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Indiana: Local Resources

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IDHS and Get Prepared

The Indiana Department of Homeland Security runs public preparedness outreach through its Get Prepared campaign, with a dedicated e-newsletter and content specifically organized around hazards common in Indiana, tornadoes, floods, and snowstorms among them.

Where to find it: in.gov/dhs/get-prepared.

Purdue Extension: Indiana’s version of the other states’ land-grant Extension programs

Purdue University’s Cooperative Extension Service runs the same category of program as every other state covered on this site, through local county Extension offices.

  • Purdue Extension Master Gardener Program: a 14-16 week in-person Basic Training course (one 3-hour class weekly), a passing score of at least 70% on an exam, and 40 hours of volunteer service to become certified, then 12 volunteer hours and 6 continuing-education hours annually to stay active.

Where to find it: extension.purdue.edu lists the program by county.

CERT: coordinated through IDHS

Indiana’s CERT program trains neighborhood, workplace, and school teams in basic disaster response skills, coordinated through the state Department of Homeland Security’s training division.

Where to actually find a team

IDHS’s Training and Certifications page is the statewide starting point; from there, local availability varies by county and city the same way it does in most other states covered on this site.

Where to find it: in.gov/dhs/training.

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