September is National Preparedness Month That’s what this September, National Preparedness Month, is all about: helping us take action! It’s about gathering our families and figuring out what we will do if an emergency happens in our community. How will we find our family members? How will we know where to go? What supplies will we need and where should we keep them?
Yet, too many Americans have answered these questions by doing little or nothing at all. In fact, there are simple steps each of us can take to prepare for whatever might come our way. Emergencies will happen, but taking action now can help us minimize the impact they will have on our lives.
The resources to guide us toward better preparedness and help us answer these questions are just a click away. Visit www.ready.gov and www.redcross.org to start. They contain a wealth of information about what you can do to prepare your family.
National Preparedness Month 2005 is a nationwide effort to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses and schools. Agility is proud to be a coalition member helping support the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the American Red Cross throughout September to highlight the importance of emergency preparedness and promote individual involvement through events and activities across the nation, such as first aid trainings, town hall meetings and much more.
September is an ideal time for families to update their emergency supply kits and family emergency plans and to become better informed about different threats and local emergency plans. Many things can change over the course of a year, and it is imperative that the entire family have the most up-to-date emergency contact information and Family Communications Plan.
National Preparedness Month is also the ideal time to get involved in preparing other businesses in your community. One often overlooked component of a disaster recovery plan is your vendors, advisors and key customers. We don’t consider the impact an interruption of their service and commitment might have on our organization in the event of a regional disaster such as Hurricane Katrina.
Agility is sponsoring free web seminars each Wednesday in September to help any business have a better understanding of Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity planning. For more information on these seminars, visit our website http://www.agilityrecovery.com/agil/webinars.htm. Please consider inviting those individuals who are vital to your business to attend these seminars.
For more information on National Preparedness Month, please visit our website or www.ready.gov and www.redcross.org.
