Comprehensive: resources dealing with all or most areas of emergency management and Homeland Security; mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and analysis
Emergency management   Homeland security   * Downloadable Electronic Documents are marked in red font
* Texas resources are marked in blue font

Databases Web Based Bibliographic Resources Other/Electronic Document
All-Hands Community Network Glossary of Terms and Definitions
Canadian Disaster Database
Center for Research on the Epidemiology for Disasters (CRED)
Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis (CSBA)
Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO); Counter-Terrorism Section
Disaster Research Center (DRC) at the University of Delaware; Disaster Database (DISDAT)
Disaster! Finder; A Search Service Provided by the NASA Solid Earth and Natural Hazards Program
Federal Emergency Management Electronic Library
Federation of American Scientists
GeoData.gov
Gyre.org
Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC) at Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas
Interactive Map of Disability and Preparedness Resources
National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA
National Homeland Security Knowledgebase
National Institute of Health; National Library of Medicine; MEDLINEplus Health Information System
National Institute of Standards and Safety (NIST) Fire Research Information Services (FRIS)
Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
Teton County Project Impact
U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board
William F. Ekstrom Library; University of Louisville, Kentucky; Government Publications Collection
"Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies"
9/11 Public Discourse Project
ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
African Centre for Disaster Studies
American National Standards Institute's Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP)
American Red Cross
ANSER Institute for Homeland Security
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)
Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster; Natural Hazards Center
Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS)
Benfield Hazard Research Centre
Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-disaster Research
British Library
California State University Northridge; University Library; Understanding Terrorism: Research Resources
Cambridge University Centre for Risk in the Built Environment (CURBE)
Center for Defense Information (CDI)
Center for Global Security Research (CGSR)
Center for Infrastructure Expertise Library
Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC)
Center for State Homeland Security
Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development
Department of Health and Human Services Disasters and Emergencies Web Site
Disaster Central
Disaster Education, Preparedness, Planning, and Mitigation Library
Disaster Headlines
Disaster News Network (DNN)
Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination by Erik Auf der Heide
Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States
Disastersrus.org
Documentary Project, September 11, 2001,
EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS)
Emergency Management
Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP)
Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Emergency Management Higher Education Articles, Papers, and Presentations
ER One / All-Risks Ready
FEMA Hurricane Katrina Information
Forest Encyclopedia Network
GovExec.com
Health Library for Disasters (HeLiD) 2003 Edition
Homeland Defense Journal
Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire
Hurricane Katrina Resources
Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM)
IntelCenter
International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters
International Society of First Responders
James Madison University; William R. Nelson Institute
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov)
Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's Cooperative Extension Service
MERLN (Military Education Research Library Network)
National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (The September 11 Commission)
National Hurricane Center
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
National Science Foundation "Disasters" Special Report
NATO Science Programme
NIMSonline.com
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Disaster Information Center
Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI)
Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA)
Office of Hazardous Materials Safety: Located in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA)
Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM)
Pan American Health Organization's Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program
Prepare.org
Protection of the Human Environment Program
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR); Center for Disease Control
PubMed Central
Ready Business
Science Direct
SPIDER Network
Terrorism and Homeland Security Research Resources; A Selected List
The National Asset Database: A Report
U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command's (SBCCOM's) Homeland Defense Business Unit; Homeland Defense Program
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Newsletter
What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks
Wiley InterScience
CBS News Disaster Links
Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); Related Links Web Page
Department of Homeland Security Grants and Training
Disaster Help
Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety; The Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM)
Domestic Preparedness
Emergency Management Association of Texas
Emergency Management Division (EMD), Washington State
Federal Highway Administration; Office of Operations
Homeland Security References and Resources
Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HSDEC)
InfraGard
Integrative Center for Homeland Security
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS)
LSU Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Information Clearinghouse
MileHi NewOrleans
National Defense University (NDU)
National Emergency Management Association, NEMA
National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC)
National Mass Fatalities Institute
Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder
Office of Meteorology
Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI)
RAND
Strategic Forecasting (STRATFOR)
Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN)
Texas Governor's Task Force on Homeland Security
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Digital Visual Library"
United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)


All-Hands Community Network Glossary of Terms and Definitions: Glossary of emergency managment terms available online. Currently over 1,500 listed terms and definitions available. All-Hands Community is a project of All-Hands Consulting.
http://www.all-hands.net/pn/modules.php?op=modload&name=pn_glossary&file=index

Canadian Disaster Database: This database contains disaster information directly affecting Canadians over the past century. References multiple types of Canadian disasters, including those triggered by natural hazards, technological hazards, or conflict (not including war).
http://www.ocipep.gc.ca/disaster/

Center for Research on the Epidemiology for Disasters (CRED): located in Belgium, the CRED site contains a number of global disaster databases, publications lists, and a searchable bibliography. Databases include international disasters, bibliographical materials, armed conflict disasters, access to the Emergency Southeast Asia Network, and Disasters of the Week.
http://www.cred.be/

Center for Strategic and Budgetary Analysis (CSBA): Committed to providing timely and credible research based on its data-based assessment of the defense budget and investment trends. CSBA is the balanced observer to which Congress, the media, policymakers and others turn to for accurate, reliable and unbiased information and insights on the US defense budget. Available are defense budget studies and downloadable tables, graphs, glossary, as well as bibliographic materials.
http://www.csbaonline.org/

Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO); Counter-Terrorism Section: Contains links to several databases and tools concerning HAZ/MAT and emergency response.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/ct-publ.htm

Disaster Research Center (DRC) at the University of Delaware; Disaster Database (DISDAT): Preliminary state of online database concerning all aspects of disaster research. Also, a search engine has been added to DRC's web page so the public may search for abstracts and articles.
http://www.udel.edu/DRC/disdat/

Disaster! Finder; A Search Service Provided by the NASA Solid Earth and Natural Hazards Program: Categorized e-folders with links to various resources on disasters and emergency management.
http://earthsciences.gsfc.nasa.gov/metadot/index.pl?iid=1979&isa=Category&op=show

Federal Emergency Management Electronic Library: Virtual library available through FEMA. Searchable by varied topics of mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.
http://www.fema.gov/library/femainfo.shtm

Federation of American Scientists: Very large collection of resources related to terrorism and arms.
http://www.fas.org

GeoData.gov: part of the Geospatial One-Stop E-Gov initiative and a "one-stop" federal web site features access to federal, state, and local geographic data. Includes information and resources on geospatial data and related issues.
http://www.geodata.gov

Gyre.org: Database of links, resources, and citations that track and explain the next technological and military revolutions.  Searchable by topics and keywords.
http://www.gyre.org/

Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center (HRRC) at Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas: In addition to research reports, training and certification courses there are also research tools, links to various disaster research centers, and an Emergency Management Directory available on this web page.
http://hrrc.tamu.edu/

Interactive Map of Disability and Preparedness Resources : This tool developed by the National Organization on Disability provides an interactive directory of regional, state, and local disability-related emergency management resources. The map is a work-in-progress, and as new resources are developed and discovered they will be included.
http://www.nod.org/EPIResources/interactive_map.html

National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA: Natural hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes affect both coastal and inland areas. Long-term data from these events, including photographs, can be used to establish the past record of natural hazard events and for planning, response, and mitigation of future events. We also assist in the detection, location, and evaluation of the extent of certain hazards using satellite data. The types of hazards detected using the Defense Meteorological Satellite include fires, floods, hurricanes, and cyclones.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/seg/hazard/hazards.shtml

National Homeland Security Knowledgebase: Comprehensive listing of resources and databases concerning all aspects of Homeland Security.
http://www.twotigersonline.com/resources.html

National Institute of Health; National Library of Medicine; MEDLINEplus Health Information System: Searchable System of Medical and Health Related Information. Homeland Security issues easily located with simple search terms or alphabetized listings.
http://medlineplus.gov/

National Institute of Standards and Safety (NIST) Fire Research Information Services (FRIS): Available through FIREDOC, an online bibliographic database: The database reflects the 55,000 holdings (published reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and audiovisual items) of FRIS. The collection represents a vast resource of information on nearly any fire research related subject.
NIST: http://www.nist.gov
FRIS: http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/fris/

Pacific Disaster Center (PDC): Public web site providing background information regarding the PDC, the many natural and human-induced hazards that occur in Asia and the Pacific, and the center’s role in applying tools that support an operational understanding of risks within this region. This site is continually updated to better serve those who must deal with the many challenges of preparing for, responding to, recovering from and mitigating disasters. Emergency Managers from within our geographical area of responsibility who register and are approved are allowed access to a wider range of information resources and specialized products. Specific data concerning volcanoes, tsunamis, floods, high surf, and cyclones is available.
http://www.pdc.org

Teton County Project Impact: Program in Wyoming which has launched a new interactive natural hazards web site. Along with general information and hazard resources, the site contains an interactive natural hazards map that allows users to pinpoint hazards at specific locations.
http://www.bepreparedtc.com/

U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board: Promotes the prevention of major chemical accidents at fixed facilities. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) is an independent, scientific investigatory agency, not a regulatory or enforcement body. Source of various chemical hazard mitigation and investigation sources and searchable online library.
http://www.chemsafety.gov/

William F. Ekstrom Library; University of Louisville, Kentucky; Government Publications Collection: Vast collection of resources ranging from maps, books, articles, web links, databases, and statistical charts/data. Searchable by topic, alphabetical listings, government agency, etc.
http://library.louisville.edu/government/



"Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies": The purpose of this resource (43 pp.) is to provide local transit agencies and transportation providers with useful information and best practices in emergency preparedness and disaster response and recovery. The US Federal Transit Administration summarizes general background information and includes best practices and links to more specific resources and more detailed information for local agencies concerning critical disaster-related elements.
"Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies": http://www.fta.dot.gov
Federal Transit Administration: http://transit-safety.volpe.dot.gov/publications/safety/DisasterResponse/PDF/DisasterResponse.pdf

9/11 Public Discourse Project : The ten members of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (known as the 9-11 Commission) have initiated a nationwide public education campaign through a 501(c)(3) organization known as the 9-11 Public Discourse Project. This campaign is for the purpose of making America safer and more secure. This project will give people throughout America the opportunity to participate in a debate concerning 9-11 and national security that has been limited largely to those inside the Washington Beltway.
http://www.9-11pdp.org/about/index.htm

ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities: The U.S. Department of Justice has released this guide which breaks down preparedness and response into sections addressing planning, notification, evacuation, sheltering, and returning home.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/emergencyprep.htm

