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About America's PrepareAthon!

America's PrepareAthon! is an opportunity for individuals, organizations, and communities to prepare for specific hazards through drills, group discussions, and exercises.

National PrepareAthon! Day is September 30, 2014 and will revolve around taking the actions to prepare for these six specific hazards:
Earthquake
Flood
Hurricane
Tornado
Wildfire
Winter Storm
Campaign Goals

The goal of this campaign is to increase the number of individuals who:
Understand which disasters could happen in their community
Know what to do to be safe and mitigate damage
Take action to increase their preparedness
Participate in community resilience planning

What can I do?
Register to participate in America’s PrepareAthon! and provide details about the activities you’re planning.

Plan your own local community or organizational preparedness event

Participate in discussion forums online with like-minded community members

Learn the actions to take for disaster preparedness and practice them!
Where can I find more information?

For more information about disasters, preparedness, and ways to get involved in America's PrepareAthon!, visit http://www.community.fema.gov/connect.ti/AmericasPrepareathon



Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @PrepareAthon follow the conversation #PrepareAthon

To move people to action, the President, through Presidential Policy Directive (PPD-8), has directed all federal agencies to work with their stakeholders across the country to “coordinate a comprehensive campaign to build and sustain national preparedness, including public outreach and community-based and private-sector programs to enhance national resilience…”

http://www.community.fema.gov/connect.ti/AmericasPrepareathon

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