Get Ready Middletown: Preparing for Emergencies

The likelihood that you and your family will recover from an emergency tomorrow often depends on the planning and preparing you do TODAY! Read the Office of Emergency Management’s guide (PDF) and FEMA's guide to citizen preparedness (PDF) to help you prepare for emergencies.

Flood Safety

Failing to evacuate flooded areas, entering flood waters, or remaining after a flood has passed can result in injury or death. Are you prepared? 

• Protect your property 

• Move valuables to higher levels 

• Declutter drains and gutters 

• Install check valves 

• Consider a sump pump with a battery 

• Keep important documents in a waterproof container. Create password-protected digital copies. 

• Purchase or renew a flood insurance policy. It typically takes up to 30 days for a policy to go into effect and can protect the life you’ve built. Homeowner’s policies do not cover flooding. 

Visit https://www.ready.gov/floods to learn more about flood safety. Pets are family too! Be sure to include them in your emergency plans. Visit animalemergency.nj.gov to find out more! Residents with disabilities or access and functional needs (or their families, friends, caregivers and associates) can provide information that would allow emergency responders to better plan to serve them in a disaster or other emergency. The information will be held securely and only used for emergency planning response. To register for NJ’s Register Ready program, call 2-1-1 or visit registerready.nj.gov.