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 "National Incident Management System: Guide for County Officials": This 10-page NIMS Guide for County Officials explains the key points of NIMS and how it applies to county governments in the following core areas:
• local NIMS adoption;
• NIMS implementation;
• training;
• disaster and emergency response planning;
• exercises to test capability to respond to disasters and emergencies;
• resource management; and
• communication and information management for emergency response.
http://www.iaem.com Download Electronic Doc.
2006 National Hurricane Operations Plan (2006): The Interdepartmental Hurricane Conference meets annually to bring together the responsible federal agencies and other stakeholders to review the nation's hurricane forecast and warning program and to discuss recommendations for improving preparedness for the upcoming hurricane season. The updated plan incorporates new procedures, procedural changes, and agreements reached at the 2006 conference and is available for free online from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Office of the Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research.
http://www.ofcm.gov/nhop/06/nhop06.htm American Veterinary Medical Association Disaster Preparedness Series : site of the American Veterinary Medical Association provides educational materials to assist veterinarians, animal owners, and others interested in the well-being of animals in preparing for animal safety in the event of a disaster.
http://www.avma.org/disaster Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness: FEMA publication bringing together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. As the most comprehensive guide to personal emergency preparedness published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Are You Ready? will help individuals prepare themselves and their families for disasters.
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/  Center for Infectious Disease; Research and Policy; General Bioterrorism Information: Source of general information and resources concerning bioterrorism and biological weapons.
http://www1.umn.edu/cidrap/content/bt/bioprep
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA): Web page with numerous sources of information and data concerning terrorism and homeland security. Various searchable electronic libraries and numerous links to Intelligence Research Centers.
http://www.cia.gov/ Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Office (CEPPO): Contains several links to several other information sources and databases.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/content/ct-exli.htm Communicating with the Traveling Public During Disasters : "Communicating with the Public Using ATIS During Disasters: Concept of Operations" details a concept of operations for the dissemination of information to the traveling public during disaster events. The document is part of a study being conducted by Battelle for the Federal Highway Administration and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
http://www.itsdocs.fhwa.dot.gov/JPODOCS/REPTS_TE/14262.htm Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG); Emergency Management Program Guidebook : The Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG) manages, coordinates and implements the emergency medical preparedness mission for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) through various Federal laws and regulations.
EMSHG posts online the Veteran Health Administration's Emergency Management Program Guidebook. This book summarizes healthcare facility emergency managment. A comprehensive Emergency Management Program (EMP) is reviewed for minimizing any disruptions to patient care activities caused by threats and events. Information is relevant to most community healthcare facilities.
Veteran Health Administration's Emergency Management Program Guidebook: http://www.appc1.va.gov/emshg/apps/emp/emp.htm
Emergency Management Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG): http://www.appc1.va.gov/EMSHG/
Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities: US Department of Transportation: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) web site to provide information on safe and secure transportation for persons with disabilities in the event of a disaster or an emergency.
http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness (ESDP): A standing task force of leading practitioners and academic specialists concerned with terrorism and emergency management. Sponsored by the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, and the U.S. Department of Justice. Numerous articles and papers available online.
http://ksgnotes1.harvard.edu/BCSIA/ESDP.nsf/www/Research FEMA Terrorist Incident Planning Guidelines: Available on-line as part of revised State and Local Planning Guide. Concerns readiness, response, and recovery.
http://www.fema.gov/rrr/pte052101.shtm FloodSmart.gov: official web site of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and it contains a variety of information and resources on flood preparedness, protection, and how to participate in NFIP programs.
http://www.floodsmart.gov Global Security.org: A non-profit non-partisan policy research group. Focuses on innovative approaches to emerging security challenges of the new millennium. Extensive resource for reviewing current events concerning terrorism, various policies and tactics, and weapons systems.
http://www.globalsecurity.org Government Accounting Office (GAO): Improve Coordination between FEMA and the Red Cross: "Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Coordination between FEMA and the Red Cross Should Be Improved for the 2006 Hurricane Season" features the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) interim findings on how the Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency operated following the Gulf Coast hurricanes and what improvements can be made for the 2006 hurricane season.
http://www.gao.gov/docsearch/abstract.php?rptno=GAO-06-712 Henry L. Stimson Center : a nonprofit, nonpartisan institution dedicated to offering practical solutions to problems of national and international security. From the beginning, the Stimson Center has been a place devoted to meaningful impact, a thorough integration of analysis and outreach, and a creative and innovative approach to problems.
