Hurricane Preparedness Blog

FEMA has a number of videos on its YouTube channel, covering topics from  hurricane preparedness to flooding cleanup.  The purpose of the channel is to help citizens prepare for disaster, provide a forum for the public to comment on disaster relief, and to provide insight into how FEMA operates.  When disaster does affect you and your family, it is helpful to know FEMA’s role in the community and what kinds of assistance may be available.

In addition, there are interesting archives on FEMA’s main page:  Thousands of easily accessible photos include those of Hurricane Ike’s impact, Hurricane Gustav’s impact, and Midwest flooding from earlier this year.     The main photo archive offers a helpful search function, which allows the user to enter keywords to view specific disaster-related photographs.

For current news regarding disaster information and assistance, access FEMA’s “News Release” page (which is offered in both English and Spanish).   Especially helpful for those communities that have currently undergone a disaster-related crisis, these press releases document actions currently undertaken by FEMA; for instance, they provide information on open disaster aid centers and disaster assistance availability for specific areas.

The FEMA YouTube channel and the multimedia on FEMA’s main site are two resources to help communities prepare and stay prepared.   Note that there is also a children’s portion of FEMA’s main site which provides multimedia specifically geared toward helping children prepare for disaster.   As you prepare for future storms,  these resources can help you and your family stay informed.