Emergency preparedness: Protect your home and family
Learn how to make a household emergency plan, build an emergency go-bag, and sign up for Grand Island alert notifications before an emergency strikes.
Severe weather and extended power outages can affect any household with little warning. The Office of Emergency Management has produced this guide covering the three essential steps every household should take to be ready.
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[Narrator] Emergencies can affect any household. Severe weather and extended power outages can put your family at risk with little warning. But there are steps you can take now to protect your family and home.
[Narrator] Start with a household emergency plan. Decide where your family will meet, how you will reach each other, and what you will do if you need to leave home quickly.
[Narrator] Next, prepare an emergency go-bag with essentials: copies of important documents, medications, water, phone chargers, and clothing for three days. Keep it somewhere you can grab in under five minutes.
Related resources
- Ready Grand Island — Personal preparedness checklistA printable checklist of everything you need in your emergency go-bag.
- Grand Island Alerts registrationSign up for emergency notifications by phone, text, or email.
- Power outage safety tips for homeownersHow to stay safe and keep food, heat, and medical devices working during an outage.