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family headed out the door on an adventure using prepacked go bags

A Go Bag Isn't Just for Disasters. It's for Ord...

A ready go bag isn't only for disasters. Here's how a pre-packed bag helps on ordinary bad days, from a late-night ER visit to a winter power outage.

A Go Bag Isn't Just for Disasters. It's for Ord...

A ready go bag isn't only for disasters. Here's how a pre-packed bag helps on ordinary bad days, from a late-night ER visit to a winter power outage.

shoes on basement stairs along with survival kit and flashlight

A Tornado Emergency Kit for the Basement Is Onl...

Most tornado advice hands you one 72-hour backpack. A tornado actually needs two kits in two places, one for the twenty minutes, one for the week after.

A Tornado Emergency Kit for the Basement Is Onl...

Most tornado advice hands you one 72-hour backpack. A tornado actually needs two kits in two places, one for the twenty minutes, one for the week after.

woman dialing numbers on her cell phone to find out info on storm

Who Do You Call? The Emergency Numbers Every Fa...

Quick answer Keep four national numbers where everyone in your household can find them: 911 for emergencies, 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis, 211 for local community help,...

Who Do You Call? The Emergency Numbers Every Fa...

Quick answer Keep four national numbers where everyone in your household can find them: 911 for emergencies, 988 for a mental health or suicide crisis, 211 for local community help,...

An emergency contact card listing out-of-area, backup, and local contacts beside a phone showing an out-of-area contact, on a backpack during a rainy evening storm

Your Emergency Contact Is in the Same Disaster ...

Quick answer Choose an out-of-area contact who lives far enough away to be unaffected by the same regional emergency, roughly 100 miles as a rule of thumb. Add a second...

Your Emergency Contact Is in the Same Disaster ...

Quick answer Choose an out-of-area contact who lives far enough away to be unaffected by the same regional emergency, roughly 100 miles as a rule of thumb. Add a second...

woman deciding which foods are still good in her refrigerator during a power outage

Power Out 8 Hours? What Food to Throw Away and ...

Quick answer After 8 hours without power, throw out refrigerated perishables like meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, soft cheese, and leftovers, unless you moved them into a cooler with ice...

Power Out 8 Hours? What Food to Throw Away and ...

Quick answer After 8 hours without power, throw out refrigerated perishables like meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk, soft cheese, and leftovers, unless you moved them into a cooler with ice...

family making food during power outage

No-Cook Power Outage Meals: What to Eat With No...

What to eat when the power is out, using the food already in your cupboard.

No-Cook Power Outage Meals: What to Eat With No...

What to eat when the power is out, using the food already in your cupboard.

girl leaving her mom and going to her dads house

When Your Child Lives in Two Homes: One Emergen...

Preparedness advice assumes one house and both parents in the same room. When your child lives in two homes, the supplies are the easy part. Here's how to agree on...

When Your Child Lives in Two Homes: One Emergen...

Preparedness advice assumes one house and both parents in the same room. When your child lives in two homes, the supplies are the easy part. Here's how to agree on...

Pot of water at a full rolling boil on a stovetop during a boil water advisory

What to Do During a Boil Water Advisory

There are three kinds of water advisory, and treating one like another can make things worse. What to boil and for how long, what the tap is still perfectly fine...

What to Do During a Boil Water Advisory

There are three kinds of water advisory, and treating one like another can make things worse. What to boil and for how long, what the tap is still perfectly fine...

Grandparents and two grandchildren smiling together during a sleepover visit

When the Grandkids Stay Over: A Grandparent's E...

You already know how to take care of these children. What's usually missing is the paperwork: a signed medical consent form, a page of numbers on the fridge, and your...

When the Grandkids Stay Over: A Grandparent's E...

You already know how to take care of these children. What's usually missing is the paperwork: a signed medical consent form, a page of numbers on the fridge, and your...