American Red Cross (www.redcross.org )This website provides free and time-tested
information under the category heading "Disaster
Services." Click on any of the three category headings listed
below to reach numerous downloadable handouts, fact sheets and
guidebooks.
For a menu of "Be Prepared" items
click on: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/
The site includes information on:
Family Disaster Plan
Disaster Supplies Kit
For a menu of "Disaster Safety"
items click on:
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_501_,00.html
This site includes information on:
Drought: Water Conservation Fact Sheet
Earthquakes Fires Floods
Heat Waves Hurricanes Tornado
Wild Fires Winter
Storms Severe
Thunderstorms
For a menu of "After a Disaster"
items click on: http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_501_,00.html
This site includes information on:
Water
Treatment Food Safety Generators
Recovering
Financially Earthquakes Fires
Floods Heat Waves
Hurricanes Thunderstorms Tornadoes
Wild Fires Winter
Storms: Preventing & Thawing Frozen Pipes
Federal Emergency Management Agency (www.fema.gov )
FEMA’s website has an Online Library with
a number of resources. For information on disasters, go to www.fema.gov/library/
Items include:
Your Family Disaster Plan Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit Your Family Disaster Preparedness
Checklist Emergency Food and Water Supplies Disaster Preparedness For People with
Disabilities Preparing for Emergencies: A Checklist
for People with Mobility Problems Business and Industry Guide for Emergency
Management
