FEMA’s Ready Campaign is celebrating National Preparedness Month, an annual time for everyone to take preparedness seriously. The theme for 2026 is “Americans Stand Ready”, which captures how Americans take pride in their ability to protect themselves and their families and work together to recover from disasters. More.

In 2026, artist Wolly McNair was selected to create a comic book to educate teens and the general public about emergency preparedness topics. Using the Ready Raleigh guide for disaster preparedness as a starting point, he will write and illustrate a comic book for the City to print and distribute. More.

To help mark National Preparedness Month in September, the Postal Service is encouraging employees to prepare or refresh their home disaster kit. A household disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your family may need in the event of an emergency. More.

September is National Preparedness Month, and the American Red Cross is sharing tips on how people can prepare before a disaster or emergency occurs. The organization urges families to take action now, saying disasters can strike anytime and anywhere. More.

September is National Preparedness Month, a time when we are reminded that emergencies can happen at any moment. For more than 20 years, the Ready Campaign has encouraged individuals to take practical steps before disaster strikes. More.

Twenty-five years after September 11th, 2001, it is still difficult to contemplate what happened without first thinking about the people. The firefighters and police officers who ran toward the World Trade Center, the emergency managers and health professionals trying to make sense of an inconceivable situation. More.

Twenty-five years after 9/11, New York City’s rebuilt skyline testifies to our national resilience, as do repairs at the Pentagon. But honoring those who sacrificed so much and remembering the fallen is not preparedness. More.

Recently, while looking for some documents, I found a New York City Metro card. It is marked 9:21 a.m., September 11, 2001. It is a small, ordinary object from the last morning America still believed certain things could never happen here. More.