events and Training Calendar
Another way to follow what other communities are doing is by searching #NPM on Twitter.com
Sign up to register as a National Preparedness Month Coalition Member
Order Ready publications from FEMA
2009 National Preparedness Month
- DHS Sec. Napolitano Speaks on National Preparedness on Sep 29 @ 2 pm ET -- WATCH IT LIVE! (Sep 28)
- FEMA Webinar: Getting Students Engaged on H1N1 Preparedness- Sep 22 @ 1:30pm EDT (Sep 18)
- MRC Participates in 9/11 Day of Service, HHS Secretary Releases Call to Action Video (Release Date: Sep 15, 2009)
- Citizen Corps Announces New Social Media Tools (Release Date: Sep 14, 2009)
- White House Blog: Are you Ready? (Release Date: Sep 13, 2009)
- "Be Prepared" (Release Date: Sep 8, 2009)
- Secretary Napolitano and Girl Scouts of the USA Announce New Preparedness Patch (Release Date: Sep 8, 2009)
- 2009 National Preparedness Month Proclamation by President Obama (Release Date: Sep 8, 2009)
- As Students Return to Campus, FEMA Encourages Everyone to be Prepared for Emergencies (Release Date: Sep 8, 2009)
- States Across The Country Participate In National Preparedness Month (Release Date: Sep 4, 2009)
- Deputy Mayor Skyler, DHS Secretary Napolitano, OEM Commissioner Bruno, and ARC Greater New York CEO Terry Bischoff Launch Ready New York City Campaign (Release Date: Sep 2, 2009)
- DHS and FEMA Unveil New Ads to Encourage Emergency Preparedness (Release Date: Sep 2, 2009)
- FEMA's Ready Campaign And Citizen Corps Encourage Participation In The National Preparedness Month Coalition (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
- Secretary Napolitano and Administrator Fugate Mark the Beginning of National Preparedness Month (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
- White House: Building a Ready and Resilient Nation (Release Date: Sep 1, 2009)
- FEMA's Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps Encourage Participation in the National Preparedness Month Coalition (Release Date: June 19, 2009)
- Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2009 (DOC)
- NPM 2009 Frequently Asked Questions (DOC)
- NPM Archive of Past Events (2004-2008) (PDF)
2008 Archive
- DHS and more than 2,700 Coalition Members Urge Americans to Prepare for Emergencies during Fifth Annual National Preparedness Month (Release Date: August 26, 2008) (DOC)
- Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2008 (DOC)
- National Preparedness Month 2008 Coalition Members (As of Sep 30, 2008) (DOC)
- FEMA Region III Announces National Preparedness Month 2008 Winners (PDF)
2007 Archive
- U.S. Department Of Homeland Security Sponsors Fourth Annual National Preparedness Month (Release Date: June 13, 2007)
- National Preparedness Month 2007 Coalition Members (As of Jun 2007) (DOC)
2006 Archive
- Homeland Security and Coalition of more than 1,150 Launch National Preparedness Month 2006 (Release Date: August 31, 2006)
- Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month 2006
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security to Sponsor Third Annual National Preparedness Month (Release Date: July 17, 2006)
- Citizen Corps National Preparedness Month 2006 Activities (PDF)