Citizen Corps: Monthly Themes 2013
2013 Monthly Themes and Events for Preparedness
The following national holidays, days of recognition, and weekly and monthly themes may be used by Citizen Corps Councils and partners to encourage and promote civic engagement, public safety, preparedness, resilience, and volunteerism. The outreach themes are intended to be used as an opportunity to jumpstart work with additional Citizen Corps partners and affiliates on promoting awareness, planning events, and media outreach to strengthen community preparedness at the state and local level.
Local Citizen Corps Councils and partners may contact local representatives from the organizations below to learn how the community can benefit from involvement, reach out to citizens about participation, and involve the local media in distributing information on these events. These events will help raise awareness for local Citizen Corps activities and ultimately increase community preparedness, training, and volunteer participant action.
Months
January
- National Volunteer Blood Donor Month
- Winter Storm Preparation
- January 1: New Year’s Day
- January 12: Haiti earthquake three-year anniversary
- January 21: Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service
February
- Black History Month
- Earthquake Awareness Month (CUSEC)
- February 5-11: National Burn Awareness Week
- February 7: The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut
- February 12: State of the Union Address
- February 12-14: Governor's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Conference
- February 18-23: Firehouse World Expo and Conference
- February 23-24: Pittsburgh Fire Rescue and EMS Expo
- February 27: Chile earthquake three-year anniversary
- February 28-March 2: National Severe Weather Workshop
March
- American Red Cross Month
- National Women’s History Month
- March 2-6: NACo Legislative Conference
- March 3-9: Severe Weather Preparedness Week
- March 5-9: EMS Today Conference and Expo
- March 10: Daylight Saving Time begins (set clocks ahead and check smoke detectors)
- March 12-15: Public Health Preparedness Summit
- March 12-16: Flood Safety Awareness Week
- March 16-21: NEMA Mid-Year Emergency Management & Leadership Forum
- March 17-20: 9-1-1 Goes to Washington
- March 17-23: National Poison Prevention Week
- March 18-22: Flood Awareness Week
- March 20-22: Virginia Emergency Management Symposium
- March 24-30: Tsunami Awareness Week
- March 25-28: National Hurricane Conference
April
- National 9-1-1 Education Month
- National Financial Literacy Month
- April 1: FEMA’s Anniversary
- April 2-4: Partners in Emergency Preparedness 2013
- April 6-11: National Association of Broadcasters Show and Conference
- April 15: Tax Day
- April 17: The Great Utah ShakeOut
- April 20-27: National Infant Immunization Week
- April 21-27: National Volunteer Week
- April 22: Earth Day
- April 22-27: Fire Department Instructors Conference
- April 23-26: American Burn Association Annual Meeting
- April 29-May 3: Air Quality Awareness Week
May
- National Mental Health Month
- National Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
- Older Americans Month
- National Flood Conference: Date TBD
- National Arson Awareness Week: Date TBD
- May 3-7: Fire-Rescue Med
- May 5-10: Florida Governor’s Hurricane Conference
- May 6-12: National Nurses Week
- May 8: National Animal Disaster Day
- May 12-18: National Police Week
- May 13-16: National VOAD Conference
- May 15: Start of Pacific Hurricane Season
- May 19-25: National Public Works Week
- May 19-25: National EMS Week
- May 26-June 1: Hurricane Preparedness Week
- May 27: Memorial Day (usually preceded by grilling safety fire awareness news release)
- May 28-31: Maryland Emergency Management Association (MEMA) Conference
June
- June 1: Start of Atlantic Hurricane Season
- June 1-7: National CPR/AED Awareness Week
- June 9-13: Water Security and Emergency Preparedness Conference & Exposition 2013
- June 9-14: Association of State Floodplain Managers 2013 Annual National Conference
- June 10-13: National Fire Protection Association Conference and Expo
- June 15-20: National Emergency Number Association Conference and Expo
- June 22-23: American Radio Relay League (ARRL) Field Day 2013
- June 23-29: Lightning Safety Awareness Week
- June 24-27: National Congress of American Indians Mid Year Conference
July
- Critical Days of Summer
- Summer Thunderstorms
- July 4: Independence Day (usually preceded by fireworks safety news release)
- July 19-22: National Association of Counties Annual Conference and Exposition
- July 23-27: Firehouse Expo
- July 26: Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- July 28: Parent’s Day
August
- Heat Wave Water Conservation
- Updated Hurricane Outlook
- August 2-4: National Governors Association 2013 Annual Meeting
- August 6: Annual National Night Out
- August 13-27: Fire-Rescue International
- August 29: Hurricane Katrina 8th Anniversary
September
- Back to School Activities
- Wildfire Mitigation
- National Preparedness Month
- September 2: Labor Day
- September 8-14: National Assisted Living Week
- September 9-13: EMS World Expo
- September 9-13: NEMA 2013 Annual Emergency Management Policy & Leadership Forum
- September 15-October 15: National Hispanic American Heritage Month
- September 17: Citizenship Day
October
- Crime Prevention Month
- October 5-6: National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Weekend 2013
- October 6-12: Fire Prevention Week
- October 13-18: National Congress of American Indians 70th Annual Convention
- October 17: The Great U.S. ShakeOut
- October 20-26: America’s Safe Schools Week 2013
- October 21-25: National School Bus Safety Week 2013
- October 23-31: National Red Ribbon Week 2013
November
- National American Indian Heritage Month
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Season of Suppers Campaign
- November 3: Daylight Savings Time Ends at 2:00AM (set clocks back and check smoke detectors)
- November 11: Veterans Day
- November 28: Thanksgiving Day
- November 30: Atlantic and Pacific Hurricane Seasons End
December
- Season of Suppers Campaign
- Winter Storm Awareness
- December 3: International Day of Disabled Persons
- December 21: First Day of Winter