Examples of Current Projects include: Reducing the Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction; Building Regional Security; Strengthening Institutions for International Peace and Security; and Enhancing Security in an Age of Global Technology.
http://www.stimson.org Hurricane Insurance Information Center: The Insurance Information Institute has launched this updated consumer education Web site as a source of information for the public and the media on how to prepare for a hurricane. The site includes insurance and other readiness tips, links to useful related resources, and free home inventory software.
http://www.disasterinformation.org Incident Command System (ICS) eTool: The Department of Labor, Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) announces its latest web-based training tool on the Incident Command System (ICS). The web site highlights planning and preparation and the implementation of an ICS system, and includes a section on safety aspects outlining OSHA standards that affect ICS workers, and provides additional guidance information applicable to emergency response safety and health.
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/ics/index.html Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF): To prepare selected military officers and civilians for senior leadership and staff positions by conducting postgraduate, executive-level courses of study and associated research dealing with national security strategy and the resource component of national power, with special emphasis on acquisition and joint logistics, and their integration into national security strategy for peace and war.
Numerous graduate papers available online for review.
http://www.ndu.edu/icaf/ Information Resources Management (IRM) College: Prepares leaders to direct the information component of national power by leveraging information and information technology for strategic advantage. Primary areas of concentration include business process reengineering, IRM policy, information technology, information security, acquisition reform, and management of acquisition processes.
Info Tech Talk Newsletter available online as well as course offerings, news, links, and partner universities.
http://www.ndu.edu/irmc/about.html Intelligence Community: The IC is a federation of 14 executive branch agencies and organizations that work separately and together to conduct intelligence activities necessary for the conduct of foreign relations and the protection of the national security of the United States. Numerous links, factsheets, and recommended readings.
http://www.intelligence.gov International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Demographics Survey 2005: The results of the 2005 emergency management demographics survey conducted by the International Association for Emergency Managers (IAEM) is available here.
http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/edu/surveys.asp Jihad Watch: Directed by Robert Spencer, a long-time writer and researcher on Islam, Jihad Watch is dedicated to bringing public attention to the role that jihad theology and ideology plays in the modern world, and to correcting popular misconceptions about the role of jihad and religion in modern-day conflicts. We hope to alert people of good will to the true nature of the present global conflict that radical Islam is waging.
http://www.jihadwatch.org/ Meaning Through Annihilation: The Patrimony Bombings of 1993: Dissertation by cultural geographer Kathryn Mitchell Lucchese (Texas A&M University) developing a "terror grid" that analyzes characteristics of previous targets to predict probable sites of new terrorist acts. Available at Evans Library at TAMU; College Station. Link to short press release.
http://www.tamu.edu/univrel/aggiedaily/news/stories/01/060401-11.html MetEd (Meteorology Education and Training) Website: Established to provide education and training resources to benefit the operational forecaster community, university atmospheric scientists and students, and anyone interested in learning more deeply about meteorology and weather forecasting topics. The site houses online learning materials, as well as information on other training and education activities, such as classroom courses and teletraining, and links to other related resources.
http://www.meted.ucar.edu/topics_emt.php National Center for Disaster Preparedness (NCDP): Based at Columbia University, the NCDP is an academically-based resource center dedicated to the study, analysis and enhancement of the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to major disasters, including terrorism.
The NCDP's particular areas of interest include readiness of the health and public health systems, health workforce and citizen readiness, disaster communications, national preparedness benchmarks and the needs of special populations. In addition, the NCDP is concerned about the integration of preparedness efforts and the existing public health infrastructure.
A NCDP researcher bibliography is available at this site as well as numerous downloadable research reports and media materials.
http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu National Flood Insurance Program Training : New training courses are added each year to the training station on the National Flood Insurance Program Web site. Training is available for insurance agents, stakeholders, and private citizens.
http://training.nfipstat.com/portal2/default.asp National Nuclear Security Administration: Organization charged with overall operation and monitoring of nuclear weapons, power generation, and security in the United States.
http://www.nnsa.doe.gov/ National Reconnaissance Office (NRO): is guided by its vision of being Freedom's Sentinel in Space: One Team, Revolutionizing Global Reconnaissance. The NRO develops and operates unique and innovative space reconnaissance systems and conducts intelligence-related activities essential for US National Security.
