🥫 February is National Canned Food Month, and here in Hawaiʻi, we’re celebrating all the ways canned foods keep us prepared, nourished, and connected to local flavors!
This month, take time to:
✅ Restock your emergency kit with canned essentials.
✅ Donate to your local food banks to help families in need.
✅ Try a new recipe with your favorite canned foods (Spam musubi, anyone?).
What’s your go-to canned food here in Hawaiʻi? Let us know in the comments! 🌴
#CannedFoodMonth #HawaiiPrepared #EmergencyReady #SpamMusubi #LocalPreparedness
📞 Happy National Call a Friend Day! 🎉
Do you remember your emergency contacts by heart? If not, use today as the perfect excuse to check in with your emergency contacts!
🌟 Out-of-town contacts are key for staying connected during emergencies when local phone lines are overwhelmed. Take a moment to:
✔️ Call a friend to catch up.
✔️ Confirm their contact info is up-to-date.
✔️ Write down their number in a safe place (just in case your phone isn't handy).
Preparation starts with a simple step—make the call today! 📋📲
#CallAFriendDay #EmergencyPreparedness #BeReady
☂Staff at DEM are staying prepared for the wet season by building their go bags and 14-day supply kits and keeping umbrellas, raincoats, and rain boots with them. How are you staying prepared for this wet season? #WetSeason #RainySeason
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update: Wildfire Safety
Join DEM and Firewise experts to learn how to take the first steps toward wildfire safety and enhance your community's resilience! Learn more at honolulu.gov/dem.
DEM hosted a mitigation strategy workshop to generate ideas for the City's updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan that will be published in early 2025.
💡 Learn more about the plan and give your input here: honolulu.gov/dem/local-hazard-mitigation-plan-update/
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update: What is a Wildfire?
Join us to learn about wildfires in Hawaii, preparedness, and the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update process from the Honolulu Fire Department and the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization.
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update: Hurricane Safety
Join us to learn about hurricane safety, preparedness, and the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan update process. Learn more about the plan and take our survey at honolulu.gov/dem.
❓Are you prepared for a hurricane?
❓Do you know what to do to ready?
Get these answers and more when you join DEM and Honolulu Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency for a live webinar on Friday, November 15 from 12:00 to 12:45pm! You can watch at facebook.com/OahuDEM or register to join the Zoom.
Register and learn more at www8.honolulu.gov/dem/local-hazard-mitigation-plan-update.
Oahu Prepared Webinar - What is a Hurricane?
👻 BOO! Don't get tricked into thinking Hawaii’s weather is always a treat!
Nothing is scarier than being unprepared for a disaster especially during #HurricaneSeason.
Stay informed by following the latest U.S. National Weather Service (NWS) forecasts and our social pages before and while heading out for trick-or-treating.
🎃 Have a safe and happy Halloween!
It’s National Checklist Day!
📝Checklists are an invaluable tool that helps us stay on top of our to-dos.
❓ Did you know you can also use them to get prepared for an emergency?
✅ Check an item off your list: Learn more about being disaster prepared to see if you and your family are ready in case you need to evacuate.
Learn more about how to be prepared at honolulu.gov/dem.
#checklistday #todos #NationalChecklistDay #ToDoList
According to a research by the NFPA (2021), almost three out of five home fire deaths were caused by fires in properties with no smoke alarms or smoke alarms that failed to operate. Decrease your risk by making sure your smoke alarms are present and working.
Read the full research findings here: https://www.nfpa.org/en/events/fire-prevention-week/fire-prevention-week-toolkit/smoke-alarms-in-us-home-fires
#FPW #SmokeAlarms #FirePrevention #NationalFirePreventionWeek #FireSafety #SmokeAlarmTips #HomeSafety #NFPA2021 #FireAwareness #SafetyFirst #EmergencyPreparedness #HomeFireSafety #FirePreventionTips #CommunitySafety
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