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Ready Kids: Get Prepared! Song
"A children's National Preparedness Month song written by teachers and students of Parks Elementary School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma."
Ready Campaign (U.S.)
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Disaster Preparedness to Promote Community Resilience: Information and Tools for Homeless Service Providers and Disaster Professionals - Toolkit and Appendices
"Too often, the local emergency management system, which includes agencies responsible for managing disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, is not connected with communitybased organizations (CBOs) providing services to homeless populations before a disaster. As a result, the needs of homeless populations are often overlooked following a disaster. Past disasters have illustrated that government agencies alone will not be able to address the needs of at-risk populations, and that a system that includes multiple partners is needed to prepare for, respond, and recover from disasters. Better coordination and communication between all community partners can lead to improved outcomes for the entire community (Box 1) and help ensure that homeless populations and other at-risk individuals can access needed services during response and recovery phases."
United States. Department of Veterans Affairs; United States. Department of Health and Human Services; United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Marine Debris Program [Website]
This is the official website for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office of Response and Restoration, Marine Debris Program. From the Mission Statement: "The NOAA Marine Debris Program envisions the global ocean and its coasts free from the impacts of marine debris." The website includes a variety of resources, current efforts, research, etc. aimed to combat the effects of marine debris.
United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration
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HSPD-8 and Lessons Learned [Press Release]
"The President issued Homeland Security Presidential Directive-8 'National Preparedness' on December 17, 2003. The Secretary of Homeland Security named the Executive Director of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness (DHS/SLGCP) to coordinate HSPD-8 Implementation. HSPD-8 establishes national policies to prevent and respond to threatened or actual domestic terrorist attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies by: creating a national domestic all-hazards preparedness goal; providing mechanisms for improved delivery of Federal preparedness assistance to State and local governments; and outlining actions to strengthen the preparedness capabilities of Federal, State, and local entities."
United States. Department of Homeland Security. Office of State and Local Government Coordination & Preparedness
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Saver Document Library [Website]
"The U.S Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established the System Assessment and Validation for Emergency Responders (SAVER) Program to assist emergency responders making procurement decisions. Located within the DHS Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the SAVER Program conducts objective assessments and validations on commercial equipment and systems, and provides those results along with other relevant information to the emergency responder community."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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National Urban Security Technology Laboratory [Website]
"The men and women who put their lives on the line to protect our communities and citizens need to know they can rely on the tools they use in emergencies. New technologies are developed every day to enhance responder performance and safety, but are they durable? Will they perform under pressure? That's what the National Urban Security Technology Laboratory (NUSTL) aims to ensure. As a federal laboratory organized within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) First Responders Group (FRG), NUSTL brings together the interests and initiatives of the Homeland Security Enterprise with the first responder community. The laboratory's mission activities in test and evaluation (T&E) and research and development (R&D) help first responders prepare, protect and respond to homeland security threats."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Department of Defense: Law of War Manual [May 2016]
"This manual is a Department of Defense (DoD)-wide resource for DoD personnel -- including commanders, legal practitioners, and other military and civilian personnel -- on the law of war. This manual has many distinguished antecedents that have provided important guidance to the U.S. Armed Forces. For example, General Order No. 100, the Instructions for the Government of Armies of the United States in the Field, commonly known as the Lieber Code, was prepared by Professor Francis Lieber and approved by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War in 1863. A similar code related to naval warfare titled The Law and Usages of War at Sea: A Naval War Code was prepared by then-Captain Charles H. Stockton and approved by President William McKinley in 1900. The War Department published instructions for the armed land forces of the United States in a 1914 manual titled Rules of Land Warfare, which was updated in 1917, 1934, and 1940."
United States. Department of Defense. Office of General Counsel
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, August 5, 2016
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Disparities in Adult Cigarette Smoking -- United States, 2002-2005 and 2010-2013"; "CDC Grand Rounds: Adolescence -- Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness"; "Update on Vaccine-Derived Polioviruses -- Worldwide, January 2015-May 2016"; "Environmental Isolation of Circulating Vaccine-Derived Poliovirus After Interruption of Wild Poliovirus Transmission -- Nigeria, 2016"; "Update: Ongoing Zika Virus Transmission -- Puerto Rico, November 1, 2015-July 7, 2016"; "Contraceptive Use Among Nonpregnant and Postpartum Women at Risk for Unintended Pregnancy, and Female High School Students, in the Context of Zika Preparedness -- United States, 2011-2013 and 2015"; "Notes from the Field: Fatal Infection Associated with Equine Exposure -- King County, Washington, 2016"; and "QuickStats: Percentage of Preterm Births Among Teens Aged 15-19 Years, by Race/Ethnicity -- National Vital Statistics System, United States, 2007-2014." Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables from this issue can be accessed at the following link [http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/index2016.html]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Hazardous Materials and Terrorist Response Planning: Curriculum Guidelines
"The Planning Curriculum Guidelines are intended to assist public sector training managers and employers to understand the requirements for training public sector personnel involved in planning for hazardous materials and terrorist emergencies. Existing regulatory requirements are defined, and training recommendations are offered to help public sector training mangers improve the quality and effectiveness of hazardous materials and terrorist incident response planning."
