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Disaster Preparedness

You Are Not Alone When Disaster Strikes

The American Red Cross offers practical information to help you prepare for potential disasters and other emergencies: www.redcross.org/prepare

Emergency preparedness guidance from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security lists and explains specific threats and response: www.ready.gov

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides before, during, and after a disaster tools and assistance: www.fema.gov

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) has large quantities of medicine and medical supplies to protect the American public if there is a public health emergency (terrorist attack, flu outbreak, earthquake) severe enough to cause local supplies to run out. To learn more about how SNS can help you prepare for the unexpected, visit their website.

 

The Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection offers a Free Independent Study Course: Implementing Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs - IS-921. You may earn 0.3 CEUs toward CMRP Re-Certification (Note: CEUs issued by FEMA. To receive CEUs, submit a supporting documentation such as a Certificate of Attendance/Completion, or an agenda and a registration receipt).

Other Disaster Preparedness Resources:

AHA Emergency Readiness Resources

AHRMM Readiness Advisory #1

AHRMM Readiness Advisory #2: U.S. Emergency Federal Support Timeline

AHRQ Hospital Preparedness Questionnaire  

Biological Warfare Mass Casualty Management 

CDC's Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Information

Disaster Supply Formularies

ECRI Advisory

FEMA: Disasters/Hazards Information

FEMA: Improved NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST)

FEMA: Terrorism 

Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations (Institute of Medicine) - Brief

Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations (Institute of Medicine) - Full Report

Materials Guidelines for Pandemic Flu

Partnership for Community Safety