Promoting emergency preparedness throughout Utah
Local, national, and global events often affect you in unexpected ways. Inflation is one way you can be affected financially. To prepare for the future, people often make investments in things that hold value. They invest in the stock market, land, and in precious metals. Historically, people have also invested in salt, spices, silk, and even tulip bulbs! I saw …
It’s inevitable. Every time there’s a warning that an emergency or bad weather is imminent, grocery store shelves are emptied within hours. The essentials of toilet paper, disposable diapers, food, and water all disappear. People panic buy, often taking more than they need, and others are completely left without. One thing we teach at Be Ready Utah, is that when …
It seems inevitable that when we have ice, snow, and cold, there are going to be power outages. Have the means to keep your family safe and warm during a power outage or other emergency. One of the first things you can do to stay warm is to put on extra layers of clothing to trap and hold warm air …
Benjamin Franklin famously said, “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!” In Utah, we’ve seen flooding, flash flooding, wildfires, and severe winter storms. Nationally and worldwide, there have been hurricanes, tornadoes, supply chain disruptions, war, civil unrest, earthquakes, pandemics, and many other disasters. What are we going to see in the future? Will you be ready? This …
Be Ready Utah’s November topic is “Tools and Personal Items.” November also means a lot of travel, a lot of food, family, and friends, and the beginning of the gift-buying season. If you have an emergency preparedness mindset, you may already be thinking about practical gifts to give to those you love to help them “be ready” for possible difficulties …
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month. In our internet connected world, no one is immune from cyber threats, but you can do four simple things to secure your world and stay safe online. Check out CISA’s Secure Our World page, and Be Ready Utah’s Cybersecurity webpage for ideas to protect yourself, your family and your workplace. In addition to National …
September is National Preparedness Month. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) encourages everyone to take steps to prepare against disasters or disruptions of any kind. This year FEMA’s theme is “Start a Conversation“, and is encouraging our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander communities to prepare for disasters and build resilience before disaster strikes. Consider ways to engage these …
On April 4th we held the Be Ready Utah April 2024 Preparedness Webinar: “Help, Hydrate, and Hold On!”. If you missed the event you can watch the recording via the link above. The Be Ready Utah staff, in an effort to help Utahns “Be Ready” for future disasters and emergencies, present this free webinar recording covering the following topics: Please …
Here are a few important wildfire prevention and preparedness actions.
When disaster strikes, stay open longer and reopen faster with this FREE app to share business status and needs. Share whether your business is open or closed through the SABER web and mobile app, which is made available to emergency management officials to help assess impacts to the business community. This can be as part of your continuity and resilience plans for site …
