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NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH

National Preparedness Month (NPM) is designed to encourage Americans to take simple steps to prepare for emergencies in their homes, businesses, and communities. NPM is led by FEMA's Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and The Advertising Council, and is a nationwide effort encouraging individuals, families, businesses and communities to work together and take action to prepare for emergencies. National Preparedness Month is supported by a coalition of public, private and non-profit organizations that help spread the preparedness message.

This year’s record number of coalition members are sharing preparedness information with their members, customers, employee, and communities. Members also spearhead activities that encourage specific steps for individual, neighborhood, and community preparedness.

The Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps will sponsor activities across the country throughout September. Ready is introducing several new PSA campaigns and Citizen Corps is presenting its National Achievement Awards during September. For more information on the Ready Campaign and Citizen Corps, visit Ready.gov and CitizenCorps.gov.

Get Free Preparedness Materials
DKI is stressing the importance of planning for disasters during its participation in National Preparedness Month, by providing you with information to help you, your family, and your business prepare for a disaster. Click here to request free materials from DKI and FEMA that will help you prepare.

Join the NPM Coalition
NPM Coalition membership is open to all public and private sector organizations for free. By joining the Coalition your organization would agree to promote emergency preparedness during the month of September.  Once you register you will receive access to the NPM Web site where you can find a toolkit that includes templates, resources, and tips to assist you with promoting emergency preparedness. You will also find an NPM calendar where you can post your events and see what other organizations are doing in your community.  In addition, can share your success stories and read about the successes of others.  

You can register to become an NPM Coalition Member by visiting http://ready.adcouncil.org.