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Preparedness is everyone's responsibility. All sectors of society
- business and industry, civic and volunteer groups, industry associations
and neighborhood associations, as well as every individual citizen
and every family - should plan ahead for disaster. During the first
few hours or days following a disaster, essential services may not
be available. People must be ready to act on their own.
FEMA's Community and Family Preparedness (CFP) Program works through
a broad coalition of partnerships to ensure that everyone has the
necessary information and skills to protect themselves, their families,
homes and businesses from disasters. CFP is part of a network of
individuals and organizations that share ideas and rely on each
other for advice.
The CFP program encourages and supports the growing community of
professional disaster preparedness educators - emergency managers,
firefighters, volunteers, teachers and the many others who lead
community and family disaster preparedness efforts around the country.
The CFP program supports and promotes:
- All-hazard preparedness;
- Hazard-specific safety precautions and measures;
- Publication and information dissemination directly
to the public as well as professional disaster preparedness educators;
- Disaster education materials for volunteer
organizations active in disaster response and recovery;
- Disaster preparedness curriculum materials
for classroom use;
- Outreach to local community leaders through
national partners;
- Outreach to targeted groups including minorities
and special needs populations;
- Seminars for neighborhood associations;
- Materials for school presentations;
- Special seasonal disaster preparedness campaigns;
- Preparedness seminars for employees of business,
industry, and other organizations such as churches and youth groups;
- Applied research supporting community disaster
education and emergency public information.
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