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The following web links provide excellent information on how you can prepare for and survive a wide variety of natural disasters and other emergency situations.
 
GENERAL PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION
NOAA
   www.noaa.com
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  
www.cdc.gov, CDC and SARS
National Institute for Chemical Studies
  
www.nicsinfo.org
Environmental Protection Authority
  
www.epa.gov
US Department of Homeland Security Ready.gov
   www.ready.gov
US Department of Homeland Security
  
www.dhs.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency
  
www.fema.gov
FEMA Hazard Maps
  
www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php
Department of Health & Human Services
  
www.hhs.gov
NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
   www.state.nj.us/health/index.shtml
NJ Homeland Security
  
www.njhomelandsecurity.com
US Food and Drug Administration
  
www.fda.gov
US FDA – Bioterrorism Information
  
www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
 
NATURAL DISASTERS
Avalanche
  
National Avalanche Center
      www.fsavalanche.org
Coastal Erosion
   http://coastal.er.usgs.gov
Coastal Storm
   http://coastalhazards.wcu.edu/coastalhazardmaps/downloads.htm
   http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
Dam Failure
  
Association of State Dam Safety Officials
      http://www.damsafety.org/
   National Inventory of Dams
      http://crunch.tec.army.mil/nid/webpages/nid.cfm
Drought
  
Drought Monitor
      http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/index.html
   National Drought Mitigation Center
      http://drought.unl.edu/
Earthquake
  
US Department of the Interiors, Geological Survey
      http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/
Fire
   OSHA
      http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html
   National Fire Protection Authority
      www.nfpa.org
Floods
  
US Department of Interiors, Geological Survey
      http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis
   Environmental Systems Research Institute
      http://www.esri.com/hazards/makemap.html
   Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
      http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
Severe Winter Storms and Freezing Weather
  
Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
      http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
   NOAA
      www.noaa.com
Hailstorm
  
Environmental Systems Research Institute
      http://www.esri.com/hazards/makemap.html
Hazardous Materials Accident
  
US Environmental Protection Authority
      http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/frmvzis?openform
Hurricane
  
Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
      http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
   NOAA – National Hurricane Center
      http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Landslide
  
American Planning Association
      http://www.planning.org/landslides/docs/main.html
Lightning and Thunderstorm
   NOAA – Lightning Safety
      http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/lightning_map.htm
Nuclear Power Plant Accident
  
US Nuclear Regulator Authority
      http://www.nrc.gov/
Sink Hole
   Sinkhole.org
      http://www.sinkhole.org/index.htm
Terrorism
  
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
      www.cdc.gov
   National Institute for Chemical Studies
      www.nicsinfo.org
   Environmental Protection Authority
      www.epa.gov
   US Department of Homeland Security Ready.gov
      www.ready.gov
   US Department of Homeland Security
      www.dhs.gov
   Federal Emergency Management Agency
      www.fema.gov
   Department of Health & Human Services
      www.hhs.gov
   NJ Department of Health and Senior Services
      www.state.nj.us/health/index.shtml
   NJ Homeland Security
      www.njhomelandsecurity.com
   US Food and Drug Administration
      www.fda.gov
   US FDA – Bioterrorism Information
      www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
   US Department of Labor – OSHA
      http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html
Tornado
   FEMA – Hazard map
      http://www.hazardmaps.gov/atlas.php
   NOAA
      http://www.crh.noaa.gov/lmk/tornado/whatis.htm
Transportation Accident
  
Chemical Transportation Emergency Center
      http://www.chemtrec.org/
   Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
      http://hazmat.dot.gov
   National Transportation Safety Board
      http://www.ntsb.gov/
Wildfire
  
US Department of Agriculture – Forest Service
      http://www.fs.fed.us
Windstorm
  
Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN)
      http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
NOAA
   www.noaa.com
 
DISASTER RELIEF ASSISTANCE
Government Benefits Programs
   www.govbenefits.gov

 

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