Prepare your phone to be a disaster recovery tool.
After a disaster, one of the tools that may be your first available resource is your cell phone. If you have a smartphone, install a free app this week or go to your phone's Notifications settings and turn on "Government Alerts". If you do not have a smart phone, consider upgrading your phone; new technology can help you throughout the recovery process and many other life management free apps could be worth the increased monthly cost. Open a social media account (such as Facebook, Twitter, etc.) or email account, if you don’t already have one, as a way to communicate after a disaster.
