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Emergency Preparedness: Online Resources

National Resources

Ready.gov - Planning Resources, Tips for natural and man-made disasters, and the FEMA app for emergency warnings.

Ready.gov/plan - Step-by-Step Planning for Emergency Preparedness for natural disasters.

Ready.gov/pets - Step-by-Step planning for Emergency preparedness for your pets and livestock

Ready.gov/financial-preparedness - Tips and Resources for being financially prepared for a natural disaster.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) - Information about flooding, planning, and disaster recovery resources. Georgia is in FEMA Region 4.

American Red Cross - Find information about blood drives, CPR/First Aid Training, and volunteering.

American Red Cross How to - Step-by-Step plan for Emergency Preparedness

American Red Cross - Resource Directory - Find free and low-cost resources from food pantries to legal assistance by searching your zipcode

National Weather Service - Weather alerts and planning tips

Center for Disease Control (CDC) - Health related Emergency Planning 

Administration for Community Living (ACL) - Emergency Planning resources for individuals with disabilities and older adults

Southeast American with Disabilities Act (ADA) Center - Emergency planning and disaster resources for individuals with disabilities, including older adults with a focus on the Southeast. Easily accessible links to other regions of the United States.

Georgia State Resources

Links from the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency

GEMA/HS - Georgia specific emergency planning information, including hurricane evacuation zones.

GEMA/HS - Pet Emergency Planning Considerations

GEMA/HS - Insurance Planning

Georgia County Resources

Butts -- Sign up for Butts County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Clayton -- Sign up for Clayton County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Coweta - Sign up for Coweta County's "Coweta Alerts" System

Crawford - Sign up for Crawford County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Fayette - Sign up for Fayette County's Fire/EMS/EMA App for County Alerts - Google Play and Apple App Store

Fulton - Sign up for Atlanta and Fulton County's "FALCON" Alert System

Henry -- Henry County Emergency Operations Plan --- Sign up for Henry County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Jasper -- Sign up for Jasper County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Lamar -- Sign up for Lamar County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Macon-Bibb -- Sign up for Macon-Bibb County's "MBC" Alert System

Monroe -- Sign up for Monroe County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Muscogee - Sign up for Columbus's Alert System

Newton - Sign up for Newton County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Pike - Sign up for Pike County's "CodeRed" Alert System

Rockdale - Sign up for Rockdale County's "ROCKWARN" by texting "Rockdale" to 67283 or signing up online.

Spalding - Sign up for Spalding County's "Civic Ready" Alert System

Upson - Sign up for Upson County's "Civic Ready" Alert System

If your county is not listed - look here and contact your county's EMA to find out what emergency alerts are used in your county.

First Aid / CPR

American Red Cross - Hands Only CPR

American Red Cross - First Aid Kit

Apps to Download

Red Cross Apps - For Emergencies, First Aid, Pet First Aid, and information for blood donors.

FEMA - Disaster Planning, alerts, and recovery assistance

Videos