Emergency Preparedness Programs
The American Red Cross in Connecticut offers a variety of free programs to help children, adults, and organizations better prepare for emergencies.
American Red Cross disaster preparedness trainings shared with millions are available virtually or in person! Presentations are being offered by the Red Cross Connecticut-Rhode Island Region’s Preparedness Volunteers at no charge. Simply fill out the registration form to request a presentation!
Working smoke alarms decrease the risk of death from home fire by 50 percent. The Red Cross Home Fire Campaign seeks to end home fires by installing free smoke alarms in homes across the country. Learn more about this campaign and how to request free smoke alarms for your home by visiting our region’s Home Fire Campaign page.
Prepare with Pedro is a 30- to 45-minute preparedness education program for grades K-2 that teaches students how to "be prepared" and "take action" for home fires, a local hazard, or health safety like washing your hands.
Prepare with Pedro
Be Red Cross Ready is a preparedness education curriculum for adults designed to help people understand, prepare for, and respond appropriately to disasters. The curriculum has the option to mix and match emergency preparedness modules on relevant local hazards for your community.
Ready Rating is a free, web-based membership program designed to help businesses and organizations become better prepared for emergencies by assessing current readiness levels and providing customized recommendations. For more information, register for an informational presentation.
Hands-Only CPR is a free, easy to learn 30-minute presentation designed to teach individuals of all ages how to deliver lifesaving CPR care without rescue breaths. Completing a Hands-Only CPR course does not result in CPR certification.
To register for full CPR classes, please visit www.redcross.org/take-a-class.
Be Red Cross Ready
Ready Rating
Hands-Only CPR
This all-inclusive app lets you monitor more than 35 different severe weather and emergency alerts, to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
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Or text: "GETEMERGENCY" to 90999
**Compatible with Apple Watch and Android Wearable devices
Do you need free smoke alarms or would you like information on how to make your home safer from fires? Please follow this link to make an appointment for an in-home visit: