Make Your Family Emergency Plan Today. Ensure that everyone in your household downloadsthe free FEMA app. (NAPSA)—TheFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urges Americansto take a few simple actions to prepare for a wide array of hazards by developing a family emergency communication plan and downloading the FEMA app. FEMAis encouraging people to take these actions in conjunction with America’s PrepareAthon!™, a grassroots, community-based campaign for action designed to increase preparednessandresilience. Oneof the ways to protect your family and prepare for an emergency is to start with good com- munication. A family emergency communication plan is critical to making sure the entire family knows whom to contact, how to reach each other, and where to meet up in an emergency. Visit ready.gov/prepare and download Be Smart. Take Part: Create Your Family Emergency Communication Plan. Collect the information you need, decide on the places where you will meet in case of an emergency, share the information with your family and practice your plan. In addition: *Create or update a wallet card with emergency numbers and an out-of-town point of contact. Make sure everyone in your family has their own card to carry with them. Know your community’s plans for evacuation and the evacuation route where youlive. Another way to protect your family is to ensure that everyone in your household downloads the FEMAappfor disaster resources, @ weather alerts and safety tips. The app provides a customizable checklist of emergency supplies, tips on howto survive natural and manmade disasters, and weather alerts from the National Weather Service for up to five locations anywhere in the United States. In addition, with the app you can: Share disaster damage photos on a verified photo-sharing platform. *Get directions to open shelters and find out where you can talk to FEMAin person. *Receive reminders to check your smoke alarm andreplace the batteries. Download the FEMA app for free on the iTunes App Store and Google Play (available in English and Spanish). Visit the America’s PrepareAthon! website at ready.gov/ prepare to download the Be Smart. Take Part: Create Your Family Emergency Communication Plan and visit fema.gov/ mobile-app for more information about the FEMAapp. Courtesy ofAmerica’s PrepareAthon! and the Federal Emergency Management Agency
