PUBLIC EDUCATION & OUTREACH Following its 2025 National Household Survey on Disaster Preparedness FEMA asserted that people with awareness were 5X more likely to act on preparedness information, and research indicates that repetition can increase the retention of information. Together this suggests that community preparedness would benefit from greater investment in repetitive engagement and preparedness messaging.
Community Preparedness
In 2025 OEM continued to expand its public education and outreach efforts, which included emphasis on business and household preparedness, as well as the importance of insurance coverage, Pearland Alerts registration and STEAR registration, among other topics. Our overarching strategy integrated public presentations, distribution of authoritative preparedness publications, OEM website refresh, social media content, a residential healthcare facility preparedness workshop, and a business continuity planning workshop. [1]
OEM staff repeatedly engaged the Pearland community through numerous presentations and direct contact in the following venues:
National Night Out (~100 contacts in various neighborhoods) Pearland Neighborhood Center Community Forum Mosaic in Action AmeriCorps Volunteer forum (2x) Parks & Recreation Edu-Katie video presentation Country Place Women’s Group DisasterProof Your Business: Continuity Workshop Residential Healthcare Facility Preparedness Workshop
Pearland Citizen’s Fire Academy Pearland UniverCity PFD Sensory Day Knapp Cenior Center (2x) Bella Vita HOA (55+ community) Ativa Pearland HOA (55+ Community) St. Helen’s Church Watercrest at Shadow Creek Ranch (Retirement Community) Country Place Men’s Group Pearland Exchange Club Epiphany Lutheran Group
[1] Pearland Alerts refers to the city’s mass notification software program that requires registration to receive both emergency and non-emergency notifications from the city via automated phone call, e-mail, and/or text message.
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