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The National Incident Management System (NIMS) defines preparedness as "a continuous cycle of planning, organizing, training, equipping, exercising, evaluating, and taking corrective action in an effort to ensure effective coordination during incident response." This 'preparedness cycle' is one element of a broader National Preparedness System to prevent, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against natural disasters, acts of terrorism, and other man-made disasters.
Posted: Dec 6, 2011

FEMA- Preparedness Link

Report Claims U.S. Still Unprepared for Catastrophe

NEW YORK — Even after 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina, most Americans have a false sense of security when it comes to their readiness for a natural disaster or major terrorist attack, according to researchers at Columbia University.

A new survey by the National Center for Disaster Preparedness at Columbia's Mailman School of Public Health found that slightly more than half of all families had no plan for what to do in an emergency like a big hurricane or earthquake. Many of those who did have plans said they lacked some or all of the items that experts commonly recommend that people keep on hand for a disaster, including two days of food and water, a flashlight, spare batteries and a list of key phone numbers
Posted: Sep 12, 2011

EMS1.com Story

When Disaster Strikes…

A larger-than-normal number of devastating events have plagued the U.S. landscape throughout the early part of 2011.

While parts of the Southwest have been under severe drought conditions for months, the Northern Plains and Central United States have suffered record-breaking floods. Beginning in North Dakota and travelling the entire river basin to the Gulf of Mexico, the flooding from the Mississippi River and its tributaries had crests never before seen. The 48-foot crest in Memphis on May 10 was the highest since the floods of the 1930s.
Posted: Jul 1, 2011

IAFC Article

eAssist Now Available in the EM Alliance Resource Center

Do you have an important question you need to ask one of our network's professionals? eAssist is a fast and easy way to submit your questions to our team through the EM Alliance Resource Center. Go to Resources tab at the top of this page to sign in or register for the EM Alliance Resource Center and start using eAssist today! Be sure to check out Frequently Asked Questions for an answer you may be looking for.
Posted: Jun 14, 2010

Register for the EM Alliance Resource Center

The EM Alliance Emergency Management Resource Center is an online portal that allows users to access numerous documents to assist the facility to become more prepared for emergencies and disasters. Many of the tools on the Resource Center are user-friendly Word documents that may be downloaded, customized, and used within a facility immediately.
Posted: Jul 1, 2010

Resource Center Details and Pricing

Is Your Facility Really Prepared?

Is your facility prepared to adequately address an emergency situation? The worst time to think about disaster preparedness planning is after a crisis has occurred. Many adverse events can be prevented or handled more efficiently through the implementation of better planning programs. EM Alliance has the tools needed for disaster planning and recovery, including Disaster Preparedness, Fire-Life Safety and Security Vulnerability Assessments.
Posted: Jan 21, 2010

Links

Preparedness Resources

• Protecting America
• San Francisco's Preparedness Site
• Federation of American Scientists
• FEMA
• Ready.gov

Calculating Risk

• National Weather Service
• Disastersrus.org
• National Flood Insurance Program

Hurricanes & Floods

• Louisiana Preparedness
• UK Flood Primer

Fire

• National Fire Protection Association

Tornadoes

• Who doesn't love a quiz? See if you'll know what to do when a funnel cloud comes whirling towards your house.
  Discovery Channel Quiz
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• USA Today Tornado Safety Guide

Earthquakes

• A humbling test of your survival quotient. Best detail: after an earthquake, people tend to help others before tending to their own injuries. That's a mistake, but a nice reminder of the exceeding civility of survivors
  Earthquake Quiz
• U.S. Geological Survey

Plane Crashes

• Safety.com
• Popular Mechanics

Tsunamis

• The American Red Cross

Heat Wave

• The American Red Cross

Monitoring Tool for World Disasters

• The RSOE EDIS Disaster Alert Map
  A robust web site displaying worldwide disasters on a map compiled in real time by RSOE EDIS, a nonprofit emergency services organization based in Budapest.