Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May.  This year's theme is 72 Hours Prepared!  
72 hours--is your family prepared? During an emergency, you and your family could be on your own for an extended period of time. Emergency services may not be readily available, as increasing demands are placed on responders. It may take emergency workers some time to get to you as they help those in most critical need.
Learn more about being prepared