Available are related links, news articles, archives, image library, and annual reports.
http://www.nro.gov National Security Agency (NSA): The NSA is the nation's cryptologic organization. It coordinates, directs, and performs highly specialized activities to protect U.S. information systems and produce foreign intelligence information. It is also one of the most important centers of foreign language analysis and research within the Government.
http://www.nsa.gov/ National War College: To prepare future leaders of the Armed Forces, State Department, and other civilian agencies for high-level policy, command, and staff responsibilities by conducting a senior-level course of study in national security strategy and national security policy.
The College program is designed to expand and enhance students' knowledge of national security issues and to sharpen their analytical abilities. The curriculum focuses on grand strategy--the integration of all elements of national power--and addresses national security policy, the theory and practice of war, the domestic and international context of national security strategy, contemporary military strategy, and joint and combined warfare.
Numerous graduate papers available online for review.
http://www.ndu.edu/nwc/ New Mexico Department of Public Safety; All Hazard Emergency Operations Plan: available online and downloadable in Adobe Acrobat. This Operations Plan assigns functional responsibilities to state departments, agencies, boards, and commissions in the event of a disaster. The Plan directs state departments and agencies to provide guidance, relief, and assistance to local communities and the people in New Mexico. It allows for preparation, response, and recovery activities by each agency.
http://www.dps.nm.org/emergency/all_hazard_1999.htm Oregon's Department of Land Conservation and Development's Natural Hazards Program : to provide for protection of people and property from natural hazards through sound land use planning. In addition to a special section on emergency preparedness, the main sections of the department's new Web site feature four natural hazards common to Oregon: floods, landslides, earthquakes, and wildfires.
http://159.121.112.22/hazards/hazards.html Physician Preparedness for Acts of Water Terrorism: Developed to assist the medical and public health community as well as
public utility and emergency response professionals, this new Web site
offers a free terrorism preparedness guide that addresses the public
health and security challenges resulting from intentional acts of
water terrorism.
http://www.waterhealthconnection.org/bt/index.asp PrepareNow.org: Works to ensure that the needs and concerns of vulnerable people are addressed in emergency preparedness and response. This group provides the tools, expertise and access to resources to assist anyone engaged in disaster planning for individuals with special needs. Vulnerable people are those who cannot comfortably or safely access and use the standard resources offered in disaster preparedness, relief and recovery. For example:
• a disabled person whose needs cannot be met in a shelter
• a non-English-speaker who does not understand the order to evacuate
• a frail elder who cannot lift or carry a disaster supply kit
• a recent immigrant who is reluctant to ask for help
Available are documents for providing assistance for organizations whose client base includes vulnerable people, while others are designed as planning tools for individuals. The information in this library makes it possible for organizations with limited staff and funding to make preparedness information available to a broader audience.
http://www.preparenow.org/ ProtectingAmerica.org: ProtectingAmerica.org was organized to support efforts to better prepare and protect Americans for the consequences of a catastrophic earthquake, storm, or other event. The Web site includes information on understanding risks, preparedness and mitigation, legislation, and other resources.
http://www.protectingamerica.org/ Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response (PHEPR); Protecting Americans: Smallpox Vaccination Program.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/index.asp Pure Pursuit Intelligence Network: provides relevant and timely information for the military and air defense, emergency services, and remote sensing communities. Online library under development and free subscriptions to e-mail updates are also available.
http://www.purepursuitintelnetwork.com Ready New York Household Preparedness Guide : is the cornerstone of the "Ready New York" campaign and a comprehensive household preparedness guide offering tips and information about a wide range of potentially hazardous situations New Yorkers may face.
Read up on how to prepare for weather disasters, fires, earthquakes, carbon monoxide, building collapses, explosions, radiation, hazardous materials or chemical spills, and terrorism. Learn more about evacuation, disaster sheltering, sheltering in place and utilities disruptions. Explore additional information for parents and families, seniors and people with disabilities, pet owners and subway riders.
