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This page offers preparedness tips to help residents and businesses plan for emergencies and severe weather. The information provided is intended to support safety, readiness, and informed decision-making before, during, and after an event.
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Hot Springs Ready: Preparedness on a Budget
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.
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Hot Springs Ready: Protect Important Documents Before Disaster Strikes
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.
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Hot Springs Ready: Sign Up for Emergency Alerts Before You Need Them
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.
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Hot Springs Ready: How to Build a Family Emergency Communication Plan
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.
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Public Hearing on September 14, 2026: Town Seeks Input on Disaster Recovery Grant Applications
The Town of Hot Springs will hold a public hearing on September 14 to gather input on two federal grant applications for a new fire station and downtown rebuilding projects.