Send out an email or written communication with evacuation routes, emergency contact numbers and a general overview of the disaster response procedures. Establish a communication plan.

In the wake of climate disasters in Texas and California, city officials are updating their blueprint for extreme weather ...

Family Emergency Communication Plan. Practice your emergency plan with your family/household. Before a hurricane hits, make sure you and your family rehearse the emergency plan so you know what to ...

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS’s) Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has developed the nation’s first National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP). The plan will be the center ...

Talking to your kids about personal safety and emergency preparedness is important yet complicated. Finding the most appropriate approach can be difficult. The conversations involve potentially ...

Have regular conversations with your family members about your Family Emergency Communication Plan. Memorize important phone numbers. Make sure everyone, including children, knows how and when to ...

A Disaster Communication Plan can also be used to provide residents with important information such as evacuation routes, shelter locations, and emergency contact numbers.

When modern technology fails in the face of a disaster, sometimes it's best to take a more proven — if slightly older — approach. And few things are as tried and tested as sending someone to the ...

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) released the first ever National Emergency Communications Plan (NECP) on July 31, 2008.