The most powerful step you, your family, and your organization can take is preparing for a disaster through planning and training. Forming a plan and training, all individuals involved, to use the plan helps to keep order and ensure that tasks are not duplicated or left undone. Planning and training helps organizations develop practical skills. We recommend that you contact local emergency assistance organizations such as the Red Cross. Many of these organizations will offer planning tools and training programs.

Planning

In planning for a disaster gather the entire organization for an active discussion. Develop a plan; you may use the emergency plan templates on the Emergency Plan page. Once a plan is developed your organization should run a drill to ensure that everyone understands their responsibilities. Use the links below to assist your organization in emergency planning.

Red Cross
Make A Plan
Disaster Tips
Emergency Preparedness Shopping List
Emergency Preparedness Kit
Preparing For All Types of Emergencies
Test Your Readiness

University of Missouri Community Emergency Management
Prepare.org

Training

Many organizations offer all types of training programs. We recommend that members of your organization have basic training in first aid. The following links will take you to emergency training course.

Red Cross Training
Capital Area Red Cross Chapter Health & Safety Training
SEMA Training
FEMA Training
National Emergency Training Center