African Centre for Disaster Studies: The African Centre for Disaster Studies was established in 2002 at the North-West University in South Africa. The center identifies disaster-related research, training, and education needs in southern Africa and the continent as a whole.
http://

American National Standards Institute's Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP): The American National Standards Institute's Homeland Security Standards Panel (ANSI-HSSP) has as its mission to identify existing consensus standards, or, if none exist, assist the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and those sectors requesting assistance to accelerate development and adoption of consensus standards critical to homeland security. The ANSI-HSSP promotes a positive, cooperative partnership between the public and private sectors in order to meet the needs of the nation in this critical area.
http://

American Red Cross: General resource information for all areas and types of disaster including, but not limited to Homeland Security.
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/

ANSER Institute for Homeland Security: Research organization examining a new set of national security challenges. The Institute believes that preparing for these new challenges will require a determined, integrated effort at every stage of the process: deterrence, prevention, preemption, crisis management, consequence management, attribution and response. Searchable online library, journal, and links to state-by-state Homeland Security topics/issues.
http://www.homelandsecurity.org/

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC): A regional resource center working towards disaster reduction for safer communities and sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1986, the Center is recognized as an important neutral focal point in Asia and the Pacific for promoting disaster awareness and the development of local capabilities to foster institutionalized disaster management and mitigation policies.

Numerous resources available online such as "Echoes"; and on-line newsletters, "Echoes" and "Asian Disaster Management News" containing articles, resources, and information relevant to the community of disaster management practitioners in Southeast Asia.
http://www.adpc.net

Asian Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster; Natural Hazards Center: On December 26, 2004, a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami devastated coastlines throughout southern Asia. In light of this tragedy, the Natural Hazards Center is providing a list of resources to provide ready access to information about the event itself and the relief efforts underway.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) : officially opened Sept. 4, 1995, in Honolulu, Hawaii. The APCSS addresses regional and global security issues, inviting military and civilian representatives of the United States and 45 Asia-Pacific nations to its comprehensive program of executive education and conferences, both in Hawaii and throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
http://www.apcss.org

Benfield Hazard Research Centre : With over fifty researchers and practitioners, BHRC is Europe's leading multidisciplinary academic hazard research centre. BHRC comprises three groups: Geological Hazards, Meteorological Hazards & Seasonal Forecasting, and Disaster Studies & Management. The Centre is based at University College London, one of the world's leading universities and, along with Oxford and Cambridge, one of the UK's top three multi-faculty teaching and research institutions. Available online are numerous publications, conference announcements, news, related links, and project descriptions.
http://www.benfieldhrc.org

Beyond September 11th: An Account of Post-disaster Research: published last year by the University of Colorado's Hazards Center, is now available free and on-line in PDF format. This volume collects the findings, lessons, and recommendations of this post-September 11 disaster research. Consisting of 20 selections by researchers who received grants to investigate questions that arose in the wake of the disaster, each piece takes a distinct view on topics ranging from engineering to behavioral science. Also included are a summary of what this post-September 11th research tells us, an overview of "quick response" as a research method, and a report of the preliminary observations made by researchers and first responders at a workshop held only a few months after the disaster.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/sp/sp39/

British Library: The British Library is one of the world's great knowledge institutions. It holds over 150 million items from every age of global civilization, from historical documents to the latest information for business and research. This website describes our collections and our wide range of services.  Keyword search necessary.
http://www.bl.uk/

California State University Northridge; University Library; Understanding Terrorism: Research Resources: Links provided to various topics concerning terrorism.
http://library.csun.edu/llampert/terrorism/

Cambridge University Centre for Risk in the Built Environment (CURBE): Established to create a structure for interdisciplinary collaboration for disaster and risk research and application. The projects within CURBE link the skills and expertise available in distinct disciplines in order to understand and resolve disaster and risk issues, particularly related to reducing detrimental impacts of disaster events on society. Specific projects include research on volcanoes, floods, earthquakes, islands, shelter, and disaster diplomacy. Available are information sheets, journal articles, and project descriptions and staff.
http://www.arct.cam.ac.uk/curbe/

Center for Defense Information (CDI): A non-partisan, non-profit organization committed to independent research on the social, economic, environmental, political and military components of global security. Its central aim is to educate the public and inform policymakers about issues of security policy, strategy, operations, weapon systems and defense budgeting, and to produce creative solutions to the problems of today and tomorrow.  Wide array of resources and links available at this site.
http://www.cdi.org/

Center for Global Security Research (CGSR): Attempts to target national security issues and provide insights by focusing on the policy-technology interface. Topics studied to date include ballistic missile proliferation, the future role of nuclear deterrence, weapons-of-mass-destruction, terrorism, critical infrastructure protection, future national security implications of advances in high performance computing, impact of globalization on national security, and proliferation-resistant nuclear technologies.  Various presentation and papers available online.  Reference Library Link has selected articles available online for review and saving.
http://cgsr.llnl.gov

Center for Infrastructure Expertise Library: This library, sponsored by the National Infrastructure Institute Center for Infrastructure Expertise (NI2) in partnership with the University of New Hampshire, and funded by a grant from the National Institute for Standards and Technology, is designed to serve as a ready reference for those professionals and scholars interested in the protection of America's critical "built" infrastructure and key assets. Included is a glossary of terms, related web links, electronic library, government reports, news, and policy and public law strategies.
http://www.ni2ciel.org/

Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC): Part of Stanford University's Institute for International Studies, is a multidisciplinary community dedicated to research and training in issues of international security. The Center - formerly the Center for International Security and Arms Control - brings together scholars, policymakers, area specialists, business people, and other experts to focus on a wide range of security questions of current importance. In addition to topic related web links/resources, CISAC provides publicly available articles, reports, fact sheets, news, and speeches as well as a running list of research projects and researchers.
CISAC: http://cisac.stanford.edu/
Insititute for International Studies: http://iis.stanford.edu/

Center for State Homeland Security: A unique national resource dedicated to supporting state and local governments carry out their crucial role in homeland security while supporting the evolution of a national strategy across all levels of government and the private sector. Available are articles, reports, legislation, and related links.
http://www.cshs-us.org/cshs/cshs.nsf

Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development: Includes an extensive section on disaster planning that contains segments on key principles, case studies, codes/ordinances, articles/publications, educational materials, and other resources. Offers information on how long-term community sustainability can be incorporated into disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery.
http://www.sustainable.doe.gov/disaster/disintro.shtml

Department of Health and Human Services Disasters and Emergencies Web Site: Web site provides categorized information relating to terrorism and other disasters as well as acute public health problems. Also provided are news links and related web links.
http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml

Disaster Central: Provides timely, quality resources in the fields of crisis, emergency, and risk management, and also homeland security.
http://www.disaster-central.com

Disaster Education, Preparedness, Planning, and Mitigation Library : Florida's Capital Area Chapter of the American Red Cross compiled this online library of disaster education, preparedness, planning, and mitigation articles, brochures, fact sheets, checklists, and publications. Materials come from a wide variety of sources to support preparedness, planning, and mitigation activities in the home, neighborhood, workplace, school, and community.
http://www.tallytown.com/redcross/educate.html

Disaster Headlines: Collection of 2003 disaster-related media headlines compiled by a PhD student in political science at the University of Western Ontario.
http://www.dmrg.org/news

Disaster News Network (DNN): A news service that tells the story of disaster response and suggests appropriate ways the public can help survivors. It also facilitates information sharing among disaster responders.
http://www.disasternews.net

Disaster Response: Principles of Preparation and Coordination by Erik Auf der Heide: Widely used by the disaster management and disaster medicine communities, both in the United States and abroad.  This book has been successful in informing planners and clinicians about some of the important findings from the disaster research literature.  General overview of disaster and emergency management provided. Adobe Acrobat necessary to view/download this resource.
http://www.indianapca.org/htm/bioterrorism-plans.php

Disasters by Design: A Reassessment of Natural Hazards in the United States: A recently published volume by sociologist Dennis Mileti which examines the status of hazards/disaster knowledge and research in the U.S. at the end of the 20th century. The entire text is available on-line. Click the "Read" link on the left of this National Academy Press Web site.
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/5782.html

Disastersrus.org: This Web site was created to explore emergency management applications using the Internet. It is a compilation of links to external information of value to the emergency management community, the media, and the general public. The main focus of the site is disasters that impact Florida and the southeast United States.
http://www.disastersrus.org

Documentary Project, September 11, 2001, : The day after the attacks, the American Folklife Center called upon the nation’s folklorists and ethnographers to collect, record, and document America’s reaction. A sampling of the material collected through this effort was used to create the September 11, 2001, Documentary Project. This collection captures the voices of a diverse ethnic, socioeconomic, and political cross-section of America during trying times and serves as a historical and cultural resource for future generations.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/911_archive/

EBSCOhost Electronic Journals Service (EJS): Gateway to thousands of e-journals containing millions of articles from hundreds of different publishers, all at one web site.
http://ejournals.ebsco.com/Home.asp

Emergency Management: The editorial mission of this new magazine is "to provide stories and case studies to help the emergency management community with the prevention, preparedness, response to, and recovery from a disaster scenario." Digital and print subscriptions are available for free.
http://

Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP): EMAP, as an independent nonprofit organization, fosters excellence and accountability in emergency management and homeland security programs by establishing credible standards applied in a peer review accreditation process. EMAP is governed by a 10-member board of directors, the EMAP Commission, which includes state, local, academic and private sector representation. EMAP is an affiliate of The Council of State Governments and has a history of partnering with public and private organizations to improve the protection of the public by building stronger emergency management systems.
http://

Emergency Management Institute (EMI) Emergency Management Higher Education Articles, Papers, and Presentations: A link of the FEMA Higher Education Project, a variety of emergency management articles, papers, and presentations related to higher education are posted at this site administered by the Emergency Management Institute (EMI).
http://training.fema.gov/EMIweb/edu/highpapers.asp

ER One / All-Risks Ready: This web site, maintained by the Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC, houses an extensive amount of information on hazards, hospitals, mass casualty response, and more, with the goal of creating an interactive information clearinghouse.
http://er1.org

FEMA Hurricane Katrina Information: This Web page of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides information on Hurricane Katrina, including evacuees and disaster victims, emergency personnel, volunteers, and federal resources.
http://www.fema.gov/press/2005/resources_katrina.shtm

