helpful documents for you and your family so you can

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The repositories shown below contain FEMA-created documents to help you and your family prepare for and recover from a disaster. These documents and many others can be found at FEMA and Ready.gov.

Many documents can be found in more than one group.

The links are helpful and trusted sites for information such as food safety, trusted medical information, and more.

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The following documents can help you prepare your children to cope with disasters. Click top open the repository.

  • Are You Ready? -- An in-depth guide to citizen prepareness (31 pages)
  • Family Emergency Communication Plan -- Important numbers and information (8 pages)
  • Prepare With Pedro -- Disaster preparedness activity book (28 pages)
  • Helping Children Cope With Disasters -- Suggestions on how to help children (12 pages)
  • Know Your Alerts and Warnings -- Apps and sites to receive emergency information (4 pages)

The following documents can help you prepare your property before and after an emergency. Click to open the repository.

  • Are You Ready? -- An in-depth guide to citizen prepareness (31 pages)
  • Document and Insure Your Property -- Take pictures of your belongings, know your coverage, safe storage (6 pages)
  • Pets and Disasters -- Prepare your pets for disasters (2 pages)
  • FEMA Emergency Financial First Aid Kit -- Strengthen your financial preparedness (41 pages)
  • Safeguard Critical Documents and Valuables -- What's your plan if your home is destroyed? (3 pages)

The following documents can help you prepare and cope with disasters. Click to open the repository.

  • Are You Ready? -- An in-depth guide to citizen prepareness (31 pages)
  • Active Shooter -- Run Hide Fight (2 pages)
  • Document and Insure Your Property -- Take pictures of your belongings, know your coverage, safe storage (6 pages)
  • Family Emergency Communication Plan -- Important numbers and information (8 pages)
  • Financial Emergency -- Steps to take to prepare yourself for financial hardships (2 pages)
  • Pets and Disasters -- Plans and emergency kits for pets (2 pages)
  • Your Disaster Checklist -- Know what you have and where it is (4 pages)
  • FEMA Emergency Financial First Aid Kit -- Strengthen your financial preparedness (41 pages)
  • Prepare With Pedro -- Disaster preparedness activity book (28 pages)
  • Safeguard Critical Documents and Valuables -- What's your plan if your home is destroyed? (3 pages)
  • Know Your Alerts and Warnings -- Apps and sites to receive emergency information (4 pages)

The following documents can help you prepare for major storms. Click to open the repository.

  • Are You Ready? -- An in-depth guide to citizen prepareness (31 pages)
  • Financial Emergency -- Steps to take to prepare yourself for financial hardships (2 pages)
  • Flooding -- Staying safe during floods (2 pages)
  • Hurricanes -- Prepare Now, Survive During, Be Safe After (2 pages)
  • Tornados -- Finding safe shelter (2 pages)
  • Extreme Heat -- How to stay cool (2 pages)
  • Winter Storms -- Know the warning signs of frostbite (2 pages)
  • Pets and Disasters -- Plans and emergency kits for pets (2 pages)
  • FEMA Emergency Financial First Aid Kit -- Strengthen your financial preparedness (41 pages)
  • FEMA Guide for Alerts and Warnings -- Be Aware, Be Prepared, Take Action (40 pages)
  • Know Your Alerts and Warnings -- Apps and sites to receive emergency information (4 pages)

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