COVID-19, Disasters of Concern, and Emergency Preparedness

Every year, Healthcare Ready conducts and releases a National Disaster Preparedness Poll to increase communities’ disaster preparedness efforts across the United States. With an average of 17 hurricanes striking every decade and an annual average of 70 wildfires burning 7 million acres of land in the U.S., it’s not surprising that more than half of Americans think it’s likely a major disaster will impact their family in the next five years.