“Preparedness isn’t just about having stuff,” says Kelly Hayes.
Build A Kit | Ready.gov
These resources teach you to build an emergency kit filled with the items you need to survive on your own for several days after a disaster. After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency.
Offices of Emergency Management
While individual preparedness is vital, no one can prepare alone. Just as Ready Houston urges everyone to Make a Plan, Build a Kit, Stay Informed, and Know Your Neighbors, we would like to introduce you to our neighbors and partners in regional preparedness.
Personal Preparedness Planning - United States Department of State
The more information you have about personnel preparedness, the better you can cope with the variety of events you are likely to encounter at some point in your tours overseas and at home.
Cheat sheet: Your very short guide to getting packed up right now to evacuate
If time is short, here's how to get ready to fast. In case of emergency, however, remember that belongings can be replaced, lives cannot.
A Luxury Survivalist Community Is Tearing Itself Apart
They went to South Dakota to ride out the apocalypse at a ‘5-star’ bunker compound. They’re already at each other’s throats with HOA-style grievances.
We prepared for Ebola — but not this Ebola
“Preparedness cannot mean optimizing every investment for yesterday's epidemic,” write Krutika Kuppalli and Placide Mbala.
How to safely evacuate a wildfire
Evacuating a wildfire area can be scary, but experts say people can significantly improve their own safety with a little preparation and situational awareness.
California fire evacuations: How to prepare, what to pack and what to do if you're trapped
If you’ve been told to evacuate, officials advise you do so immediately — don’t wait.
Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp App - App Store
Download Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like…
Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp App - App Store
Download Disaster Preparedness TokyoApp by Tokyo Metropolitan Government on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips, and more apps like…
Wisdom in a World in Crisis: The Counterintuitive Need to Slow Down and Find Spaciousness with Iain McGilchrist
Community groups' 'vital' disaster recovery work undervalued, report finds
A new Western Sydney University report finds grassroots organisations are often the first and last responders, but often face burnout.
"the crucial step in crisis engineering is to re-establish a common view which corresponds to reality – to restore sense-making. Once that step has been taken, actually solving the problem becomes a tractable task, and without it nothing is going to work" -- @dsquareddigest.bsky.social
a failure of sense making
backofmind.substack.comDisaster preparedness in Japan 防災
Information in Japanese or multilingual (may include English). See separate collection for links specifically in English: semble.so/profile/aiueo.ooo/collections…
Disaster preparedness (unsorted)
Related to disaster preparedness but not direct references. May be sorted into more specific collections in the future
Disaster preparedness in the US
Starting with some articles I saved during/after the January 2025 wildfires in Southern California
災害時に備えた食品ストックガイド：農林水産省
避難所生活で不足する栄養素とは 東日本大震災の経験に学ぶ非常食リスト - ウェザーニュース
熊本地震で「Yahoo!天気」が意外な活躍？ 断水・停電情報など投稿続出 ライフライン情報共有の場に
東京都防災アプリ
「東京くらし防災」・「東京防災」の閲覧
東京都防災ガイドブック（日本語版・多言語版）
【お知らせ】防災に関する調査（2026年）備え・実践編
【お知らせ】防災に関する調査（2026年）意識編
災害時「避難しない」4人に1人 20〜30代で特に高く
1世紀前と変わらぬ避難所の雑魚寝 災害大国日本でなぜ繰り返すのか：朝日新聞
Cheat Sheet: These are the steps fire victims need to take to make an insurance claim
What to do — and not do — when you get home after a fire evacuation
High winds and fires mean power outages. Here's how to prep
Evacuation terms can be confusing. Here’s what they mean and how to sign up for alerts
Every day is now fire season. Let's get you ready for the next wildfire burning near you
Cheat sheet: A quick roundup of SoCal fire coverage and safety resources
