Preparedness

You don’t need a big budget to get ready. A few practical, low-cost steps, plus one alert sign-up that costs nothing, go a long way.

A disaster can destroy your paperwork along with everything else. Here’s what to protect first, where to keep copies, and a simple step that makes an insurance claim much easier later.

Four systems reach Hot Springs households and only one needs no setup at all. What the town’s CodeRED covers, what the county’s Hyper-Reach adds, and how to program a weather radio for Madison County.

Phone lines get overloaded fast in an emergency. Here’s how to build a layered family communication plan, from texting and out-of-town contacts to radios and a PACE plan, so you always have a backup.

Flooding, landslides, wildfire, and winter storms get the most attention in Hot Springs, but they’re not the only risks. Here’s why every household’s plan should hold up no matter what actually happens.

Thirty days, thirty short posts, each one specific enough to act on the day you read it. What the series covers, how it is organized, and the one thing worth doing before you start.