Event Ready Program

The Event Ready Program is an initiative that looks at the best practices and preparedness efforts that go into special events and coalesces them into one handy tool.  This resource is a compilation of information garnered from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), National Weather Service (NWS), courses, and real-world events.

This Event Ready Program contains five modules (listed below), that will provide you with the real-world tools you’ll need to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate threats and hazards associated with special events. 

Module One: Event Guide

• Event Ready: Special Events Planning & Training Guide

Module Two: Emergency Response Plan

• Emergency Response Plan (word version)

Module Three: Incident Action Plan & Event Operating Platforms

• IAP Links and Suggestions
• FEMA ICS Forms (fillable PDF version) - https://training.fema.gov/icsresource/icsforms.aspx
• FEMA ICS Forms (excel version) - http://texasimt.com/Forms/ICSforms.htm
• FEMA CMS/ICS Forms (excel version) - http://texasimt.com/Forms/ICSforms.htm

 Module Four: Evacuation Decision Support Guides

• Event Ready Evacuation Decision Guide
• Evacuation Decision Guide Template
• Evacuation Decision Video - https://youtu.be/LjJSijjFWCE

Module Five: Weather Watcher Tool Guide

• NWS Weather Watcher Guide
• NWS Weather Watcher Quick Start Guide

Helpful Links

• Lightning Safety: Outdoor Community Preparedness Tool Kit - https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-toolkits
• Lightning Safety Tool Kit for Outdoor Venues - https://www.weather.gov/media/safety/Lightning%20Safety%20Toolkit%20for%20Outdoor%20Venues%204-17-18.pdf
• NWS Weather Watcher Tool Kit - https://www.weather.gov/lot/outdoorevents
• FEMA ICS Forms (fillable PDF version) - https://training.fema.gov/icsresource/icsforms.aspx
• FEMA HSEEP Policy and Guidance - https://preptoolkit.fema.gov/web/hseep-resources
• FEMA Training Resources - https://www.fema.gov/training-0

Helpful PDFs for Planning

• FEMA 32 Core Capability Development Worksheet
• FEMA Special Events Contingency Planning Job Aids Manual (2010)
• FEMA Incident Action Planning Guide (2012)
• FEMA National Incident Management System Incident Command System Forms Booklet (2010)
• US Dept of Justice Planning and Managing Security for Major Special Events: Guidelines for Law Enforcement (2007)
• Homeland Security Affairs:  Changing Homeland Security: A Strategic Logic of Special Event Security (2007)