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WashU Emergency Management – National Preparedness Month 2025

Preparedness Starts at Home – Your Campus Home

At WashU, your dorm room, apartment, office, or lab is your “home.” National Preparedness Month is a reminder that small steps today can make a big difference tomorrow. Here are four ways you can prepare right here on campus:

1. Know Your Risk on Campus

• WashU is impacted most often by severe weather (storms, flooding, extreme heat), fire alarms, and power outages.
• Download the WashU Safe app to receive real-time WashUAlerts and stay informed.
• Take five minutes to explore your building’s evacuation routes and shelter areas.

2. Make a Personal Emergency Plan

• If you live in a residence hall: talk with your roommate(s) about where you’ll meet if you must evacuate.
• If you live off-campus: share your emergency contacts with family or friends.
• Faculty/staff: keep a list of key department contacts accessible outside of your phone/computer.
• Think about transportation—how would you get home, to a safe location, or to a hospital if needed?

3. Build a Campus-Ready Kit

• Students: keep a go-bag in your room with basics like snacks, water, a flashlight, extra chargers, and prescription medications.
• Faculty/staff: keep backup essentials in your office—comfortable shoes, chargers, water, and important documents.
• Everyone: consider what you’d need if you couldn’t access your room, lab, or office for 24–48 hours.

4. Get Involved – #AllOfCampus Together

• Take advantage of CPR/First Aid trainings offered on campus.
• Follow @WashUReady on social media for weekly tips this September.
• Be an ambassador—remind your classmates, peers, and coworkers that preparedness is part of our WashU culture.

Preparedness starts with you. Together, we are WashU Ready.

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Hazard preparedness

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