{"id":24350,"date":"2022-09-01T14:47:57","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T18:47:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/?page_id=24350"},"modified":"2022-09-27T11:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-09-27T15:57:05","slug":"national-preparedness-month","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/emergency-medical-services\/national-preparedness-month\/","title":{"rendered":"National Preparedness Month"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-24350\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-24350-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-24350-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-24350-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-slider panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div class=\"panel-widget-style panel-widget-style-for-24350-0-0-0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-slider so-widget-sow-slider-default-6d39609536fd-24350\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slider-base\" style=\"display: none\" 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class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"next\" aria-label=\"Next slide\" data-action=\"next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-right\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-slide-nav sow-slide-nav-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" data-goto=\"previous\" aria-label=\"Previous slide\" data-action=\"prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<em class=\"sow-sld-icon-thin-left\"><\/em>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-24350-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center\">National Preparedness Month is an observance each September to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for disasters and emergencies that could happen at any time. The life you\u2019ve built is worth protecting. Use the resources below to prepare for disasters and create a lasting legacy for you, your family, and your agency.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"panel-24350-0-0-2\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-accordion panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-accordion so-widget-sow-accordion-default-2b55ed2807e6-24350\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t><h3 class=\"widget-title\"><h1 style=\"text-align: center\">Emergency Preparedness Resources<\/h1><\/h3><div>\n\t<div class=\"sow-accordion\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"week-1-make-a-plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-week-1-make-a-plan\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-week-1-make-a-plan\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Week 1: Make a Plan<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-week-1-make-a-plan\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-week-1-make-a-plan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Make-A-Plan-1.pdf\">Week 1 Flyer | Make A Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/plan\"><strong>Ready.gov | Make A Plan<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/prepare\/make-a-plan\/\"><strong>Virginia Department of Emergency Management | Planning Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Notification-Flyer-week-1.pdf\"><strong>National Preparedness Month Flyer | How to Plan for the Unexpected<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"week-2-build-a-kit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-week-2-build-a-kit\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-week-2-build-a-kit\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Week 2: Build a Kit<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-week-2-build-a-kit\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-week-2-build-a-kit\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Build-A-Kit.pdf\">Week 2 Flyer | How to Build an Emergency Kit<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/kit\"><strong>Ready.gov | Build A Kit<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/prepare\/emergency-kit\/\"><strong>Virginia Department of Emergency Management | Planning Resources<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Notification-Flyer-week-1.pdf\"><strong>National Preparedness Month Flyer | How to Plan for the Unexpected<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"week-3-stay-informed\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-week-3-stay-informed\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-week-3-stay-informed\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Week 3: Stay Informed<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-week-3-stay-informed\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-week-3-stay-informed\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Stay-Informed.pdf\">Week 3 Flyer | How to Stay Informed<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready.gov\/FEMA \u2013 <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/be-informed\">Ready.gov - Be Informed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/alerts\">Ready.gov - Alerts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-03\/ready_know-your-alerts-and-warnings.pdf\">Ready.gov - Know Your Alerts and Warnings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/2022-02\/fema_guide-for-alerts-and-warnings_2021.pdf.pdf\">Ready.gov - Guide for Alerts and Warnings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/plan-form\">Ready.gov - Communication Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/about\/news-multimedia\/mobile-products?utm_source=website&amp;utm_medium=ready&amp;utm_campaign=3.0_launch\">Fema.gov - FEMA App information<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>VDEM \u2013<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/know-your-zone\/\">Know Your Zone<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaemergency.gov\/prepare\/stay-informed\/\">Stay Informed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Weather Service - <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/\">National Weather Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/wrn\/dhh-safety\">National Weather Service I Weather Safety for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>American Red Cross \u2013 <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redcross.org\/get-help\/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies\/be-informed.html\">American Red Cross I Be Informed<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel\n\t\t sow-accordion-panel-open\t\t\t\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-anchor-id=\"week-4-test-your-plan\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header-container\" role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-header\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" id=\"accordion-label-week-4-test-your-plan\" aria-controls=\"accordion-content-week-4-test-your-plan\" aria-expanded=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Week 4: Test Your Plan<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-open-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf218;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-close-button\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sow-icon-ionicons\" data-sow-icon=\"&#xf209;\"\n\t\t \n\t\taria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"sow-accordion-panel-content\"\n\t\t\t\trole=\"region\"\n\t\t\t\taria-labelledby=\"accordion-label-week-4-test-your-plan\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"accordion-content-week-4-test-your-plan\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sow-accordion-panel-border\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2022\/09\/Test-Plan.pdf\">Week 4 Flyer | How to Test Your Plan<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Ready.gov \u2013 <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/testing\">Testing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/exercises\">Exercises<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/program-improvement\"> Program Improvemen<\/a>t<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ready.gov\/program-reviews\">Program Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Community.FEMA.gov \u2013<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.fema.gov\/PreparednessCommunity\/s\/?language=en_US\">Prepared Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.fema.gov\/PreparednessConnect\/s\/article\/Formalize-and-Test-Your-Preparedness-Game-Plans\">Formalize and You\u2019re your Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/community.fema.gov\/PreparednessCommunity\/s\/open-training?language=en_US\">Preparedness 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