National Preparedness Month (NPM), recognized each September, provides an opportunity to remind us that we all must prepare ourselves and our families now and throughout the year. This NPM will focus on planning, with an overarching theme: Disasters Happen. Prepare Now. Learn How.

Throughout NPM, the Office of Emergency Management and Safety (OEMS) will post daily content on this blog to help you prepare now – before disasters happen.

NPM weekly blog themes:

• Week 1 – College Preparedness
• Week 2 – Make a Plan
• Week 3 – Make a Kit
• Week 4 – Be Prepared

OEMS challenges you to subscribe to this blog by adding your email address to the “Subscribe to Blog via Email” text box on the right side of this page. This will ensure you not only receive emails for each NPM article, but also emergency preparedness articles beyond NPM.