United States Fire Administration
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Exercise Design: Allowing Sufficient Time for Exercise Participants to Establish an Initial Incident Command
"Exercise scenarios should allow sufficient time for exercise participants to establish an initial Incident Command (IC). This affords them the opportunity to practice skills that may prove important during an actual incident."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Summary of the NIMS Implementation Schedule, Requirements, and Certification Process [FY 2005 - FY 2007]
This document lists the NIMS (National Incident Management System] implementation requirements and certification processes for state, territorial, tribal, and local governments for FY 2005 through FY 2007.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, October 27, 2017
The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series is prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). [It] is the agency's primary vehicle for scientific publication of timely, reliable, authoritative, accurate, objective, and useful public health information and recommendations. This issue of MMWR contains the following: "Timeliness of Receipt of Early Childhood Vaccinations Among Children of Immigrants -- Minnesota, 2016:" "Tobacco Use Among Working Adults -- United States, 2014-2016"; "Increased Risk for Mother-to-Infant Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus Among Medicaid Recipients -- Wisconsin, 2011-2015"; "Rapid Field Response to a Cluster of Illnesses and Deaths -- Sinoe County, Liberia, April-May, 2017"; "Rapid Laboratory Identification of Neisseria meningitidis Serogroup C as the Cause of an Outbreak -- Liberia, 2017"; "Progress Toward Regional Measles Elimination -- Worldwide, 2000-2016"; "Notes from the Field: Postexposure Prophylaxis for Rabies After Consumption of a Prepackaged Salad Containing a Bat Carcass -- Florida, 2017"; "Notes from the Field: High Volume of Lyme Disease Laboratory Reporting in a Low-Incidence State -- Arkansas, 2015-2016"; "Notes from the Field: Postflooding Leptospirosis -- Louisiana, 2016"; "Erratum: Vol. 66, No. 40"; "QuickStats: Percentage of Adults Aged ≥20 Years Who Reported Being Told by a Doctor or Health Professional to Increase Their Physical Activity, by Age Group and Obesity Status -- National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, United States, 2011-2014"; and "Notifiable Diseases and Mortality Tables."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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Get Children Involved in Disaster Planning: It Helps Calm Their Fears
"When family life is disrupted by a natural disaster, children often feel vulnerable or just plain scared. Well- thought out plans that involve them in pre-disaster and post-disaster activities can help calm their fears. The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) web site, 'FEMA for KIDS,' is designed for children; it has fun quizzes and games. At the same time, the site helps families prepare for a disaster."
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Radiological Incident Response: Establishing a Temporary Storage Site for Contaminated Material
"In September 1987, an accidental release of Cesium-137 (Cs-137) in Goiânia, Brazil, caused the second largest nuclear accident after Chernobyl. Goiânia's decontamination created approximately 40 tons of radioactive waste material. Brazilian authorities had to establish a temporary storage site for radiologically contaminated materials from the beginning of incident response."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Future of Fire in Environmental Management
"Modern fire rarely exhibits the qualities of historical fire with its enormous releases of energy, rapid spread, and long duration. When it does, the results are deemed catastrophic and sociopolitical forces intervene to prevent its reoccurrence. Yet, ecosystems are dependent on fire for their vitality and sustainability, creating a conflict between the needs of nature and the fears of human societies. What is the future of a purposive role for fire in ecosystems? How can fire as a historical force continue to play a similar role in the future? This paper examines the relationship between humans and fire, and explores its meaning for how we will make decisions about fire's future as both a property of nature and as a tool for human development."
United States. Department of the Interior
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Radiological Incident Response: Decontamination of Buildings and Public Sites
"Emergency managers should develop decontamination plans and disposal procedures for buildings and large venues following a release of radioactive materials."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS); United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Animal Health Emergency Support
This document contains the Animal Health Emergency Support component of the Target Capabilities List (TCL). The TCL describes and sets targets for the capabilities required to achieve the four homeland security mission areas: Prevent, Protect, Respond, and Recover. It defines and provides the basis for assessing preparedness.
