Disaster Preparedness Day Tips for 72-Hour Home Readiness

Use local preparedness events to close 72-hour gaps in your home plan, supplies, and outage readiness. Start today.

Use local preparedness events to close 72-hour gaps in your home plan, supplies, and outage readiness. Start today.

A Klamath Falls outage shows why every home needs a 72-hour power plan for food, lighting, and communication. Start now.

Learn what the Iowa blackout means for your home and build a calm, practical 72-hour outage plan today. Read more.

Use this 24-hour checklist to prep your home for a scheduled outage and strengthen 72-hour readiness for the next blackout. Read now.

Learn when hurricane season starts, why NOAA keeps the dates consistent, and how to build a stronger 72-hour plan. Prepare now.

Idaho has logged 20 federally declared disasters since 2016, with fire leading the count and flood close behind. Blaine County's new FEMA flood maps along the Big Wood River close for public comment August 25, 2026. Here's what both hazards mean for your household right now.

Texas has recorded 32 federally declared disasters since 2016, and Webb County's flood and fire history makes a 72-hour water reserve not a suggestion but a practical minimum for every household.

TVA’s grid stability review could affect costs and reliability. Learn what it means for your home and how to build a solid 72-hour plan. Read now.

With 351 federally declared disasters across the United States since 2021, led by severe storms, floods, and hurricanes, here's how to build a layered communication plan that actually works when cell towers fail and the internet goes dark.

Florida has had 39 federally declared disasters since 2016 — 18 of them hurricanes, including four Milton declarations in fall 2024. Miami residents face specific generator challenges: extended outages, post-storm heat, and fuel scarcity during back-to-back storms. Here's how to choose and set up the right portable generator before the next Atlantic storm forms.