Will you be ready if there is an emergency?

BCHD encourages all City residents to learn more about the types of emergencies that can happen in Baltimore and how to become more prepared. Visit the pages and fact sheets below for information on how to prepare for and respond to a variety of emergencies.   

Types of Emergencies:

Severe Weather/Natural Disasters                                   

• BCHD's code blue extreme cold 
• BCHD's code red extreme heat   
• CDC's extreme heat 
• Flooding                                     
• Hurricanes 
• Tornadoes 
• Winter storm     

Public Health Emergencies

• Bioterrorism 
• Chemical emergencies 
• Infectious disease   
• Radiation emergencies 

Other Emergencies - power outages 

• American Red Cross   
• FEMA   
• Ready.gov  

You can become more prepared by following these 3 steps:

• Make a plan 
• Build a kit 
• Help each other 

Preparedness Resources for City Residents

• Baltimore Office of Sustainability - climate and resilience   
• Baltimore City Health Department Health services card 
• Plan 9 (English) 
• Plan 9 (Spanish) 
• Home care patient’s emergency preparedness guide 

Preparedness Resources for City Businesses and Organizations

• Disaster safety for business 
• Fema.gov COOP 
• OEM resources for residents and businesses 
• Ready.gov/business 

Preparedness Resources for Special Populations:

For more preparedness information:

• A more sustainable & resilient Baltimore-get prepared 
• APHA get ready website 
• CDC’s emergency preparedness and response webpage 
• Do 1 thing 
• NOAA’s weather-ready nation 
• Office of Emergency Management - preparedness 101 
• Ready.gov​

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