Be Flood Ready Spring rains can bring spring floods. Prepare your loved ones and your home from flood risk now, before the height of rainy season. Just one inch of standing water in your home can cause $25,000 of damage!
Get Involved--Volunteer! No one knows how to help a community prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies better than the people who live there. Volunteer with CERT and CARRT to work alongside the County to build a more prepared, resilient and equitable community. New volunteers are always welcome!
Low and No-Cost Preparedness Disaster preparedness doesn’t have to cost money. Low-and-no-cost preparedness can include learning about disaster risks in your area, photographing important documents for safekeeping, talking with your family about emergency plans, signing up for ArlingtonAlert, and more.
Teach Youth About Preparedness Talk to your kids about preparing for emergencies and what to do in case you are separated. Reassure them by providing information about how they can get involved.
Make a Plan Your family may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated and how you'll get emergency information. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find. Talk about unique needs in your household, like medications, languages spoken, medical equipment,
Build a Kit An emergency kit, also called a go-bag, grab bag, or disaster bag/kit, is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency that can help you be prepared. Build an emergency kit for your home, office, and vehicle.
Sign Up for Arlington Alert Register for free alerts about local traffic, hazardous weather, major events, and more!
Planning for Multi-Family Buildings & Frequented Locations Many emergencies and disasters occur without any warning. Since you can’t predict where you will be for disasters, it is important to have plans and supplies for the places you and your household go to regularly, like school or the workplace.If you live in a multi-family building, like an apartment of condominium, make sure to include building-specific info in you emergency planning.
Planning for Older Adults As an older adult, you may have specific needs during and after a disaster. It is important to consider individual circumstances and needs to effectively prepare for emergencies and disasters.
People with Disabilities Disability intersects every demographic group—there are people with disabilities of all ages, races, genders or national origin. And, disabilities can impact a person in a variety of ways—both visible and invisible. For people with disabilities and their families, it is important to consider individual circumstances and needs to effectively prepare for emergencies and disasters.