Emergency Planning

Emergency Preparedness:  Where to begin...?  What should I work on first?

If the thought of preparing for an emergency seems overwhelming and you're not sure where to start, you've come to the right place.  The list below is a great place to start:

Note: For those with limited mobility, you may want to consider sheltering in place.

Now, this is quite a list, but do not despair. You don't have to do it all at once.  The first three items are priorities for every member!  

Remember what the Lord has said about learning by precept upon precept, line upon line.  Emergency preparedness is like that too.  Accomplish one thing at a time and eventually you'll feel - and you'll know - that you are prepared enough.  ...when ye are prepared "enough", ye shall not fear. 

Emergency First Care

You Are the Help Until Help Arrives!

FEMA has launched a nationwide program to teach ordinary citizens 5 basic steps in what to do until professional medical help can arrive .

Preparing Your Home for an Emergency

When we strive to organize ourselves and prepare ”every needful thing,” we'll be blessed with peace of mind (Doctrine and Covenants 109:8). 

President Spencer W. Kimball taught that we must be “anxiously engaged in a positive program of preparation.” It is not enough to hope for the best; we must prepare for it.

He explained, “The Lord will not translate one’s good hopes and desires and intentions into works. Each of us must do that for himself” (The Miracle of Forgiveness [1969], 8). 

The NEW Area Temporal Preparedness Guide's Planning for Disruptions Activity (page 8) is a great place to start!

Prepare your home for the most likely DISRUPTIONS.

Alternative Cooking Equipment (during power/natural gas outage)

Camp Stove

Propane or Natural Gas Grill/Stove

Butane Burner

Backup Power Supply

Generator - gas/propane/natural gas/solar

How to size your generator

Shutting Off Your Home's Utilities

Coming soon! Video on How to Shut Off Your Gas

Coming soon! Video on How to Shut Off Your Water Main