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/html/readynewyork/ready_guide.html ReallyReady.org: As the result of an analysis by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) that found shortcomings in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Ready.gov Web site, the FAS launched ReallyReady.org.
The FAS hopes to achieve two purposes with this new site: provide clear and correct information to citizens interested in preparing themselves and their families for an emergency and persuade DHS to take a serious look at Ready.gov and their policy on the accuracy of information and to make important changes that will help Americans to prepare for terrorist attacks or natural disasters.
http://www.fas.org/reallyready School Preparedness Workbook: This guide is designed to help evaluate school’s severe weather preparedness
plan. Discussed is the primary severe weather threats faced, and provided are some
general safety tips to follow when severe weather is in the area. Focused on are
issues specific to the preparedness plan at individual schools.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/fwd/school_wrkbk.pdf State and Local Preparedness Guidance: FEMA's State and Local Preparedness Guidance Section is a good resource for introductory, general material for Emergency Operations Planning. Also on this site are numerous useful links.
http://www.fema.gov/preparedness/state_local_prepare_guide.shtm Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) Emergency Information Web Site: As part of the Texas A&M University System, TAEX provides numerous information resources on emergency and disaster preparedness including an "Extension Agent's Handbook for Emergency Preparation and Response" at this site. Provides linkable topics concerning tornadoes, floods, hurricanes, thunderstorms, and winter weather.
http://archone.tamu.edu/faculty/dbilbo/Taex%20Emergency/TAEXtop.htm Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX): Texas Agency that coordinates/provides much of emergency response/recovery training for Texas and operates internationally. Involved in all facets of emergency management. Home to Emergency Services Training Institute (ESTI), National Emergency Response and Rescue Training Center (NERRTC), Law Enforcement and Security Training, National Domestic Preparedness Consortium, Texas Domestic Preparedness Assessment and Strategy Development Program, and Texas Task Force 1.
http://www.teex.com/ Texas Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)/Terrorism Preparedness Program: Sponsored and funded by the Texas Division of Emergency Management (DEM) of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) through the Office of the Governor. Numerous links and resources available on this site concerning emergency management and Homeland Security.
http://www.demwmd.net The Infrastructure Security Project (TISP): a national public-private partnership, is the recognized leader promoting collaboration to improve the resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure against the adverse impacts of natural and man-made disasters.
TISP members, representing the design, construction, operation, and maintenance communities; local, state, and federal agencies; academe; and other organizations concerned about disaster preparedness, work together to develop and implement cost-effective solutions to enhance the resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure by leveraging their collective resources, experience, technical expertise, research and development capabilities, and knowledge of public policy regarding natural and man-made disasters.
http://www.tisp.org/tisp.cfm The Official Coastal Bend Hurricane Survival Guide: It Only Takes One: This hurricane awareness guide (24 pp.) for the Coastal Bend area of Texas was prepared and distributed by the National Weather Service through a public-private partnership. It includes hazard information, preparedness tips, evacuation routes, insurance tips, and other tools to help individuals, families, and businesses prepare for a major storm.
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/crp/tropics/2006Guide/guide.php U.S. Department of Defense Homeland Security Link: Provides numerous resources regarding Homeland Security including publications, news, briefings, and Congressional Testimony. Also provides numerous links to related sites pertaining to the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.defenselink.mil/specials/homeland/ U.S. Department of State; Counterterrorism Office: State Department site with various bibliographic resources and historic/current legislation and status reports concerning terrorism and homeland security. Includes timelines of terror attacks.
http://www.state.gov/s/ct/ White House Department of Homeland Security: The mission of the Department of Homeland Security is to prevent terrorist attacks within the United States; reduce America's vulnerability to terrorism; and minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur. Links to various legislative and presidential acts, news, speeches, and information resources concerning Homeland Security.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/deptofhomeland/ Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program: web based program designed to provide information regarding the implementation of the National Wildfire Coordinating Group (NWCG) wildland fire leadership development program. In addition it provides a resource to allow individuals to strive for a higher performance level as a leader through self-directed learning opportunities.
http://www.fireleadership.gov
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