Happy young woman stretching for her morning jog. Title: Well-Being, Are your body and mind ready for difficult times?

May 2025: Healthy, Happy, and Ready

Many of us know the importance of first aid training and supplies. We may even have some over-the-counter medicines and bandages in our disaster supply kit. But before you can help others, you need to care for your own mental, emotional, and physical wellness. If you were to stop somebody on the street and ask them, “What are the pillars …

Illustration of state of Utah with seismograph lines implying an earthquake. Hand holding a mobile phone with text message, "Family Text Group, is everyone OK?" Image title: Mobile Phones Will they work?

April 2025: Communication – Phone Feasibility

In April, we focus on the Great Utah ShakeOut and emergency communication. As we’re preparing for the biggest earthquake drill in the state, you might ask, “Will mobile phones work in an earthquake or other disaster?” The answer is … maybe.  If your phone doesn’t lose power, if the cell towers are still functioning, and if the networks are not …

This picture has an image of a hand writing on a calendar. The following words surround the image, "Set Personal Deadlines to complete specific preparedness steps. A goal without a plan is just a dream. The Be Ready Utah logo and Division of Emergency Management logo also are near by.

December 2024: Resolve to be Ready – Preparedness Basics

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 …

This image shows someone holding money and a checklist and in the background some disaster supply items. And the words on the image say "Be Informed First. Learn what you are preparing for and why so you dont waste time and money.

November 2024: Be Informed Before You Buy and Holiday Preparedness Gifting

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 …

Image of woman in an upside down kitchen with the words, Emergency Power: Don't let your world be turned upside down. Have Power Backups to keep your life going.

October 2024: Cybersecurity Awareness Month & Power Outage Tips

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 …

Image of a 4 by 6 album with copies of important documents in it. Image of a flash drive. Text says document preparedness, keep copies of documents in emergency kits in a 4X6 photo album. Store everything else on a flash drive.

September 2024: National Preparedness Month & “What’s up, Docs?”

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 …