Public Health Preparedness and Response

Is your family prepared for a tornado, hurricane, flood, or other disaster?

Emergency Supply Checklist

Check out what Orange County Emergency Management recommends. 

Make a Plan

Disasters rarely strike on your schedule so it is important to have a plan in advance. Your plan should include things like: 

• What are the safe places to seek shelter in your home?
• How will you contact your family, friends, neighbors?
• What should you do in various disaster situations (hurricane, tornado, fire, flood, etc...)?
• Visit Ready.gov for a downloadable plan and other helpful information to make sure you are ready in advance.

Preparedness Videos

This video, which is available in many languages, will help you to make sure that you and your family are ready for Orange County hazards, such as snowstorms or hurricanes. 

Video in ENGLISH, NO SOUND
Video in ENGLISH
Video in SPANISH
Video in MANDARIN
Video in BURMESE
Video in KAREN
Video in ARABIC
Video in KINYARWANDA

Food Safety Plans for Hurricanes

• Keep Food Safe After a Disaster or Emergency: (In 8 other languages in addition to English)
• Food Safety for Power Outages: (In 7 other languages in addition to English; poster/flyer linked below is linked from this page, and available in each of the 7 languages)

Links

• FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• CDC - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• SNS - CDC's Strategic National Stockpile
• NACCHO - National Association of County and City Health Officials
• Orange County Emergency Services - General 911 information
• ReadyOrange.org -- Information about shelters, storm kits, pets, and more

If you want to know more about how the Health Department prepares for emergency response, contact jbaird@orangecountync.gov.