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 …

Apply for FEMA Youth Preparedness Council

FEMA is looking for a few youth who are excited about preparedness and want to be leaders. FEMA’s Youth Preparedness Council members have an opportunity to share their enthusiasm for, and ideas and opinions about, promoting emergency preparedness and inspiring people to take action. The application period for the 2022 Youth Preparedness Council (YPC) just opened on January 24, 2022. …