Download the Preparedness Guide

Share this with family, neighbors, and caregivers.

Inside you’ll find quick steps to:

  • Make a plan and discuss it with your household
  • Prepare for special needs, pets, and medications
  • Create a family communication plan
  • Practice and update your plan
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Four quick steps

  1. Talk through key questions with your family: alerts and warnings, shelter, evacuation routes, and how you’ll communicate.
  2. Consider specific needs such as medication, equipment, dietary needs, languages, pets, and school-aged children.
  3. Create your plan using the FEMA form.
  4. Practice the plan and refresh it regularly.
Family Plan Form Know Your Alerts & Warnings

Local resources

  • Office of Emergency Management (OEM) on emergency planning, communication, and grant funding for infrastructure
  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) on disaster response training for residents
  • Perth Amboy Fire Department: Public safety demonstrations, CPR, and fire prevention training
  • Code Enforcement on flood risk maps, insurance, guidance, and mitigation

Get City alerts on your phone

Text 08861 to 888777 to opt in for updates about severe weather, major traffic, local events, missing persons, and more.

Reciba alertas de la Ciudad: envíe 08861 al 888777.