Get CERT-ified

Want to assist your community during times of emergency? Become part of the New York City Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program. CERTs are located throughout the five boroughs and support first responders before, during, and after disaster. Training cycles are held throughout the year. Learn more about the program today!
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Count on Your Presidents

You may be all about the Benjamins, but when it comes to emergencies, the money that really talks is cash in small bills. Make sure you have Washingtons, Lincolns, etc., on hand in the event of disaster, since ATMs and credit cards may not work during an emergency.
Learn more about emergency supplies
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For the Love of Preparedness!

Valentine's Day is around the corner, but you shouldn't cut corners when making your emergency plan. Start by picking meeting places where you and members of your household can reunite after a disaster. Select one meeting place near your home, and another outside of your neighborhood, such as a library, community center, or place of worship.
Record your meeting places and other information on the Ready New York Emergency Reference Card
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Prepare for Floods

FEMA Private Sector Resilience Tip 2/2/15: Snow melt or rain can cause floods. Learn about your risk and how to prepare.

Visit FEMA on the web at www.fema.gov/private-sector, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

Don't Let Your Resolutions Run Cold

Have you kept your New Year's resolution to be ready? Keep up the good work by testing your planning skills with the Readiness Challenge, an online tool that puts you in a real-life emergency situation and challenges you to make quick decisions.
Take the Readiness Challenge
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Share Your Emergency Playbook

In the spirit of the Super Bowl, take the offensive; make sure your team (your loved ones, household members, or support network) knows what to do and where to find each other if disaster strikes. Your emergency plan is one playbook that shouldn't be kept a secret.
Learn more about how to make an emergency plan
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Emergency Alerts

FEMA Private Sector Tip of the Week  1/20/15: Use emergency alerts in your business crisis communications plan to inform staff about disasters.

Reach the ‘Corps’ of Preparedness in Your Community

Want to get your community involved in disaster preparedness? Join NYC Citizen Corps — an open network that uses outreach, training, and volunteer service to bring together leaders from volunteer programs, community and nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and government. Learn more about NYC Citizen Corps today!
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Online Flu Resources

FEMA Private Sector Resilience Tip of the Week 1/12/15: Use online resources to protect and educate your employees this flu season.

Be ‘Apptastic’ and Prepare on Your Smartphone

Think you're too busy to be prepared? Look no further than Ready NYC, a free app that helps New Yorkers make an emergency plan on the go. Find out who to call, where to meet, and what to pack.
Download Ready NYC for iOS
Download Ready NYC for Android
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Donate One to Help Save Three in January

Donate One to Help Save Three in January Did you know that one pint of donated blood can save up to three lives? This National Blood Donor Month, consider contributing to the emergency preparedness of the City. Find a blood drive near you, or schedule a donation through the New York Blood Center. Read the Tip of the Week online

Resolve to Be Ready in 2015

It's time for us to make a plan to be prepared next year.
Resolve to be ready these next 12 months with tips that are quite clear.
A plan, supplies, and registering for Notify NYC
are just some of the things that you can expect to see.
So get this calendar now before the year is through
And be ready for 2015 by starting the year anew!
Get the Resolve to Be Ready calendar
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