September 2026 Preparedness Page

Upcoming Events

Stake hosted Red Cross blood drive at the Stake Center on Thursday the 17th of September.  Sign up to donate on the Red Cross web site.  There is always a need for blood.  Your donation is very important and appreciated.

On the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm the city has a preparedness class. The class is held in the auditorium on the second floor of the library.  Topics vary but are timely preparedness topics.

School has started and now would be a good time to review your family’s emergency plan.  A good time to review your family plan might be in a Family Home Evening, Family Council setting or some other family gathering.  Review what each family member should do if and when an emergency occurs.  

If your family has children in school, check with the school administrators to find out what the school procedure is for handling emergency situations.  If you or a guardian is not able to pick up your child from school, make the necessary arrangements so that someone else can pick up your child.  If you have children in a day care center, verify with the day care center what their emergency procedures are.

If you have children with cell phones, texting and/or social media might be an option too stay in contact.  However, be aware of school procedures regarding students and cell phones.  Also be aware that if the emergency has destroyed cell phone towers, cell phone service will not be available.  If cell service is available, short text messages have a better chance of getting though than voice communication.  If government or official agencies need to use the cell phone system, service could be limited or non-excitant.

In any event each family member should know what he/she should do if an emergency occurs.  Establish procedures to handle cases where dad and/or mom is at work or out of town and is not able to get home.  Your family should have an out of state contact that can relay status and messages regarding your family condition.

Subscribe to Spanish Fork City’s EverBridge alert system through “Spanish Fork City Alerts”.  When a large scale emergency or disaster occurs, the city will alert families through this system with a phone call, text, email or with other procedures if needed.

Together develop a plan so that all family members know what to do in an emergency.  When emergency situations are talked about and a plan is developed, family members will be more confident and reassured in these situations.

“For the righteous the gospel provides a warning before a calamity, a program for the crises, a refuge for each disaster.”  (Welfare conference address, October 1, 1966)