Find the useful answer.

HOUSEHOLD READINESS

An emergency plan that works for your access needs

Plan support, communication, transport and care around the person who will use them.

HOUSEHOLD READINESS

Sanitation and hygiene during a water outage

Check the advisory, confirm toilet service and plan handwashing before supplies run short.

HOME SHELTER

Safe rooms and backyard shelters: plan before you buy

Understand the job, site requirements and questions to ask a specialist.

HOME POWER

Backup generators: essentials or the whole house?

Compare portable power, fuel generators and installed standby systems before requesting quotes.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

Emergency shelter: start with a tent or tarp

Learn to use portable shelter before trying to build one from natural materials.

PRACTICAL SKILLS

Basic bushcraft for everyday outdoor confidence

Start with shelter, familiar tools and a short practice session close to home.

AT HOME

A 15-minute household check

Find your plan, light and essentials; choose one small fix.

TOOL CARE

Care for a knife and touch up an edge

A controlled workspace and the right method for your blade.

OUTDOORS

Start and extinguish a campfire

Permission, preparation, small fuel and a cold finish.

WATER

Gravity water filters and purifiers compared

Compare household gravity systems by microbial protection, clean-water handling and preparation.

FOOD

Cooking without power: compare outdoor stoves

Choose no-cook meals or an outdoor stove based on space, fuel and household needs.

HOUSEHOLD SAFETY

Alarms, extinguishers & a way out

Check coverage and choose equipment that fits your home.

WATER STORAGE

Containers that fit your home

Compare carrying weight, capacity and storage space.

FOOD COMPARISON

Pantry, pouches or buckets?

Compare usable portions, calories, water and preparation.

DIY GO-BAG

Choose the backpack.

Start with what you own, then compare space, weight and carrying support.

Getting started

Preparedness for renters

Make room for essentials and plan the building details.

Getting started

Your fillable household plan

Download and personalize contacts, destinations, and care needs.

Power & light

What do youneed to power?

Compare backup-power types, understand watts and watt-hours, and estimate runtime for a noncritical constant load.

Car & travel

A car emergency kit for ordinary journeys.

Cover a delay and know how to get help before adding specialist equipment.

Communications

When cell service goes down.

A household communication plan for outages, congestion, and places without coverage.

Power & light

The right lightfor the job.

Compare emergency lighting types, budget choices, useful upgrades and buying criteria.

Food

Your emergency pantry: familiar food, organized.

Make a short meal plan before buying a big box of supplies.

Communications

Emergency radios: choose by the job.

Compare receiving alerts, nearby conversation, and satellite messaging before buying.

Water

Emergency water: how much, and how to store it.

Calculate a starting reserve, compare sizes, and set up a rotation you can maintain.

Leaving home

Your household evacuation plan.

Know where you will go, how everyone will travel, and which essentials must come with you.

Health

A first-aid kit you know how to use.

Start with basic supplies and good organization. Match the kit to your household and training.

Weather

Flood preparation: know when to leave.

A short starting plan with official guidance for the next decision.

Food

Keep the cold in.Know when to act.

A concise visual guide to refrigerator and freezer time windows, temperatures and food-disposal decisions.

Leaving home

A go-bag you can actually use.

Pack for the people, destination, and transport in your plan. Keep essential items accessible.

Weather

Hurricane preparation: make the leaving decision early.

A short starting plan with official guidance for the next decision.

Health

Your medication outage plan.

Prepare the information and storage arrangements your pharmacist will need to help you.

Weather

Your Monmouth County preparedness starting point.

Find your evacuation zone, check official weather information, and put the local details into your household plan.

Food

Meals without electricity.

Useful combinations from ordinary pantry foods, with less water, washing, and equipment.

Pets

A pet emergency kit with a real departure plan.

Prepare the carrier, daily care, and destination together.

Leaving home

Compare premade go-bags

6 kits by household size, carry weight and useful contents. Know what to add.

Getting started

Prepare in a useful order.

Start with what you have. Fill the essentials. Upgrade when useful.

Communications

Do you need satellite communication?

An optional layer for a defined coverage problem. Start with what you already own and what you need to communicate.

Temperature

Staying cooler when the power is out.

Use a cooling destination, water, and check-ins as the foundation. Treat equipment as support.

Temperature

Staying warmer when the power is out.

Prepare layers, bedding, and a warmer destination while avoiding indoor fire and carbon monoxide hazards.

Weather

Tornado preparation: choose shelter first.

A short starting plan with official guidance for the next decision.

Getting started

Use what you own. Find the gaps.

You do not need to buy a kit to take your first useful step.

Water

Water storage for small spaces.

Spread the reserve across a few accessible places instead of forcing it into one oversized container.

Water

Filters and purifiers: choose by the problem.

Clear-looking water is not proof of safety. Start with the source and the current local advisory.

Power & light

Power outage: your first steps

Work through the immediate priorities, then plan for a longer outage.

Checklists

Your household 72-hour starting checklist.

An interactive checklist you can also print.

Checklists

Go-bag & departure checklist.

An interactive checklist you can also print.

Checklists

Your power-outage checklist.

An interactive checklist you can also print.

HOUSEHOLD BASICS

Practical household skills

Practice with the supplies you already own.

PERSONAL SAFETY

Self-defense and awareness

Disengage, ask for help and choose practical training.

FAMILY READINESS

Children and babies

Pickup, caregivers, familiar supplies and a calm practice task.

HOUSEHOLD BASICS

Practical household skills

Practice with the supplies you already own.

PERSONAL SAFETY

Self-defense and awareness

Disengage, ask for help and choose practical training.

FAMILY READINESS

Children and babies

Pickup, caregivers, familiar supplies and a calm practice task.

WATER

Water

Storage and treatment.

FOOD

Food

Familiar meals and reserves.

POWER

Power and light

Lighting and useful backup.

HEALTH

First aid and health

Personal needs and planning.

CONTACT

Communications

Alerts and staying in touch.

SHELTER

Shelter and temperature

Plan for heat and cold.