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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CBRNE Detection [Target Capabilities List]
"The Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives (CBRNE) Detection capability provides the ability to detect CBRNE materials at points of manufacture, transportation, and use. This capability includes the detection of CBRNE material through area monitoring, but not by their effects (i.e., signs or symptoms) on humans and animals which is addressed through the public and animal health capabilities. The CBRNE Detection capability does not include actions taken to respond to the consequences of a release or activities to render any CBRNE device safe. The CBRNE Detection capability is not only about technology, but rather the ability to recognize potential CBRNE threats through equipment, education, and effective protocols. The importance of training, communication, and close coordination with key partners, including intelligence, law enforcement, public safety, public health, and international partners, is recognized as a critical enabler for this capability. However, only the CBRNE detection specific tasks to these cross-cutting elements have been identified in this capability."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Systematic, Effective Communication Between Public Health Officials and Healthcare Workers During a Public Health Emergency
"During a public health emergency, direct communication links between public health authorities and doctors, nurses, healthcare workers, emergency response personnel--and their unions--should be cultivated and managed effectively, to ensure the reliable transmission of data to, from, and among these groups. A data dissemination and distribution system, available 24/7 and designed for the two-way flow of information, should be established to ensure the timely delivery of emergency public health information."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Large-Scale Logistics Operations: Call List of Equipment Suppliers
"During a large-scale emergency response, logistics personnel may need to communicate with multiple sources in order to obtain needed equipment. To expedite this process, response agencies should maintain an up-to-date, detailed call list of all local and regional equipment suppliers."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Emergency Management: Using Public Messages to Direct Patients with Non-Critical Needs Away from Hospitals
"During large-scale disasters, emergency managers should establish shelters and alternative care sites. Public information officers (PIOs) should use public messages to direct patients with non-critical needs away from hospitals and to these facilities. This will insure that non-urgent care needs are met, while preserving hospital resources for emergency and urgent care."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Site Evaluation Equipment
First on scene fire units should be equipped with basic, low-tech Hazardous Materials (HazMat) detection equipment. Having such equipment will help avoid unnecessary delays in potential life-saving operations and in the overall response.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Emergency Medical Services: Staffing Family Assistance Centers
Emergency medical services (EMS) personnel who participate in an incident response should not be assigned to standby support at a Family Assistance Center (FAC) unless no alternative is available.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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Mutual Aid Agreements: Following Staging Instructions
To avoid confusion at the incident scene, dispatch should maintain contact with mutual aid units and coordinate their deployment. Assisting units must follow instructions and remain at staging areas until instructed otherwise.
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
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ODP Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan Frequently Asked Questions
"TICP [Tactical Interoperable Communications Plan] serves as a planning tool to help sites exercise interoperable communications and to meet the Congressional mandate that grant recipients develop a tactical plan. TICP meets the requirements of Homeland Security Presidential Directive-5, Management of Domestic Incidents, and the DHS National Incident Management System (NIMS)."
United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Expanding Local Healthcare Structure in a Mass Casualty Terrorism Incident
"In order to manage this potentially huge casualty load that would result from a covert bioterrorist attack, the BWIRP team developed the Modular Emergency Medical System (MEMS) concept. The MEMS addresses the gap in casualty care resources that would exist in most medical care jurisdic- tions today if a large number of BW victims were to seek treatment from neighborhood area hospitals. The MEMS is based on the rapid organization of two types of expandable patient care modules, the Neighborhood Emergency Help Center (NEHC) and the Acute Care Center (ACC). The MEMS concept also includes a Medical Command and Control (MCC) element, Casualty Transportation System (CTS), Community Outreach, Mass Prophylaxis, and Public Information components. This pamphlet is not extensive in detail; rather it serves to introduce key characteristics of the MEMS concept and modules and presents an overview of the MEMS as one possible approach to use in planning a response to biological terrorism. The MEMS is a highly adaptable planning guide that provides options and points of consideration that can be integrated in or tailored to any existing emergency plan to suit specific jurisdictional requirements."
United States. Department of Defense
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Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons
"A biological terrorist attack could quickly overwhelm community and state emergency resources. State and/or local offices of emergency management, public health departments, and other departments can help organize a response. This planning guide is a first step in helping your community evaluate current Emergency Operations Plans (EOPs), appendices, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Using the principles from this guide, your community can begin to incorporate additional planning actions that will allow for an effective response to a terrorist incident involving biological weapons."
United States. Department of Defense
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Public Health's Infrastructure: A Status Report
"How can we protect ourselves from these threats? Our national public health infrastructure is the first - and in many cases the 'only' - line of defense. Like our system of national military preparedness, our public health armaments - a skilled professional workforce, robust information and data systems, and strong health departments and laboratories - must be at a constant state of 'battle readiness' nationwide. Because many environmental and health threats know no boundaries, we can afford no weaknesses in our line of defense. Either we are 'all protected,' or we are 'all at risk'."
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
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School Pre-incident Plan System (PIPS) Checklist
This is a template and requirements checklist for conducting school pre-plan visits developed as part of FEMA Region VIII's Pre-Incident Plan System (PIPS).
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Incident Site Safety: Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County (Pennsylvania) Emergency Teams--Rapid Intervention Team, Inc.'s Personnel Accountability System
"Allegheny County, Beaver County, Butler County (Pennsylvania) Emergency Teams--Rapid Intervention Team, Inc. (ABBET-RIT) established a standardized personnel accountability system to provide Western Pennsylvania fire departments with simple, easily implemented procedures that maximize firefighter safety at incident sites."
Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
