Family Safety & Preparedness Expo

Practical skills for real emergencies and family safety

From weather spotting to water storage to family emergency plans.

Saturday, October 17 · 10 AM – 1 PM

1524 Jenkins Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587
Free · Open to everyone · No registration required

What to Expect

Hurricanes, ice storms, power outages, job loss, a medical emergency at 2 a.m. — most families intend to get ready and never quite get to it. This expo is a morning of short, practical classes and hands-on displays to help you take one real step forward, whatever step you're on.

Come for a single class or stay the whole time. Bring your kids. Nothing is for sale, and everyone in the community is welcome.

Class Schedule

10:30 – 10:55

Gun Safety in the Home · Room 200
Having a legal firearm comes with responsibilities. Learn how to protect against accidents. Taught by a retired federal agent.

Wilderness Survival (offered twice) · Room 105
Core skills for being stranded, lost, or without shelter.

Emotional Resilience (offered twice) · Room 400
Managing stress and anxiety during a crisis.

Building a First Aid Kit (offered five times) · Room 107
The first 200 class attendees receive a free first aid kit.

11:00 – 11:25

Storm Safety (offered twice) · Room 200
How to prepare your home and yourself when storms come.

Wilderness Survival (second session) · Room 105
Core skills for being stranded, lost, or without shelter.

Emotional Resilience (second session) · Room 400
Managing stress and anxiety during a crisis.

Building a First Aid Kit (offered five times) · Room 107
The first 200 class attendees receive a free first aid kit.

11:00 – 11:55 (one-hour class)

Become a SkyWarn Weather Spotter · Room 300 (Relief Society Room)
Official National Weather Service training for new spotters, and recertification for current spotters (required every three years). Learn to read severe weather and report it.

11:30 – 11:55

Storm Safety (second session) · Room 200
How to prepare your home and yourself when storms come.

Water Storage & Filtration · Room 105
How much you actually need, how to store it safely, and which filters are worth owning.

Budgeting Basics for Teens & Young Adults · Room 400
First budget, first account, first job.

Building a First Aid Kit (offered five times) · Room 107
The first 200 class attendees receive a free first aid kit.

12:00 – 12:25

Emergency Hygiene & Sanitation · Room 200
Keeping your family clean and healthy when the water or power is out.

Stranger Danger (Kids & Teens) · Room 105
Taught by Deputy Sheriff Kevin Allen.

Internet Safety for Parents · Room 400
How to protect your kids online.

Building a First Aid Kit (offered five times) · Room 107
The first 200 class attendees receive a free first aid kit.

Drawing Upon the Spirit in Troubled Times (offered twice) · Room 300 (Relief Society Room)
Taught by Allison & Deon Glorious.

12:30 – 12:55

Red Cross Home Emergencies · Room 200
A readiness assessment you can take back to your household, workplace, or congregation.

Electrical Safety · Room 105
Presented by Wake Electric. Staying safe around power lines and electricity on your property.

Digital & Financial Safeguarding · Room 400
Learn how to protect your information.

Building a First Aid Kit (final session) · Room 107
The first 200 class attendees receive a free first aid kit.

Drawing Upon the Spirit in Troubled Times (second session) · Room 300 (Relief Society Room)
Taught by Allison & Deon Glorious.

All Morning · Back Parking Lot

Fire Truck & CPR Training
Explore a fire engine and practice CPR on a Resusci Anne training manikin.

Granville County Sheriff
Meet deputies from the Granville County Sheriff's Office and see a patrol car up close.

Booths Open 10 AM to 1 PM

Emergency Planning

  • Preparing your home before a storm

  • How to shut off power, water, and gas — and how to report an outage

  • 72-hour kits: what you actually need

  • Emergency kits for your home and your car

  • Family communication plans and emergency radios

  • Meet members of CERT (Community Emergency Response Team). Learn how they serve their communities during emergencies, and how you can join and serve too.

Food & Water Storage

  • Long-term storage display: freezer, canned, dehydrated, and freeze-dried

  • Water storage containers and filters

  • Solar cooking

Financial Preparedness

  • Getting your household on stable financial footing

  • Free self-reliance courses and resources

Emotional Preparedness

  • Building an "emotional first aid kit"

  • What matters most in a crisis

  • Where to find support before you need it

During an Emergency

  • Alternate power: generators, inverters, and solar

  • Hygiene and sanitation without running water

  • What to do when someone dies — the practical first steps

  • Caring for pets in a disaster

  • How to use a fire extinguisher

Community Resources

  • Local fire and emergency services: see police cars and ambulances up close and meet those everyday heroes

  • Utility providers

  • Food assistance

  • Volunteer opportunities in a crisis

And Many More Booths

  • Sign up for free ham radio classes and testing

  • Learn how to become a SkyWarn Spotter

For Kids & Youth

Children are welcome, and there's plenty for them to do.

  • Fire Truck & CPR Training · Back Parking Lot
    Explore a fire engine and learn CPR on a training manikin.

  • Granville County Sheriff · Back Parking Lot
    Meet deputies and see a patrol car up close.

  • Bug-Out Bag in a Pillowcase · Room 116 · Every 30 minutes, 10:30 – 12:30
    Kids build their own emergency kit in a pillowcase.

  • Easy First Aid for Kids · Rooms 111–112 · Every 30 minutes, 10:30 – 12:30
    Youth-led lessons on fire safety and first aid.

  • Stranger Danger (Kids & Teens) · Room 105 · 12:00 – 12:25
    Taught by Deputy Sheriff Kevin Allen.

  • Budgeting Basics for Teens & Young Adults · Room 400 · 11:30 – 11:55
    A class built for the 14–25 crowd.

Community Partners

  • Wake Fire Department

  • Civil Air Patrol

  • Enbridge Gas

  • Tri-Area Ministry

  • American Red Cross – Raleigh

  • National Weather Service – Raleigh

Plan Your Visit

Where: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1524 Jenkins Road, Wake Forest, NC 27587

Parking: Free on-site

Cost: Free. Nothing is sold, and no donations are collected.

Bring: A bag for handouts and samples. Wear shoes you can stand in.

Accessibility: The building is wheelchair accessible.