Week 5 (September 27-30) of National Preparedness Month focuses leads up to the National PrepareAthon! Day on September 30. One thing each week in NPM had in common, despite being different types of events, is that they all require preparation.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides useful resources to use for National PrepareAthon! Day.

You can take part in the PrepareAthon by:

Learning about your hazards and how to prepare
Create your account and register your preparedness activities
Download resources to help you plan and promote your preparedness activities

All this can be done by visiting http://community.fema.gov/