The American Red Kern Chapter is committed to helping you, your family and your coworkers be prepared to respond in emergency situations.

Be Red Cross Ready highlights three important steps to preparing for disaster:

Make a Plan

Make a family communication plan that includes an evacuation plan and coordinates with your school, work and community communication plans. Practice this plan with your entire family.

Get a Kit

Build a disaster supplies kit that includes enough supplies for each family member for three days. Remember to check your kit every six months.

Be Informed

Know what may happen and how you can help

Learn what disasters or emergencies may occur where you live, work and play and how they can affect you, your family and community

Identify how authorities will notify you and how you will get important information

Learn what you can do to prepare by taking first aid, CPR and disaster training

Share what you have learned

Each family member should carry an Emergency Contact Card that inlcudes contact information for each household member, such as work, school and cell phone numbers.

Request a Speaker

Schools, churches, retirement homes, businesses, or any other public or private organizations are invited to call the Kern Chpater and ask for a free presentation. The presentation can be general or hazard specific, for children, senior citizen or ages in between. All presentations are free of charge and can last one-half hour to one hour.

To request a Red Cross representative to speak at or attend an event, or to schedule a disaster preparedness education presentation, please email your event's information to mailto:redcross.speakers@sdarc.org?subject=Red Cross Speaker Request.

Presenation can be done in English and Spanish

Learn how to make a disaster kit: