About Prepare

Prepare is a free public guide from Lead the Way Logistics & IT, LLC in Killeen, Texas. It helps households get ready for emergencies with calm, sourced, practical steps.

Where the guidance comes from

Ready.gov and FEMA, the CDC, the American Red Cross, NOAA and the National Weather Service, the Texas Division of Emergency Management, and local emergency offices. Each checklist item and risk links to its source. Where we add our own suggestion, we say so.

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Privacy

This site does not set tracking cookies or store your answers on any server. There are no accounts, ads or analytics. Your readiness answers and checklist ticks are kept only in your own browser so you can come back to them; clearing your browser data removes them. When you follow a link to Amazon, Amazon may set cookies under its own privacy notice.

Printing

Printed checklists and results never include product links.

A note on two-way radios

FRS radios need no license. GMRS radios need an FCC license; one license covers your family members. Ham (amateur) radio needs an FCC license, which requires passing an exam. Encrypted or coded messages are not allowed on ham or GMRS. Check the FCC rules before you transmit: FRS, GMRS, amateur radio.

Safety

This is general information, not medical, legal or professional advice. Never run a generator, grill or camp stove indoors or in a garage. In an emergency, call 911 and follow local officials.