Forest Encyclopedia Network: contains a wealth of information about understanding the ecology and management of Southern forest ecosystems and their enjoyment and use by people. The knowledge found in this site has been prepared by numerous scientists working at government, university, and private research institutions throughout the South. Synthesized is literature from thousands of sources to provide natural resource managers, land owners, researchers, students and the interested public easy access to scientific knowledge about our Southern Forest Ecosystems.
http://www.forestencyclopedia.net

GovExec.com: The free weekly e-mail newsletter on the federal government’s efforts to ensure the security of the United States.  Free subscription.
http://www.govexec.com/homeland/

Health Library for Disasters (HeLiD) 2003 Edition: More than 300 technical-scientific documents on disaster reduction and public health issues related to emergencies and humanitarian assistance form the basis for this electronic collection provided by World Health Organization (WHO) and The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
http://www.helid.desastres.net

Homeland Defense Journal: No-cost subscription-based newsletter concerning array of Homeland Security and Emergency Management issues.  Mission is delivery of timely news, analysis, and product coverage of homeland defense in the federal government, in media formats that best serve the interests of government Homeland buyers and their industry partners. Reports on projects, programs,  and R&D in the homeland community in order to serve as an information-sharing vehicle for all interested parties.
http://www.homelanddefensejournal.com/index.asp

Human Dimensions of Wildland Fire: Provides information about public and homeowner views and attitudes about wildfire, risk perceptions, and creating defensible space around homes. It also includes relevant reports and publications.
http://www.irsolutions.net/

Hurricane Katrina Resources: The purpose of this page is to provide a list of useful resources that examine the Hurricane Katrina disaster. To limit the scope of the page and for the purposes of quality control, the resources below focus on the event itself rather than what it means for the future of the hazards and disasters field and are limited to government reports, books, a few pertinent Web sites, and peer-reviewed journal articles. This page will be updated on a regular basis.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/library/katrina.html

Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM): The Institute integrates the existing diverse expertise and research related to crisis, disaster, and risk management at George Washington University and is unique in its interdisciplinary focus and structure. The synergy that results from this interdisciplinary approach produces innovative research, training, and education that enhances crisis and emergency management, risk management, contingency planning, emergency response, disaster recovery, and business continuity, and organizational learning. Available are articles, research reports and papers, FAQs and related links.
http://www.gwu.edu/~icdrm/

IntelCenter: For-profit company that studies terrorist groups and other threat actors and disseminates that information in a timely manner to those who can act on it. Examined are capabilities and intentions, warnings and indicators, operational characteristics and a wide variety of other points in order to better understand how to interdict terrorist operations and reduce the likelihood of future attacks. The results of this work is then disseminated in a variety of Alert, Current Intelligence and Analytical Resource services. Also provided is the foundation for our field books and collections of research reports, security alerts, and fee-based database. The primary client base is comprised of military, law enforcement and intelligence agencies in the US and other allied countries around the world.
http://www.intelcenter.com/

International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters: Official journal of the International Sociological Association's International Research Committee on Disasters.  Journal is concerned with the social and behavioral aspects of relatively sudden collective stress situations typically referred to as disasters or mass emergencies. While the focus of the Journal is on work dealing with the human and organizational aspects of mass emergencies, contributions concerning medical, biological, physical engineering, or other technical matters are acceptable if social and behavioral features of disasters are also prominently discussed.  Links to features and abstracts available.
http://www.usc.edu/schools/sppd/ijmed/

International Society of First Responders : online home of the International Society of First Responders. It aims to provide resources needed for homeland security and to unite responder disciplines. The site includes a training center, resource library, and new and popular documents available for downloading.
http://www.isofr.com

James Madison University; William R. Nelson Institute: Terrorism Links on the Web: Annotated list with web links on terrorism. This list is meant to act as a reference for the study of terrorism.
http://www.jmu.edu/orgs/wrni/links.html#gov

Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov): a national network of lessons learned and best practices for emergency response providers and homeland security officials. LLIS.gov's secure, restricted-access information is designed to facilitate efforts to prevent and respond to acts of terrorism across all disciplines and communities throughout the U.S. Emergency response providers and homeland security officials from the local, state, and federal levels are eligible to join LLIS.gov.
https://www.llis.dhs.gov

Louisiana State University Agricultural Center's Cooperative Extension Service: Web page with much information about various types of flooding - from hurricane storm surge to flash floods. The site has sections on flood conditions, safety and recovery, emergency protection, and flood damage prevention. It provides numerous downloadable publications on flood mitigation and flood proofing, including a publication prepared by the Extension Service entitled Beyond the Basics, which covers flood risk and flood protection.
http://www.louisianafloods.org

MERLN (Military Education Research Library Network): Website represents US military education libraries, United States Department of Defense Regional Center libraries and their international counterpart libraries in a comprehensive website devoted to international military education.  Due to licensing agreements, some databases are available only to students, staff, faculty and alumni of the participating institutions.  Resources are also available via interlibrary loan.
http://merln.ndu.edu/

National Academic Consortium for Homeland Security : comprised of public and private academic institutions engaged in scientific research, technology development and transition, education and training, and service programs concerned with current and future U.S. national security challenges, issues, problems and solutions, at home and around the world. This web site offers registered academic institutions the opportunity to share information describing its organizations, research projects, technology development and deployment activities, education and training programs or courses, and service activities pertaining to international and homeland security. It also offers you the capability to identify institutions, research projects and capabilities, education and training programs, and other activities concerned with various aspects of U.S. national security, at home and abroad.
http://homelandsecurity.osu.edu/NACHS/

