EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND ASSISTANCE Prepare for an Emergency

Plan for any type of disaster with the right supplies, precautions, contacts, and official communications.

Get prepared

Visit SF72, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management (DEM) website, to gather your essential emergency supplies in advance. You’ll be surprised at how much you already have.

SF72 also helps you prepare for a specific hazard:

Air Quality
Cold Weather
Communicable Diseases
Earthquake
Electric Outages
Fire
Heat
Severe Storms
Terrorism
Tsunamis

Stay connected

Plan for ways to keep in touch with family, community, and trusted web and social media channels for up-to-date emergency information with these tools:

Print and fill out 5 Simple Steps to be More Prepared and Make a Plan.
Sign up for AlertSF text notifications by texting your zip code to (415) 888-7777.
Follow DEM on Twitter.
Visit SF72 for real-time updates, crowd-sourced reports, and a crisis map of City resources.

Have questions? Contact SF72@sfgov.org.