Be Informed

Understanding emergencies before they happen helps everyone stay calm, make good decisions, and stay safe. Be Informed means knowing the types of emergencies that can happen in Pennsylvania, understanding alerts and warnings, and learning what to expect during disruptions like power outages, severe weather, or evacuations.

Pennsylvania faces hazards such as floods, winter storms, tornadoes, extreme heat, chemical incidents, and public‑health emergencies. Ready.gov and ReadyPA.gov emphasize that people are safer when they know the risks in their community and understand how emergency alerts work. For individuals with intellectual disabilities or autism, being informed also means having information in plain language, using visual supports, and practicing what to do so the steps feel familiar.

This provides simple explanations of common hazards, examples of emergency alerts, and resources to help individuals, families, DSPs, SCs, and AEs stay aware and ready.

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