Personal/Family Prep.

The Emergency Management & Disaster Response Directorate’s Family/Personal Preparedness Program is designed to provide awareness, information, resources, and tools for our CGAUX Family to be prepared for emergency situations. With all of the assets available, the most important assets in the successful completion of the CGAUX mission are our members and their families.

The following Links will lead you to some of the most valuable training and educational resources available.

Are You Ready?
This is a step-by-step approach to preparedness by walking the reader through how to get informed about local emergency plans, how to identify hazards and how to develop and maintain an emergency communications plan and disaster supplies kit. Other topics covered include evacuation, emergency public shelters, animals in disaster and information specific to people with access and functional needs


Why Make a Plan - Your family may or may not be together if an emergency happens, so it is important to think about the situations and plan just in case.  Here are some tips on how to develop an emergency plan.

Emergency Preparation - How to prepare for an emergency.

Family Communications Plan - Emergencies can happen at any time. Do you know how to get in touch with your family if you are not together?

Build a Disaster Kit - A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of basic items that you and/or your family may need in the event of an emergency.

Kids Disaster Planning are games that will test your knowhow in a wide range of emergencies and teach you how to build the perfect emergency kit.

Build a Kids Kit - A supply kit for children

Pets – and let’s not forget our furry friends.

CGAUX – ID Card, Uniforms, Go bag, etc.
Recommended Emergency Bag Contents from Donna Cole, DVC-QC

For more information, go to BE PREPARED on the menu to the left, under ARTICLES.

For more information on Emergencies including Winter Tips, Heat, Hurricane, Tornado, Power Outages, etc., Go to WHAT'S NEW on the menu to the left.

Post Disaster Hygiene – Good basic hygiene and hand-washing are critical are help prevent the spread of illness and disease. This site will help ensure good hygiene in the event of an emergency.

For more information visit www.ready.gov