September is National Preparedness Month

Sharing information from the?Washington State Military Department?s Emergency Management Division.

Washington EMD has published a Prepare in a Year booklet that will help walk you through 12 important steps for disaster preparedness. It?s as simple as completing one preparedness activity a month. By the end of 12 months, if you do the one activity a month you and your family will be much better prepared for possible emergencies and disasters.

By completing the monthly activity outlined in the Prepare in a Year calendar you will also begin thinking of disaster preparedness not as a checkbox, something to do once and never again, but rather a continual process of learning, restocking supplies and encouraging others to be prepared. One hour of disaster preparedness activity a month, will help you be two weeks ready for disasters.?