Resources - Children and Family

If a link is not working, email us at nationalpedicoalition@gmail.com, and we will get on it to correct it! Topics you will find on this page: Child and Family Communication Plan; Family Preparedness Planning; Family Pet Preparedness; Teaching Kids 9-1-1; Disaster Mobile Apps; Preparedness Activities: Gaming & Videos for Kids; Preparedness Story and Coloring Books for Kids.

This page was last reviewed and updated on December 27, 2025

Civilian and Child Active Bystander

Safety and Emergency Guidelines for Active Bystanders (CEMEC): https://bit.ly/40VWlIF

Kids Save Lives Project (CEMEC): https://bit.ly/4uB0OxE

Be Aware Be Preparedness (Alert San Diego):https://bit.ly/4rCHL3w

Involving children in disaster risk reduction: the importance of participation (NLM): https://bit.ly/4lzIcdj

Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) Guidelines for Active Bystanders (TECC): https://bit.ly/4dbTiU3

You’re It—You’ve Got to Save Someone: Immediate Responders, Not Bystanders (NLM): https://bit.ly/4783Srf

Kid Power: Involving Youth in Building Community Disaster Resilience (Natural Hazards Ctr): https://bit.ly/4bDjpRo

Child and Family Communication Plan

Family Communication Plan Template (FEMA) https://bit.ly/3LlKX4g

Emergency Contact Card (Red Cross) https://bit.ly/3LmO2km

Building a Family Communication Plan (Center for Public Issues Education) https://bit.ly/3VfhbQ3

Family Communication Plan (Michigan) https://bit.ly/4myLYnb

Family Emergency Playbook (NCMEC): (English) https://bit.ly/3L4LMP2 (Spanish) https://bit.ly/4pW3TFU

Family Preparedness Planning

Are you prepared for disasters family readiness kit (AAP) https://bit.ly/4hKrXIE

How Families Can Prepare for Disasters (CHLA): https://bit.ly/3IHn8T7

Family Emergency Evacuation Kit: English/Spanish (UCSF) https://bit.ly/47nllfL

NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://bit.ly/4nFqXqp

Disaster Preparedness for Children (Be Ready Utah) https://bit.ly/4oUW6HK

Early Childhood Disaster-Related Resources for Children and Families (OHSEPR-ACF) https://bit.ly/3SZXpYg

Disasters and Your Children (Healthy Children): https://bit.ly/3WPJ6rJ

Teaching Kids Emergency Preparedness (American Red Cross) https://bit.ly/3UD9kvT

Family Pet Preparedness

Prepare Your Pets for Disasters (FEMA): https://bit.ly/4qstsya

Pet Disaster Preparedness and Recovery (Red Cross): https://bit.ly/3N68hnf

Disaster Preparedness (ASPCA): https://bit.ly/4qzm98d

Pet Emergency Plan and Disaster (Humane World for Animals): https://bit.ly/4sh58RK

Teaching Kids When and How to Call 9-1-1

How To Teach Kids The Importance Of Calling 911 (Today Show) https://bit.ly/4nDKeZo

Public Education Tools & 9-1-1 Education Month (NENA) https://bit.ly/4oQV13l

Know911.org Templates, PSAs and Social Media: https://bit.ly/4i0I0SZ

When & how to call 911. How to call 911 using various phones. (About Kids Health 2020) Video https://bit.ly/3WCQ02s

9-1-1 Adventures with Toucan, Zoey and Zebra (NCT911) https://bit.ly/47zKz9t

Cell phone Sally Playlist https://bit.ly/3M3hAAw

Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/4dotukR

911 for Kids https://bit.ly/47DuY98

Disaster Readiness Mobile APP’s for Families and Children

Helps Kids Cope (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/4oUV8eA

Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Digital Toolkit (Region V for Kids) https://bit.ly/4hF5kW9

FEMA Mobile Products: https://bit.ly/4i0IloJ

Red Cross Mobile Emergency Apps and Voice-Enabled Skills/Actions: https://bit.ly/3JANTcC

CDC Mobile Apps: https://bit.ly/3XameSR

Disaster Mobile App (SAMSHA): https://bit.ly/4qGsGyt

ShakeAlert Online Notification: https://bit.ly/4oQtr6w

My Shake App: https://bit.ly/47ojQhu

Preparedness Activities, Gaming & Videos For Kids

Ready2Help Downloadable Card Game (FEMA) https://bit.ly/47z752k

Stop Disasters Game (UNDRR): https://bit.ly/4prCElu

Minecraft: CoastCraft (Minecraft): https://bit.ly/3N8uxgm

Games for Risk Reduction (UNDRR): https://bit.ly/4jEKl6H

Prep Rally Camp Leader Guide (Save The Children): https://bit.ly/4popaHd

Prep Rally Materials (Save The Children): https://bit.ly/3Z2HHy0

Be a Hero (FEMA) https://bit.ly/3UwJOZm

International Disaster Response Squad Online Game (ISR): https://bit.ly/49gIRKY

Ready Kids (Multi-language) Teens, Families, Educators, and Organizations https://www.ready.gov/kids.

Online Games for Children (FEMA) https://www.ready.gov/kids/games

Pillow Case Project (Red Cross) https://bit.ly/2LnskKZ

Prepare with Pedro: All Hazards Video Playlist (American Red Cross) https://bit.ly/47WMWEM

Here for Each Other Family (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/3XaR7Xm

Teen CERT Train the trainer (Community Emergency Response Team) https://bit.ly/4ojH91N

Preparedness Story and Coloring Books for Kids

Prepare with Pedro Hazard Storybooks (Multi-language) https://bit.ly/3LjUcSl

EMSC Coloring Book for Kids (EMSC Illinois): https://bit.ly/49dPw8M

Free Educational Safety Coloring Books (First School): https://bit.ly/49hUAZZ

Home Fire Escape Plan (Sparky NFPA): https://bit.ly/4jfnezn

Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book (FEMA): https://bit.ly/4pWRXDO

Safety Preparation Stories (Autism Little Learners): https://bit.ly/4b8Pwtk

The Disaster Book Series: 23 languages (COPE): https://bit.ly/497misg

Stronger than the Storm: https://bit.ly/4nB1rmo

Reading, Resilient and Ready: 100+ booklist (ChildCare Aware): https://bit.ly/3MT3Lsh

Once I Was Very Very Scared (Piplo Productions) https://bit.ly/4oUMuwD

Trina and Sam (all hazards info for kids) https://bit.ly/49yzXu4