September is National Preparedness Month

PULLMAN, Wash. — September is National Preparedness Month (NPM), and the Pullman Police Department is encouraging all citizens to be prepared in the event on an emergency.

One of NPM’s key messages is to be prepared in the event of an emergency so you can be self reliant for three days without utilities and electricity, water service, access to a supermarket or local services, or possibly even without response from police, fire or rescue.

Citizens are encouraged to start preparing with these important steps:

Be informed about emergencies that could happen in your community, and identify sources of information in your community that will be helpful before, during and after an emergency.
Make a plan for what to do in an emergency
Build an emergency supply kit.
Get involved.

The Pullman Police Department provides emergency preparedness tools and resources on their website at www.pullman-wa.gov/police; just clock on “Information for Citizens” and then “Emergency Preparedness” on the left side menu of the screen. Information is also available in the Police Department lobby. Pullman residents are also encouraged to sign up to receive emergency notification from the Whitman County and City of Pullman Emergency Alert System; sign up by clicking on the “Emergency Notification System” on the Pullman Police Department’s website.

The Pullman Police Department provides citizens with emergency information, updates, reminders, road closure information and more via Facebook and Twitter.

More information on about National Preparedness Month can be found at www.ready.gov.