Act

Act upon your plans. Practice and build upon them. Organize with your communities and family to exercise your plan. Some suggestions to activate your plans may include:

• Practice your plans with your family and community.

• Revise and build upon them.

• Build relationships within your community.

• Check your emergency kits and rotate your supplies to ensure they are not expired.

• Continue to build your “go bags” or emergency supplies and customize them to better fit the needs of your family members and communities.

• Take a CPR course through your local health department, community organization, or local chapter of the American Red Cross. (http://www.redcross.org/)

• Join your Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) to learn more about disaster response skills and be active in other emergency preparedness projects in your area. (https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/)