Be Prepared
Resources provided here will help you become better prepared for an emergency or disaster that may impact you or your family – at home or at work. A good starting point for being prepared for any type of disaster event is to ensure you have capability to receive alerts/warnings, have a communications plan and disaster supply kit, and to have plans to effectively take any of these four response actions depending on requirements of the incident type and the situation at your location:
- Evacuate (PDF)
- Shelter In Place at home or work (hazardous materials incident occurs outside of the home)
- Sheltering at Home (ex: severe summer weather, winter weather, or pandemic)
- Lock Down (PDF) Learn about active shooter response - Department of Homeland Security booklet
Emergency Preparedness Resources:
In addition to reviewing the emergency preparedness toolkit resources (pages) listed on the left, the resources below include direct links to documents or external websites to further assist in your emergency preparedness efforts.
- Free Publications for Emergency Preparedness from Ready.Gov Available in multiple languages.
- Burn Restrictions - Bismarck Fire Department
- Every Season to Prepare (PDF) booklet
- Flood Insurance Discount (PDF) - 15% discount available for residents within Bismarck and 4-mile ETA
- High Winds (PDF) (external link - pdf document)
- National Terrorism Advisory System (external link - Homeland Security)
- Power Outages Emergency Preparedness (external link)
- Special Populations (PDF) - plan for infants, elderly, those with functional needs (American Red Cross)
Links to Federal, State, and local Emergency Management partner agencies:
- Ready.Gov Federal Emergency Management Agency
- ND Department of Emergency Services
- ND Response
- Burleigh County Emergency Management
- Morton County Emergency Management
- American Red Cross (Emergency Preparedness - National Website)
- National Weather Service (Safety - Emergency Preparedness)