Weather/Emergency Information: Preparedness

Includes links to evacuation routes and evacuation assistance.

For those with any condition or healthcare issue who might need help during an emergency. Register by phone, online, or by mailing a paper form.

Available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, and French.

Check the links under Prepare for weather and disaster information.

Includes a hurricane preparedness guide and disaster preparation for historic properties.

Includes a downloadable All-Hazards Disaster guide.

Presents links to prepare for a wide variety of emergencies such as extreme cold to extreme heat and from floods to hurricanes.

Provides emergency preparedness information for a five-county region in Southeast Texas including Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, and Montgomery Counties, as well as the Cities of Galveston, Houston, LaPorte, and Pasadena.

Whether you plan to evacuate or not, here's what to do to protect your home and yourself ahead of a storm.
from Chron.com

Center for Disease Control site with information about specific types of emergencies (outbreaks, incidents, natural disasters, radiation, chemical, etc.) and for specific groups (older adults, children, people with disabilities, etc.).

The FDA reminds consumers to have an emergency plan and to take precautions for storing water and ensuring the safety of their food and medical supplies for themselves and their pets during and after severe storms (tornados, hurricanes, blizzards) and other events that can result in power outages, flooding, or road and business closures.

Includes information of storing and using insulin.

Includes links to a video and checklists to prepare for emergencies for individuals with functional and access needs.

Gives information about basic disaster supplies you should stock in your home.

Tips about what financial documents to have on hand if a disaster strikes.

FCC and FEMA page giving advice especially about cell phones before, during and after a disaster.

Guide from the Institute for Business and Home Safety covering retrofit ideas for the roof, wall openings (doors, windows, etc.) and the wall to foundation connection. Includes a checklist.

Texas Tech's National Wind Institute's guide with wind protection ideas for the family, house, business, community, and school.

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FEMA P-320 guide to help home or small business owners assess their risk and determine the best type of safe room for their needs.

If you must evacuate, take your pets with you if at all possible. You’re the best person to care for them. Also, as the American Veterinary Medical Association pointed out in its brochure about preparing for a disaster, if the situation is dangerous for people, it’s dangerous for animals, too.

The best thing you can do for your pets is to plan ahead so you are ready to care for them during a disaster.

When prepping for hurricane season, Houstonians need to make sure to include animals in their considerations.
from Chron.com

from American Veterinary Medical Association

from LSU School of Veterinary Medicine