To prepare for severe weather or potential disasters, take these simple steps:

Establish a family communication plan

Choose someone out of the area as a central contact, in case your family is separated. Most importantly, practice your emergency plan in advance.

Charge your wireless phone

and get a portable phone charger ready in case of power outages.

Program emergency contact info

into your wireless phone.

Take advantage of the camera

on your smartphone to take, store and send photos and video clips of damage to your insurance company.

Forward your home number

to your wireless number in the event of an evacuation.

It's important that you and your families fully prepare for any situation. Check out the following tips to better perfect your disaster preparedness plans.

Prepare your home. If you’re at risk for winter storms, install insulation and learn how to keep pipes from freezing. In hurricane-prone areas, consider installing hurricane shutters.

Pay attention to weather reports or sign up for your community’s warning system; the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio are also great options.

Gather supplies in case you need to stay home for several days without power. Keep in mind each person’s specific needs, including medication. Don’t forget the needs of pets!

Keep important documents in a safe place or create password-protected digital copies.

For more helpful tips, visit https://www.ready.gov/.

If you or your family are affected by a disaster, please visit att.com for more information on how AT&T can help and click here to learn more about AT&T disaster recovery customer relief and tips.

Planning for your business

It’s essential our customers proactively plan to help minimize any potential impact to themselves and their businesses. As an AT&T Business Customer, learn how we can help with products and solutions for business continuity planning, preparedness and recovery at the Business Disaster Preparedness site.