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September is National Preparedness Month. The New York City Office of Emergency Management (OEM) is in the process of planning a month of activities. This year, each week will focus on a specific theme related to emergency preparedness. The year's themes follow the recommended steps in the Ready New York guides (the City's emergency preparedness program) and the related events will work to encourage the general public to take that step:
- Thursday, September 2: Citywide Kick-off Event
- Week of September 5: Get a Kit: Build Your Emergency Supplies
- Week of September 12: Make a Plan: Pick a Meeting Point
- Week of September 19: Stay Informed: How to access important information
- Week of September 26: Get involved: Volunteer
During the week of September 12 we would like to specifically promote the use of cultural institutions as well known locations and as possible meeting places. As part of this promotion we are asking cultural institutions to offer a special deal to individuals who have completed the OEM Ready New York Emergency Reference Card. This deal would be available during the weekend of September 18-19 and only people who are able to show that they have completed their plan will be eligible to receive the special deal. Through the process of creating this plan, people will have taken an important preparedness step to create a family plan and designate a meeting place.
To assist with the management of this program, OEM or its volunteers, through the Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program, will set up a table at participating institutions confirm the completion of the card, answer questions, and distribute the promotional deal.
OEM will promote this initiative via its various listserves, partner agencies, newsletters, and website both prior to and during the month of September.
Also, during the September 2nd kickoff, an event that reaches over 80,000 people, OEM will have materials promoting all of the partner agencies working with us on during National Preparedness Month.
Please contact Chris Matousek to learn more or to become a partner in this initiative. To learn more about Ready New York, please visit www.nyc.gov/readynewyork.
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