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Preparedness Starts at Home, the 2025 theme, focuses on getting back to the essentials of preparedness. Know your risk – know what could happen where you and your family live. This helps you figure out what you need to do to stay safe. You can explore various disasters and emergencies on Ready.gov.  Having enough food, water and medicine can help you stay safe and comfortable until help arrives.  Build a go-bag with all the essentials you might need, so you don’t need to scramble in an evacuation situation. Find a list of supplies at Build A Kit.