Personal Preparedness

When considering overall emergency preparedness, one must first consider their own emergency preparedness. Experts encourage individuals to be ready to take care of their own needs following a domestic disaster for at least 72 hours, and this number rises considerably with international disasters. Erie has developed a curriculum consisting of several individual skill sets to train participants in developing a survival mindset and the overall preparedness skills to care for themselves and their communities following a disaster, emergency, or crisis.