Start here
Be ready for every stage
Four equal paths. Whatever stage you’re at — preparing, in the thick of it, recovering, or building connection — start here.
Step 1 · Get ready
Before
Prepare your home, your plan and your people while it’s calm.
Right now · It’s happening
During
What to do when fire, flood or storm is on its way.
Step 3 · Recover
After
Get support, clean up safely and look after each other.
Always · Together
Your community
Connection is preparedness — know your street and your local groups.
Tools & resources
Plans, maps and guides
Your community
The people nearby are your first responders
In the first hour of any emergency, neighbours help neighbours. Connection isn’t a nice-to-have — it’s preparedness that works.
Know your street
The people three doors down matter more than any agency in the first hour.
Local groups
Volunteer brigades and units that keep the Valley safe.
Get involved
Preparedness is something we build together, before anything happens.
Local stories
How Valley households prepared, coped and recovered — in their words.
Connect locally