Ready Campaign

1. Create a family emergency plan

Your family may not be together when an emergency happens, so it is important to plan in advance: how you will contact one another; how you will get back together; and what you will do in different situations. You can download a family emergency plan template from by visiting http://www.ready.gov/america/makeaplan/index.html

2. Put together an emergency supply kit

You may need to survive on your own after an emergency. This means having your own food, water, and other supplies in sufficient quantity to last for at least three days. Local officials and relief workers will be on the scene after a disaster, but they cannot reach everyone immediately. You could get help in hours, or it might take days. In addition, basic services such as electricity, gas, water, sewage treatment, and telephones may be cut off for days, or even a week or longer. To find a complete checklist of the supplies your household may need in the event of an emergency, visit http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/index.html

3. Be informed about the different types of emergencies that can happen in your area and their appropriate responses.

Learn about the hazards that may strike your community, the risks you face from these hazards, and your community’s plans for warning and evacuation. You can obtain this information by visiting http://www.ready.gov/america/beinformed/index.html

4. Get involved in emergency preparedness

The RCCC sponsors the Rowlett Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), Fate CERT, Rowlett Fire Corps, Rowlett Volunteers in Police Service (VIPS), Rowlett Explorer Post 1, Rowlett Neighborhood Crime Watch Program, and the Rowlett Amateur Radio Club. 

Former President George W. Bush established the Citizen Corps, a nationwide initiative encompassing public education, citizen training and volunteer programs through the USA Freedom Corps initiative.  We've met his call to service by establishing a local Citizen Corps in Rowlett. 

Everyone can do something to support your community’s law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, community public health efforts, and the four stages of emergency management: prevention, mitigation, response and recovery efforts. 

To find out where you fit in, click here.

The RQ (Readiness Quotient) test is a simple online survey to assess how prepared individuals are for an emergency.