How to Use this Toolkit
This preparedness toolkit contains messages and graphics you can share with family, friends, members of your community and other people in your social circles on your social media channels, in emails, newsletters and more. You can either copy the messages directly or customize them.
Download the Toolkit and Graphics
An expanded version of the Toolkit can be downloaded below.
- 2025 NPM Graphics
- 2025 NPM Toolkit (PDF)
- 2025 NPM Toolkit (Word)
National Preparedness Month 2025 Theme
This year’s National Preparedness Month theme is Preparedness Starts at Home. We are asking people to take four key actions to prepare for any disaster they may face:
- Know the different types of emergencies that could happen and appropriate responses to stay safe.
- Make a family emergency plan.
- Build an emergency supply kit.
- Get involved in their community by taking action to prepare for emergencies.
National Preparedness Month 2025 Theme Messages to Share
Feel free to customize these messages and scenarios to fit your needs.
- National Preparedness Month is a great time to take small steps to make a big difference in being prepared. Getting yourself, your family and your home ready for emergencies like home fires, power outages and local floods means you’re more prepared for disasters like wildfires, flash flooding, hurricanes and more.
- We all have responsibilities for our families, pets, neighbors and communities. By taking steps now, you can be in control of both your safety and those you care about before, during and after a disaster. Think about what you’ll need and how the people in your social circles can help each other. A great place to start is by knowing the risks where you are. Then, make a plan and build an emergency supply kit to help keep yourself and those you love safe and comfortable during and after a disaster. Finally, get involved by keeping up to date with your community’s emergency and disaster plan and working with neighbors to prepare.
- When making your plans, make sure you consider any unique needs of those you care for, whether it be medical conditions, loved ones with disabilities, your pets, and any neighbors who might need help getting prepared.
Sample Social Media Text
Use these messages and graphics on your social media during National Preparedness Month and beyond. We encourage you to customize the messages to meet your needs! Use the hashtag #PreparednessStartsAtHome to help spread the word.
- Does your family know what to do when a disaster strikes? Readiness starts at home. Create an emergency plan today:
- Establish meeting points
- Assign responsibilities
- Practice evacuation routes
- Create a communication plan
- Different seasons bring different challenges. As we enter hurricane season, make sure you're ready with a checklist of disaster supplies. What's on your list? #PreparednessStartsAtHome
- When the lights go out, will you be ready? Readiness starts at home with these power outage essentials:
- Battery-powered radio
- Flashlights and extra batteries
- Portable charger for phones
- Non-perishable foods
- Today's Prep Tip: Keep emergency contact cards in everyone's wallet and backpack. Include an out of state contact - often easier to reach during local emergencies. #PreparednessStartsAtHome
- #DYK: Many emergency rooms see surges in preventable injuries after disasters? Readiness starts with a well-stocked first aid kit and basic medical training. #PreparednessStartsAtHome
- Battery Check Day! Replace smoke detectors, check flashlights, rotate portable chargers. Small actions = BIG preparedness. #PreparednessStartsAtHome
- What's in your car kit? Readiness starts with you but extends everywhere you go!
- Your furry family members need their own emergency kits. Readiness starts at home for EVERY member of your household. Include:
- 7-day food and water supply
- Medications and medical records
- First aid supplies
- Collar with a tag harness and leash
- If you stay ready, you don’t have to get ready. Find your local @NWS office https://www.weather.gov/ to receive the latest updates before, during, and after hazardous weather. #PreparednessStartsAtHome