The American Red Cross Ready Rating program is a free, self-guided program designed to help businesses, organizations and schools become better prepared for emergencies. Members complete a 123-point self assessment of their level of preparedness, gain access to tips and best practices, and commit to improving their score each year to maintain membership. The 123 Assessment has been aligned with the federal government's private sector preparedness standards (PS-Prep).

Membership in the Ready Rating program is simple. Here is how it works:

• This comprehensive assessment will help you to put all of your preparedness 'ducks' in a row. Your baseline assessment will be used to measure improvement at the end of the year. View a sample of questions from the 123-point assessment and see the sample color-coded score card it generates.         
  
  
• The assessment consists of 5 sections that score emergency preparedness efforts in terms of commitment, knowledge of hazard vulnerability, emergency planning, plan implementation and community resiliency. Learn more about Ready Rating's preparedness essentials for businesses and schools.

• Did your assessment score improve? Take the 123 Assessment again to find out!
  
  
• Your membership will be automatically renewed at the end of your term of membership if, after a comparison of your baseline and final assessments, your score has improved.

• Remember, preparedness is a journey, not a destination.