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (The September 11 Commission) : an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002. The Commission is chartered to prepare a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. The Commission is also mandated to provide recommendations designed to guard against future attacks. Available online are transcripts of testimonies before the Commission (written, audio, video), staff statements, press materials, and a 9-11 Victim Family section.
http://www.9-11commission.gov

National Hurricane Center: Established by NOAA this site offers much information about hurricanes and tropical cyclones.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): Includes the integration of sustainable development and renewable energy into disaster preparedness, response, relief, recovery, and mitigation. This portion of the lab's Web site highlights technology, programs, publications, and other resources to further that end.
http://www.nrel.gov/surviving_disaster

National Science Foundation "Disasters" Special Report: This special series highlights some of the disaster research supported by NSF. At this time, includes two reports entitled "Understanding Disasters" and "Preparing for the Worst".
http://www.nsf.gov/news/special_reports/disasters/

NATO Science Programme: Various relevant links to homeland security and terrorism.  Of particular interest is the publications link which provides additional links to publishers of NATO bibliographic materials such ascitations and abstracts which can be ordered for a fee.
http://www.nato.int/science/

NIMSonline.com : to support federal, state, local, and tribal efforts to implement the National Incident Management System (NIMS). As an independent, multijurisdictional, and multidiscipline clearinghouse, this web site provides current NIMS news and open-source document access and serves as an information guide for the developing NIMS Community.
http://www.nimsonline.com

North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, Disaster Information Center: Provider of research-based, educational materials to help individuals, families, communities and businesses.  This site has been produced to offer assistance in dealing with natural disasters.
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/disaster/

Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI): To strengthen global security by reducing the risk of use and preventing the spread of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. NTI seeks to raise public awareness, serve as a catalyst for new thinking, and take direct action to reduce these threats.
http://www.nti.org/

Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA): Office within USAID responsible for facilitating and coordinating U.S. Government emergency assistance overseas. OFDA responds internationally to all types of natural disasters, including earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, cyclones, floods, droughts, fires, pest infestations, and disease outbreaks. OFDA also provides assistance when lives are threatened by accidental or human-caused catastrophes such as civil strife, acts of terrorism, or industrial accidents. Available are field guides, FAQs, fact sheets, articles, and reports.
http://www.usaid.gov/hum_response/ofda/index.html

Office of Hazardous Materials Safety: Located in the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Special Programs Administration (RSPA): Responsible for coordinating a national safety program for the transportation of hazardous materials by air, rail, highway and water. Very large web page with numerous resources, reports, forms, information, and statistical databases concerning HAZ/MAT research and management.
http://hazmat.dot.gov/hazhome.htm

Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM): The Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research, more briefly known as the Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorology (OFCM), is an interdepartmental office established because Congress and the Executive Office of the President recognized the importance of full coordination of federal meteorological activities. Its mission is to ensure the effective use of federal meteorological resources by leading the systematic coordination of operational weather requirements and services, and supporting research, among the federal agencies.
http://

Pan American Health Organization's Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief Coordination Program: Organization focusing on Latin America and Caribbean nations, this site allows access to thousands of literature sources online, general information, contact names by country, news and situation reports, and relevant links.
http://165.158.1.110/english/ped/pedhome.htm

Prepare.org: This web site, sponsored by the American Red Cross and other community-based organizations, is designed to assist families prepare for natural and human-caused disasters as well as serve the needs of vulnerable populations (seniors, children, people with disabilities, animal owners and people whose first language is not English) through such features as specific information, a large print section that prints out in oversized type, documents in multiple languages, and a text-only option that complies with Section 508 (Federal) and W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) guidelines for web accessibility for people with disabilities.
http://www.prepare.org

Protection of the Human Environment Program: This site presents the World Health Organization’s (WHO) work toward achieving a sustainable basis for health for all by ensuring an environment that promotes health, and by making individuals and organizations aware of their responsibility for health and its environmental basis. Extensive amount of available publications by linkable topic listings.
http://www.who.int/peh/

Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR); Center for Disease Control: Contains vital links regarding chemical, biological, and radiological attacks and emergencies in the realm of preparedness and response.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/index.asp

PubMed Central: A digital archive of life sciences journal literature managed by the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM). Access to PubMed Central (PMC) is free and unrestricted.
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/

Ready Business: In partnership with business and the Advertising Council, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has launched the Ready Business campaign, an extension of the individual- and family-focused Ready campaign, to help owners and managers of small to medium-sized businesses prepare for and respond to an emergency.
http://www.ready.gov/business/

Science Direct: Online source of online citations, abstract, and articles.  Registration and keyword search necessary.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/

SPIDER Network: The Science and Policy Interfaces for Disaster Reduction (SPIDER) Network is composed of six UK-based academic departments from different universities and promotes the work of new researchers in the disaster field. The network lists a goal of re-examining the role of scientific knowledge for disaster risk reduction.
http://

Terrorism and Homeland Security Research Resources; A Selected List: Short but excellent listing developed by University of Texas at Arlington Bibliography Series is intended as an introduction to just a few of the many research resources supporting the rapidly growing and highly diverse academic field of terrorism and homeland security studies.
http://libraries.uta.edu/dillard/subfiles/bibterror.htm

