COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Links to Disaster Services on the Web available at http://www.civfed.org

I. NATIONAL LEVEL

American Red Cross Disaster Services

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared

Family Disaster Planning - your disaster supplies kit - food, water, evacuation

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/familyplan.html

Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/disability.html

Red Cross - Links to different types of disasters

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/

Chemical Emergencies

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/readychemical.html

Terrorism: the Unexpected

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html

Disaster Preparedness for Seniors

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/seniors.html.

Disaster Preparedness for Pets

http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/animalsafety.html

FEMA

http://www.fema.gov/

http://www.fema.gov/kids

CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams

http://www.fema.gov/emi/cert/

International Association of Emergency Managers

http://www.iaem.com

Center for Disease Control

http://www.cdc.gov/

Interim Smallpox Response Plan and Guidelines - see Executive Summary

http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/smallpox/default.htm

Office of Homeland Security

http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/

First Gov - links from Federal Agencies

http://www.firstgov.com/featured/usgresponse.html

Citizen’s Corps

http://www.citizencorps.org

Other

Bioterrorism

www.hopkins-biodefense.org

Nuclear

www.tnema.org/EmerPrep/EP.Citizen.html

Emergency Communications

http://www.weatherradios.com

Sources of warning accessories for the hearing impaired

http://www.weatherradio.com/special.htm

II. STATE LEVEL

Virginia Department of Emergency Management

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/index.cfm

Preparing for Disasters – checklist for a disaster toolkit

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/prepare/index.cfm

Preparing for Disasters -Terrorism

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/prepare/terrorism.cfm

California Office of Emergency Services

http://www.oes.ca.gov/

Publications including 2 on improving response for persons with disabilities http://www.oes.ca.gov/oeshomep.nsf/all/DC29D1E8B379FB7A882567550075662C

III. LOCAL COMMUNITY LEVEL

Arlington County Emergency Preparedness

http://www.co.arlington.va.us/emergency/index.htm

Northern VA Home Guide to Emergency Preparedness

http://www.co.arlington.va.us/emergency/home_guide.pdf

Arlington Public Schools and link to frequently asked question

http://www.arlington.k12.va.us/

Arlington Chapter of Red Cross

http://www.arlingtonredcross.org/

Fairfax County Office of Emergency Management

http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/es/es.htm

Guide and links to What Citizens Can Do to Prepare for Emergencies

http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/es/hazards.htm

Phases of Emergency Management

http://www.co.fairfax.va.us/ps/es/phases.htm

Montgomery County Emergency Management and Disaster Preparedness

http://www.co.mo.md.us/services/dfrs/emg/

Montgomery County Emergency Preparedness checklist

http://www.co.mo.md.us/services/dfrs/emg/emerprep.html

Links to other Virginia Community Emergency Management Sites

http://www.vdem.state.va.us/links/lclgovt.cfm

San Jose California Office of Emergency Services

http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/oes/oes.htm

San Jose - Terrorism Response

http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/emergency/index.html

San Jose Prepared - Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) classes

http://www.ci.san-jose.ca.us/oes/sanjoseprepared/index.htm

Kings County, Washington (Seattle) Office of Emergency Preparedness

http://www.metrokc.gov/prepare/

Seattle Family Emergency Preparedness

http://www.wa.gov/wsem/3-peet/pubed/fpp96.pdf

Seattle Disaster Supplies Checklist

http://www.wa.gov/wsem/3-peet/pubed/disastsupplieskitchklst.pdf

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