Be Ready Before Disaster Strikes | National Preparedness Month 2025

September is National Preparedness Month — and this year’s theme is “Preparedness Starts at Home.” In this video, I’ll walk you through practical steps to keep your family safe during emergencies and disasters. From NOAA weather radios and emergency alert apps to family plans and go-bags, you’ll learn how to start building (or upgrading) your emergency preparedness kit today. What You’ll Learn in This Video: FEMA’s 4 Key Actions for disaster preparedness The best radios, apps, and tools for receiving alerts How to build a complete emergency supply kit Family emergency planning made simple My personal must-have gear for 2025 Helpful Links & Resources: National Preparedness Month 2025 Gear (Affiliate): https://amzn.to/4nMwPil As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases. Midland NOAA Weather Radio (Affiliate): https://www.avantlink.com/click.php?tt=pl&ti=9357&pw=422837&mi=19461&pt=3&pri=885 As a Midland affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. Raddy SW10 Emergency Radio: https://iraddy.com/products/sw10?ref=HamRadioHQ Use code "HRHQ10" to save 10% at checkout. As a Raddy affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. Baron Critical Weather Alerts App: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/baron-critical-weather/id673203129 Official FEMA Emergency Supply Checklist: https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2021-02/ready_checklist.pdf Find your local NOAA Weather Radio frequency: https://www.weather.gov/nwr/station_listing ✅ Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the bell icon for more ham radio and preparedness tips every week. 💬 Question for You: What’s ONE item you’ll be adding to your emergency kit after watching this video? Drop your answer in the comments below! Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - 4 Key Actions For Disaster Preparation 01:12 - Today's Focus 01:35 - Ways To Receive Emergency and Weather Warnings 02:42 - Have A Plan & Build A Disaster Preparedness Kit 03:42 - Recommended Weather Radios 04:20 - Other Preparedness Kit Items 16:15 - Build A Kit For Your Car & For At Home 15:35 - My Question For You 16:50 - Outro ⬇️GEAR I USE⬇️ –––––––––––––––––––– ★★As an Amazon Affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases.★★ 🛒Many Things I Use Can Be Found In My Amazon Storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio 🥾Check Out My My Ultra Portable POTA Kit: https://www.amazon.com/shop/ki5irehamradio/list/1S8JOQ9AJ4JQR –––––––––––––––––––– ⬇️LINKS TO OTHER STUFF⬇️ ★★All links are affiliate links where possible. As an affiliate, I earn a commission from qualifying purchases. These links help support the channel and make videos like this possible.★★ 📡ABR Industries (Affiliate): https://abrind.com/?sld=ki5irehamradio Use code "ki5irehamradio10" on qualifying purchases. 📡Alpha Antenna (Affiliate): https://www.alphaantenna.com/?aff=22 Using this link when ordering from Alpha Antenna helps support the channel. 📡Bridgecom Systems (Affiliate): https://www.bridgecomsystems.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Using this link when ordering from Bridgecom helps support the channel. 📡Ham Radio Prep (Affiliate): hamradioprep.com Use code "KI5IRE" to save 10% on qualifying purchases. 📡Radioddity (Affiliate): https://www.radioddity.com/?ref=ki5irehamradio Save $15 on qualifying purchases by using coupon code "KI5IRE" at checkout. 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use in the Shack (Only available for MacOS and iOS): https://www.dl2rum.de/rumsoft/RUMLog.html 🌐The Ham Radio Logging Software I Use Portable/POTA/SOTA: https://ham2k.com/apps/polo/ 🎵The Music I Use In Most of My Videos (Non-Affiliate): https://artlist.io/ ⬇️FOLLOW ME ON OTHER PLATFORMS⬇️ 🌎My Blog: https://ki5ire.weebly.com 🎥Subscribe for More Content: youtube.com/@HamRadioHQ2 🌎KI5IRE Ham Radio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HamRadioHQ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/HamRadioHQ/ 📡X (formerly Twitter): https://twitter.com/KI5IRE 📡Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ki5ire-ham-radio 📡Join the KI5IRE Ham Radio Discord: https://discord.gg/mpqnu58eJz #HamRadio #NationalPreparednessMonth #EmergencyPreparedness