Neighborhood Emergency Preparedness Checklist: 14 Items
Coordinate voluntary neighbor communications and practical help without replacing local emergency authorities.
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๐ก๏ธ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: Record alert sites, nonemergency lines, and shelters.
Record alert sites, nonemergency lines, and shelters.
Notes: Respect consent and do not publish private contact lists.
Respect consent and do not publish private contact lists.
Notes: Offer help without collecting sensitive details unnecessarily.
Offer help without collecting sensitive details unnecessarily.
Notes: Avoid suggesting unsafe gathering during active hazards.
Avoid suggesting unsafe gathering during active hazards.
โ ๏ธ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Link to the issuing agency and timestamp.
Link to the issuing agency and timestamp.
Notes: Do not enter damaged or restricted structures.
Do not enter damaged or restricted structures.
Notes: Coordinate within personal capabilities.
Coordinate within personal capabilities.
Notes: Follow road closure and volunteer registration procedures.
Follow road closure and volunteer registration procedures.
๐ Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Record gaps in communication or supplies.
Record gaps in communication or supplies.
Notes: Follow local organization rules.
Follow local organization rules.
Notes: Keep contacts current and participation voluntary.
Keep contacts current and participation voluntary.
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Coordinate voluntary neighbor communications and practical help without replacing local emergency authorities.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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