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Federal steps in this chapter do not change by state. Local orders for Arizona come from Arizona Department of Emergency Management.

5 min read · Updated October 2026

Start here, in this order

You do not need a wardrobe or a weekend in the woods. The highest-yield public training for a household is short and official. Take them in an order that matches the systems: warnings and a plan first, then bleeding control and first aid, then a community course if you want to be useful to neighbors.

  • Ready.gov and Listo.gov (Spanish) for the family plan and the kit. Do that before any gadget.
  • American Red Cross first aid and CPR. Skills expire. Renew them.
  • Stop the Bleed, for life-threatening bleeding. Find a class on their site.
  • FEMA Independent Study, free online, at training.fema.gov. Good starting points are the citizen-preparedness courses currently listed there. Course numbers change; use the catalog, not a screenshot from a forum.
  • Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) through your local fire department or the FEMA CERT page, if you want supervised neighborhood skills.
  • NWS Skywarn if you want to report weather properly instead of posting blurry clouds.
  • If you want radios beyond FRS bubble-pack range, get the FCC license the service requires. Amateur radio licensing runs through FCC-authorized examiners. GMRS is a separate FCC license. Owning the radio is not the license.

How to

The highest-yield public training for a household is short and official. Take warnings and a plan first, then bleeding control and first aid, then a community course if you want to be useful to neighbors.

  1. Step 1. Family plan first

    Ready.gov and Listo.gov, before any gadget

  2. Step 2. First aid and CPR

    American Red Cross. Skills expire. Renew them.

  3. Step 3. Stop the Bleed

    Find a class on their site

  4. Step 4. FEMA independent study

    Free at training.fema.gov. Use the catalog

  5. Step 5. CERT if you want it

    Local fire department or the FEMA CERT page

  6. Step 6. Skywarn for weather

    Report weather properly

  7. Step 7. Get the FCC license

    Owning the radio is not the license

Course numbers change; use the catalog, not a screenshot from a forum. Owning the radio is not the license.

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