National Preparedness Month 2025: Preparedness Starts at Home

September is National Preparedness Month, observed by FEMA’s Ready Campaign since 2004 to encourage Americans to prepare for emergencies. The 2025 theme, Preparedness Starts at Home, emphasizes foundational steps individuals and families can take to stay safe.

Key actions include understanding local risks, creating a family emergency plan, building an emergency supply kit with food, water, and medicine, and engaging in community preparedness through training, first aid, or CERT programs. Public health communicators can use Ready.gov resources and graphics to help communities reduce disaster-related injuries, costs, and stress while promoting resilience and readiness at home and in local neighborhoods. Find FEMA’s campaign here.