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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