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Be Prepared!
Report Suspicious Activity 1-800-492-TIPS

All Hazards Preparedness

The Office of Emergency Management (OEM) has specific recommendations on how you can prepare. They can save your life and your property! Go to Ready? Set? Good. to get started...

Prepare a Disaster Supply Kit
You will need the kit’s supplies if you are confined to your home. They are also valuable if you evacuate to a place other than a well-stocked shelter or if you’re unsure of the shelter’s supplies. Learn more about shelter-in-place and evacuation. And don't forget to include your pets in your emergency plan. Anne Arundel County Animal Control has important information on pet preparedness.

FEMA All Hazards Guide to Citizen Preparedness
This FEMA guide brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. You can also view FEMA's citizen preparedness DVD titled "Getting Ready for Disaster: One Family's Experience."

Car Preparedness
Your car is a key to your safety if you need to evacuate from a hurricane or other disaster. Here are some tips for what to do with your automobile.

American Red Cross Disaster Services
The best way to make your family and your home safe is to be prepared before disaster strikes.

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PRESENTATIONS

...for your community, church, workplace or organization. Learn which hazards threaten Anne Arundel County and how your family and community can be ready for any emergency. Call (410) 222-0600 to schedule your presentation.

Be Prepared in Case of a Severe Storm

Power Outages

Baltimore Gas & Electric Company has important information for you. Go to www.bge.com to view current power outage totals and to learn how BGE determines power restoration priorities.

Report Power Outages to BGE at 1-877-778-2222

Power is restored promptly repairing the points that serve the most users first.
Register in advance your medical need for power at BGE at 1-800-685-0123. (A letter from your doctor is required.)

Power Outage Safety

Generators used indoors, in garages or even outside under windows can kill.
Candles are a major cause of fires during power outages.
Chain saws are a leading cause of injuries after major storms.

Read about Generator Safety from the American Red Cross

Read about Power Outage Safety from the American Red Cross

Read about Chain Saw Safety from the American Red Cross

Don't WALK or DRIVE into water if you cannot see the road.


>> Turn Around Don't Drown
>>	Driving or walking into flooded areas is the leading cause of drowning in the United States
>>	NOAA Weather Alert radios can sound alarms in your home to issue National Weather Alerts

The Office of Emergency Management recently completed our All Hazards Mitigation Plan. Please view a draft version of our Plan at our Mitigation Page.