The National Asset Database: A Report: The purpose of this Congressional Research Service report (17 pp.) is to discuss the National Asset Database: what is in it, how it is populated, what it is and what it is not, and how it is intended to be used.
http://

U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command's (SBCCOM's) Homeland Defense Business Unit; Homeland Defense Program: To reduce the consequences of weapons of mass destruction incidents by enhancing the preparedness, protection, and response capabilities of local, state, and federal agencies. Related links, chemical/biological agent reference charts, fact sheets, and reports available.
http://hld.sbccom.army.mil/index.htm

U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) Newsletter: USFA provides an on-line newsletter.
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/inside-usfa/newsletter/2003/news100103.shtm

What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: This pocket survival guide focuses on steps individuals can take to prepare for and respond to terrorist attacks with chemical, biological, radiological ("dirty bomb"), and nuclear weapons. A printable version and software for Palm devices are available for download.
http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR1731.2/

Wiley InterScience: Dynamic online content service delivering the full text of over 300 leading scientific, technical, medical, and professional journals.  Full content access is available to licensed institutional customers and authorized users. Individuals or members of professional societies or associations may also license content access for select publications.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com



CBS News Disaster Links: Comprehensive list of hazards-related web sites. Nicely organized.
http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml

Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response: In response to the events of September 11, 2001, Congress and the Department of Homeland Security provided New York University with federal funding to develop a university-wide, cross-disciplinary center to improve preparedness and response capabilities to terrorist threats and catastrophic events. Drawing on each of its fourteen schools, NYU formed the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) and initiated research projects that address issues ranging from medical capacity during crises, to legal issues relating to security, to first-responder trauma response, to state-of-the-art training for first-responders. The Center's cross-disciplinary approach generates important research-based recommendations that help shape public decision-making as the country progresses through this challenging time.
http://www.nyu.edu/ccpr

Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); Related Links Web Page: Several links to agencies dealing with chemical, biological, and radiological (CBR) weaponry and research. DTRA itself also contains a large amount of useful information concerning CBR weaponry and research.
http://www.dtra.mil

Department of Homeland Security Grants and Training: Site provides information on homeland security and public safety grant opportunities offered by agencies across the Federal government and is intended to simplify access to these grants by placing information in a single, easily accessible site. It includes grants offered by the Department of Homeland Security as well as other Federal Departments and Agencies. Critical state and local missions supported through these grants include the preparedness of first responders and citizens, public health, infrastructure security, and other public safety activities.
http://www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/interapp/editorial/editorial_0355.xml

Disaster Help: An integrated team of partner agencies and organizations that perform Disaster Management activities which focus on providing information and services relating to the four pillars of all-hazards disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation.  This website is intended to reach five overlapping audiences: (1)local/state/tribal Governments, (2) individual citizens, (3) private sector businesses, (4) non-government organizations, and (5) federal agencies.
https://disasterhelp.gov/portal/jhtml/index.jhtml

Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety; The Governor's Division of Emergency Management (DEM): Tasked with administering a program of Comprehensive Emergency Management, designed to reduce the vulnerability of the citizens and communities of this State to damage, to injury and to loss of life and property by providing a system for the MITIGATION of, PREPAREDNESS for, RESPONSE to and RECOVERY from natural or man-made disasters.
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/dem/

Domestic Preparedness: Integrating the professional first responder communities of fire, law enforcement, emergency medical, National Guard, and local, state, and federal governments with industry concerned with domestic preparedness is the aim of this site. Featured is news about grants, government, industry, people, reports, and events.
http://www.domesticpreparedness.com

Emergency Management Association of Texas: Comprehensive website with numerous links to organizations, agencies, and resources regarding all aspects of Emergency Management.
http://www.emat-tx.org/

Emergency Management Division (EMD), Washington State: A division of the Washington Military Department that includes the Washington Army National Guard and the Washington Air National Guard. EMD coordinates emergency management programs with local governments, public agencies, private organizations, businesses, communities, and individuals to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. Site includes downloadable fact sheets, links, news, and brochures.
http://emd.wa.gov/

Federal Highway Administration; Office of Operations: The Federal Highway Administration provides an emergency transportation operations and homeland security website with the purpose of providing state and local agencies with information to help them make wise decisions to improve the security of roadway operations. Resources are available for the following components of ETO: prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery.
http://www.ops.fhwa.dot.gov/OpsSecurity/

Homeland Security References and Resources : This lengthy list of homeland security and emergency management-related references and resources, which is over 40 pages long, has just been updated. The list was compiled by Paula D. Gordon, PhD, and contains links to government documents, task groups, newsletters, conference proceedings, and much more.
http://gordonhomeland.com/

Homeland Security/Defense Education Consortium (HSDEC): a network of teaching and research institutions focused on promoting education, research, and cooperation related to and supporting the homeland security/defense mission. The consortium is committed to building and maintaining a community of higher education institutions supporting this mission and the overall homeland security effort through the sharing and advancement of knowledge. Web resources include suggested syllabi, course materials, and links to relevant Web sites.
http://hsdec.org

InfraGard: An information sharing/analysis effort serving the interests and combining the knowledge base of a wide range of members. At its most basic level, InfraGard is a cooperative undertaking between the U.S. Government (led by the FBI and the National Infrastructure Protection Center [NIPC] ) and an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants dedicated to increasing the security of United States critical infrastructures.
http://www.infragard.net/

