Emergency Preparedness Awareness
See Emergency Preparedness information and resources here.
Prepare yourself and your families before, during and after an emergency.
Get involved and volunteer as a citizen-responder after a disaster.
National Association of the Deaf
Emergency Preparedness
Disaster Preparedness and the Deaf Community
Guides deaf, hard of hearing or latened deaf through planning for a disaster. It highlights the four steps for preparedness: (i) get informed, (ii) make a plan, (iii) build a kit and (iv) maintain your plan and kit.
Disability.Gov
Emergency Preparedness Tips for Deaf and HOH
Red Cross
Emergencies can occur at any time and any place. This makes preparedness critical to all citizens, and the deaf are no different. Be ready, have a plan and know what to do in an emergency. It could save your life.
Arizona/National Resources
For many years, your state government has been working to better respond to emergencies. Now, it's time to do your part.
Work with your family to plan for emergencies. Practice your responses and be "prepared to stay" or "prepared to go" when the time comes. Remember to stay informed with the latest state emergency news at http://www.azein.gov. This web site was created to provide Arizonans with real time updates during natural or human caused emergencies and disasters. For national emergency preparedness, you can visit FEMA’s web site at www.ready.gov.
Remember, your efforts now could make all the difference when it counts later. So please take the time to make your plan to stay safe – just in case, Arizona!
Arizona Emergency Information Network
The State of Arizona's official source for emergency updates, preparedness and hazard information and related resources. Bookmark this page to stay informed. We encourage you to also fan, follow and subscribe to AzEIN on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Blogger.
Arizona Local & State and Federal Resources (Look for information in your county.)
Online Information
We encourage Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens to sign up for emergency alerts in their county. These alerts are sent via text message or email and include updates on situations such as evacuation orders. Below are links to sign up for emergency alerts by county:
- Apache County
- Cochise County
- Coconino County
- Gila County
- Graham County
- Greenlee County
- La Paz County
- Maricopa County
- Mohave County
- Navajo County
- Pima County
- Pinal County
- Santa Cruz County
- Yavapai County
- Yuma County
The county notifications system will not include community meeting information. That information will be mentioned on social media or InciWeb.
InciWeb is the interagency all-risk incident information management system https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
- Once on InciWeb, select a fire and you can find contact information for who is managing the fire. It is the responsibility of the local agency to post information to the InciWeb website. Not all fires are posted on InciWeb, but the vast majority are.
Social Media Channels for Emergency Updates:
Following relevant social media channels can provide real-time updates on fires and emergencies. Below are links to the official pages of National Forests, the Arizona Bureau of Land Management, and the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management:
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Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management
Twitter
Arizona travelers can access the 511 traveler information line by dialing 511 from any landline and most mobile phones anywhere in the state. The Arizona 511 traveler information line can be accessed from outside the state by dialing 1-888-411-ROAD (7623) or 602-523-0244.
Community Emergency Response Team
Community Emergency Response Team training is a Federal Emergency Management Agency initiative that educates citizens about the hazards they face in their community and trains them in life safety and other emergency services skills. Following a disaster, these citizen-responders use their training as part of a neighborhood or workplace team to help others when emergency services providers are overwhelmed or not immediately available. CERT members provide immediate assistance to victims in their area, organize other volunteers who have not had training, and collect disaster information that will assist emergency workers with prioritization and allocation of resources when they arrive.
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#CERT for Deaf and Hard of Hearing | ASL Emergency Preparedness (ARIZONA)
Discover how a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) built for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing community is transforming emergency preparedness with ASL training, accessibility, and inclusive response strategies.
This video highlights the development of a groundbreaking Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) designed specifically for the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing (D/HH) community. The project showcases inclusive strategies that make emergency preparedness, response, and recovery more accessible through American Sign Language (ASL) training modules, workshops, and direct collaboration between responders and the D/HH community.
By bridging communication gaps and empowering individuals with life-saving, accessible resources, this initiative strengthens resilience, reduces response time inequities, and ensures equitable access to critical emergency services. Watch to see how this effort is helping build trust, improve communication, and create safer, more inclusive communities.
For more information, please contact William "Billy" Johnson ([email protected]) to apply for this training. Please note, Billy is only responsible for Mohave county. If you are interested in this, but live elsewhere, feel free to email Reena Banerjee, [email protected].
Learn more about the program here (https://www.rit.edu/geoinfosciencetech/nsf-civic).
Arizona Division of Emergency Management
Helping prepare Arizona citizens for emergencies, protecting their lives and property, and coordinating the state's emergency preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery efforts when disaster strikes.
Ready
Launched in February 2003, Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. The goal of the campaign is to get the public involved and ultimately to increase the level of basic preparedness across the nation.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from and mitigate all hazards.
ADA Emergency Preparedness Guide
Emergency Management - Chapter 7
FEMA Providing Access to Survivors with Disabilities
ASL interpreters at Disaster Recovery Centers
Federal Communications Commission
FCC Public Notice for Accessible Emergency Information
U.S. Fire Administration/FEMA
Working for a Fire-Safe America
Fire Safety for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
ADA Guide for Local Government
CEPIN Videos: Consumers and Responders
Disaster Preparedness for Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind People
How to Respond to Emergencies with Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Deaf-Blind People
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Emergency Preparedness and Response -
ASL Videos on Hurricanes
Illinois Emergency Preparedness Tips - ASL Videos
IDHHC in collaboration with the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) has developed a series of Emergency Preparedness ASL videos. For additional Emergency Planning tips by IEMA, please go to IEMA's website.
DEAF Inc.'s Emergency Kit Preparedness Video
Red Cross - ASL Preparedness Video
Working with the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region, students from Gallaudet University have created a video where they describe how to create an Emergency Preparedness Kit.
FEMA Video on Preparedness
Annmarie Buraczeski represents the New Jersey Association of the Deaf and also the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). In this video she shares her personal experience with Superstorm Sandy and talks about what steps to take in preparation for a storm.