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 Prepare your home for high
winds and floodwaters before the next storm.
Visit Ready.gov/Flood and Ready.gov/Hurricanes to protect
your home from damaging winds and floodwaters.
- Bring inside loose, lightweight objects like
patio furniture, garbage cans, and bicycles.
- Anchor objects that are unsafe to bring inside
like gas grills and propane tanks.
- Trim or remove trees close enough to fall on
your home.
- Keep gutters and drains clear of debris.
- Consider flood insurance
because homeowners and renters insurance does not typically cover flood damage.
As your budget
allows, take these steps to protect your property from flood damage and manage
your risks.
- Waterproof your basement.
- Stockpile protective materials such as plywood,
plastic sheeting, and sandbags.
Know your flood risk. Learn whether you live, work, or travel through
areas that are prone to flooding. Go to FEMA’s
Map Service Center, enter your address, and choose “Interactive Map” to see
your flood zone. Speak to your insurance agent about how to protect your home
and business with flood insurance.
For more information on how to protect your home
from wind and water damage, review Prepareathon’s Flood
and Hurricane
pages.
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 The Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), the National Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
Program Office, the American
Red Cross Home Fire Campaign, and local
fire departments have partnered to install 100,000 smoke alarms this summer and
fall for local Sound the Alarm
community events.
Partnering with these
organizations could be a great opportunity for local CERT programs to attract
and engage volunteers. The success of the partnership lies with individual
programs, program managers, and volunteers!
Consider mobilizing your team
for a local Sound the Alarm event.
The Red Cross handles the training, logistics, communications, and liability.
This opportunity is a simple and easy way for CERT programs to engage with
their communities, make a real difference, and promote CERT!
Joining is simple! Follow
these steps to sign up to be a Sound the Alarm volunteer:
- Go to www.redcross.org/sound-the-alarm.
- Scroll to the bottom of the page and enter your
zip code to find a nearby event.
- Scroll down again and click the region nearest
you.
- Scroll down again to “Volunteer Opportunities,”
click the event that works for you. Once
you choose the event, fill out the short application.
- Be sure to type “CERT team/program name” in the
Group/Organization field so FEMA can recognize your participation.
Registration
is open now!
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We invite you to register
for a free webinar, “Law
Enforcement Partnerships: Creating Stronger Communities and Safer Houses of Worship,” scheduled for on Tuesday, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
The webinar will discuss
partnership models and tools that increase collaboration between faith-based
organizations, community organizations, and law enforcement. It will also include
a special presentation on how faith-based organizations and law enforcement can
work together using the Safeguarding
Houses of Worship Mobile App.
For immediate access to federal
resources to assist your house of worship or community, please click here.
Date: Tuesday, August
15, 2017
Time: 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. ET
Featured Offices
and Organizations:
- Local law enforcement officials
- FEMA’s Office of the Senior Law Enforcement Advisor
- Department of Justice National Institute of
Justice National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center System
- FEMA’s Individual and Community Preparedness Division
- Department of Homeland Security’s Center for
Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
How to Join the Webinar:
- Please register
for the event using the Adobe Connect registration web link.
- Be sure to test
your Adobe Connect connection prior to the meeting.
- When joining the webinar on August 15, you may
receive a notice indicating that you need to install an updated version of the
Adobe Connect 9 Add-in (version 11.9.980.387), please follow the prompts
accordingly. You can also download
it here in advance of the meeting.
- This webinar will offer captioning.
We
hope to that you will be able to join
us on August 15.
Disclaimer: The reader recognizes
that the federal government provides links and informational data on various
disaster preparedness resources and events and does not endorse any non-federal
events, entities, organizations, services, or products. Please let us know
about other events and services for individual and community preparedness that
could be included in future newsletters by contacting citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov.
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