Integrative Center for Homeland Security: serves as an umbrella organization to cover safety aspects of food and agriculture, transportation, information archiving and security, management of biohazards, health issues and other areas such as training of first-responders and medical personnel.
http://homelandsecurity.tamu.edu/

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM): A non-profit educational organization made up of over 2,000 emergency managers from the public and private sectors. We are the primary representatives of the emergency manager who works at the local level. IAEM acts as a clearinghouse for information and current events, fosters informed decision-making on public policy on emergency management issues, promotes standards of excellence through its certification program, and acts as forum for creative problem-solving.
http://www.iaem.com

International Emergency Management Society (TIEMS): A new website of the TIEMS is dedicated to developing and bringing the benefits of modern Emergency Management (EM) tools and techniques to society for a safer world. This website is currently under active development, so please expect new information and services to be added from time to time. All people interested in Emergency Management are encouraged to register (its free!) to benefit from full access to all information as well as the interactive features and forums.
http://www.tiems.org/

LSU Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Information Clearinghouse: clearinghouse established at Louisiana State University (LSU), Baton Rouge, in collaboration with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to facilitate the collection, dissemination, and archiving of data related to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
www.katrina.lsu.edu/

MileHi NewOrleans: Developed by the Katrina Research Team at Colorado State University, this new Web site was created to serve the needs and interests of Katrina evacuees living in Colorado. The site offers links to current news on Katrina; a listing of recently published academic studies, books, and reports; resources (social and personal services, affordable housing, employment assistance, etc.), local work opportunities, and information about both Denver and New Orleans.
http://www.milehineworleans.org/

National Defense University (NDU): Joint professional military education institution.  Webpage and component links are a continually expanding body of information: curricula at constituent colleges, research, and publications.
http://www.ndu.edu/

National Emergency Management Association, NEMA: Professional association of and for state emergency management directors. NEMA provides national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management, serves as a vital emergency management information and assistance resource, and advances continuous improvement in emergency management through strategic partnerships, innovative programs, and collaborative policy positions. Includes disaster database and searchable online library.
http://www.nemaweb.org

National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC): Mission is to serve as the U.S. government's focal point for threat assessment, warning, investigation, and response for threats or attacks against our critical infrastructures. These infrastructures are the basis of industrialized society including telecommunications, energy, banking and finance, water systems, government operations, and emergency services.
http://www.nipc.gov/

National Mass Fatalities Institute: Established to help communities, businesses, industries, government and disaster response agencies prepare for, respond to, and recover from a mass fatalities incident. Mass fatalities incidents are resource intensive and require a collaborative effort from local, state, and federal agencies to accomplish an effective response. The National Mass Fatalities Institute provides advanced, comprehensive education and training, agency referrals, news, conference hosting, and web links.
http://www.nmfi.org

Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder: A national/international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The Natural Hazards Center carries out its mission in four principal areas: information dissemination, an annual workshop, research, and library services.
http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/

Office of Meteorology: National Weather Service site providing several on-line preparedness guides in both Spanish and English, current watches and warnings, on-line tracking charts, and links to many of the national agencies dealing with hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/hurricane/index.shtml

Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI): Serves public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a resource for the practical enhancement of risk management.  Articles, reports, papers, newsletters, and numerous related links are provided.
http://www.riskinstitute.org/

RAND: Extensive web site supplying reader with bibliographic database(s), free online reports, articles, newsletter, Rand Review (online magazine), journals, and books.  Items also available for purchase.  Also searchable by research topic area such as National Security and Terrorism. Multifaceted web resource but for the purposes of DEMIN, relates primarily with Homeland Security issues.
http://www.rand.org/

Strategic Forecasting (STRATFOR): Private consulting firm of international experts that provide a range of practices suited to meet diverse client needs including political/economic monitoring, intelligence gathering, risk analysis, threat assessment, etc.
http://www.stratfor.com/

Texas Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) : a collaborative educational network dedicated to educating citizens about disaster mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery. Texas EDEN is a joint effort between the Texas Cooperative Extension and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and is affiliated with National EDEN. This site is intended to accommodate Extension agents and all Texas citizens by sharing education resources to reduce the impact of natural and man-made disasters for individuals, families and communities.
http://texashelp.tamu.edu/

Texas Governor's Task Force on Homeland Security: Advises Texas Governor on matters relating to homeland security. The goal of the task force is to reassure Texans that the state is doing all it can to ensure their safety by identifying threats before they are carried out and by being able to respond effectively if a threat is carried out.
http://www.texashomelandsecurity.org/

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers "Digital Visual Library": Includes both a photo library and a graphic library. The images are provided to visually communicate the programs and projects of the Corps, as well as the events - such as floods, landslides, hurricanes, and earthquakes - with which it must contend. The images cover preparedness, impact, response, recovery, and long-term mitigation. The searchable library includes photographs, illustrations, artwork, clipart, logos, maps, and posters from around the world.
http://images.usace.army.mil/

United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): Military and civilian workforce of biologists, engineers, geologists, hydrologists, natural resource managers and other professionals meet the demands of changing times and requirements as a vital part of America's Army.  Responsible for civil works projects, military construction, and international/interagency services.  General searches or specific queries utilizing keywords such as disaster or emergency produce large amount of pertinent resources.
http://www.usace.army.mil/


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