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How do I prepare my family for a natural disaster or emergency?

Published: Jul. 29, 2025Updated: Aug. 9, 2025

There are two main things to consider when you’re preparing for an emergency:

What would you do if you had to pick up and leave your home with little notice? (For example, if a fire or flood made your area unsafe and you had to evacuate.)
What would you do if you had to shelter in place? (If leaving home became dangerous or you needed to quarantine.)

Both of these situations involve making sure you have everything your family needs on hand, easy to access, with backups available.

See our article Emergency Preparedness at Home: Is Your Family Ready for an Emergency? for tips on how to prepare, or follow Undivided's step-by-step walkthrough:

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If your family needed to evacuate your home or shelter in place, would you be ready? Use this step-by-step guidance to help you prepare everything you need to navigate an emergency or natural disaster.

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