Emergency Management Web Resources Guide
General Emergency Management Resources
Name
New Jersey
PCA
ASPR
Description
Great list of EM resources for Clinics
Collaborating
Agencies
Responding to
Disasters
FEMA
Continuity of
Operations
For Leaders
By Leaders
Talking about
Disasters
LA DPH
Flipcharts
BICEPP
A San Francisco based NGO with great EM
resources
Resource Link
http://www.njpca.org/disasterpr
eparedness/templates-tools.aspx
http://www.phe.gov/emergency/
pages/default.aspx
http://cardcanhelp.org/toolsand-resources
Home for FEMA’s directorate of Continuity of
Operations. Lots of Resources and information.
http://www.fema.gov/continuityoperations-continuity-capabilities
CDC Online Risk Communication Training with
great downloadable guide.
Red Cross and others collaboration on Risk
Messaging that is public facing by hazard type
Emergency Preparedness/Response Flipcharts in
12 different languages
List of resources for California and Los Angeles
area disaster planning and response focused on
the business community
List of downloadable CERT Program based personal
and family preparedness materials
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/cerc/
CERT Family
Preparedness
HRSA
Guidance
CDC’s COCA
Natural
Hazards
Center
FEMA Social
Media Tools
My Hazards
Map- Cal EMA
Cal EMA
Hazard
Mitigation
Portal
Home for EM information from ASPR
HRSA Emergency Preparedness and Continuity of
Operations materials and guidance for community
grantees.
Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity
home page. CDC coordinated conference calls,
webinars, and more.
Health related research based resources
List of FEMA and other emergency response social
media feeds
Interactive tool to locate and identify hazards in
your location
Links to specific hazard maps in California
http://www.disastercenter.com/
guide/guide.htm
http://www.publichealth.lacount
y.gov/eprp/media/flipcharts.htm
http://www.bicepp.org/links.htm
l
http://preparedldsfamily.blogspo
t.com/2009/02/new-certemergency-preparedness.html
http://www.hrsa.gov/emergency
/index.html
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/coca/
http://www.colorado.edu/hazard
s/resources/web/med.html
http://www.fema.gov/socialmedia
http://myhazards.calema.ca.gov/
http://hazardmitigation.calema.c
a.gov/mapping_and_analysis
Nat.
Immigration
Law Center
Center for
Preparedness
Education
Equity in
Emergency
Response
Disaster Assistance Resources for Immigrants
http://www.nilc.org/disas.html
Job Action Sheets and HICS forms for Rural
Healthcare facilities.
http://www.preped.org/Resource
s/HospitalPreparednessResources
.aspx
http://www.apctoolkits.com/vuln
erablepopulation/
APHA’s Get
Ready
Campaign
Natural
Hazards
Comprehensive list of Hazard Specific FAQ sheets.
http://www.getreadyforflu.org/n
ew_pg_facts.htm
Comprehensive Natural Hazard Specific
Information Resources List related to public health
preparedness from ASPR and the CDC
Hazard Specific extreme weather tips from NOAA
http://www.phe.gov/emergency/
naturaldisasters/Pages/default.as
px
http://www.noaa.gov/extreme20
11/ready.html
http://www.google.org/crisisresp
onse/resources.html
http://www.calhospital.org/disas
ter-planning-downloads
Extreme
Weather
Google’s Crisis
Response
CHA’s
Continuity
Planning
Disaster
Guide
Business Risk
management
NACCHO
Advanced
Practice
Centers
Volunteer Risk
Management
The Equity Web toolkit has been
developed for public health partners
and CBOs that work with vulnerable
populations to use as a resource.
Google’s suite of crisis response tools and
applications
California Hospital Association’s Business
Continuity Planning Toolkit
The Disaster Guide- Resource Directory for
Business Continuity Needs
NIOSH Business Continuity and Risk Management
Planning Guides
National Association of City and County Health
Officials Preparedness Resources Categorized by
PHEP Capability
http://www.disasterresource.com/index.php
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics
/emres/business.html
http://apc.naccho.org/Pages/def
ault.aspx
List of resources related to volunteer risk
management for nonprofit organizations.
http://www.nonprofitrisk.org/sea
rch/volunteer.asp?cx=016947194
574783241609%3Atcnjypalai&cof=FORID%3A11&q=v
olunteer
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/policiesregu
lations/policies/pin200715expect
ations.html
HRSA Health
Center
Emergency
Management
Program
Expectations
Policy Information Notice 2007-15: Health
centers must have risk management policies
and procedures in place that proactively and
continually identify and plan for potential and
actual risks to the health center in terms of its
facilities, staff, clients/patients, financial,
clinical, and organizational well-being.
CERT
CERT Community Emergency Response Team
program introduction training videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=wvQ45gWgSg0&feature=play
CERT – Los
Angeles
CERT Resource Directory for contact information,
forms, training, ect
Responder
Database
FEMA’s Responder Database with direct links to
HICS Center
Hospital Incident Command System Training and
Resource Center
Find a Health Center Searchable directory
HRSA Find a
Health Center
HRSA Data
Warehouse
PHEP Special
Needs
Mapping
Disaster
Recovery
Messages
Disaster
Assitance.gov
Disaster
Glossaries
PHASYS
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http://www.certla.com/education/otherlanguages.htm
https://www.rkb.us/
specific information in your areas of interest. Products,
grants and assistance programs, training, standards, and
more.
HRSA Primary Care Data Warehouse, organized by
topic as related to health centers
RAND’s Special Needs Populations Mapping Tool
for Public Health Preparedness
Disaster Recovery “Canned” Public Service
Announcements
Federal Disaster Assistance Portal
Directory of Glossaries of Disaster Information by
Hazard Type
Searchable Legal Directory for Public Health
related Legislation
http://www.hicscenter.org/
http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov
/Search_HCC.aspx?byCounty=1
http://datawarehouse.hrsa.gov/
http://www.rand.org/health/proj
ects/special-needs-populationsmapping/tool.html
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/
psa/
http://www.disasterassistance.go
v/
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/glos
saries.html
http://www.phasys.pitt.edu/defa
ult.aspx
Situational Intelligence
Name
VueTOO National
Weather Situation
Page
NOAA Weather Brief
Description
Aggregate radar images of locations around
the US
Resource Link
http://www.vuetoo.com/vue1/S
ituationPageNews.asp?sit=27
Daily Weather/Geological Situation Report
Cal Fire Current
Incidents
Fire Weather Map
Current Fire Reports from Cal Fire
http://www.noaawatch.gov/brie
fing.php
http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incide
nts/incidents_current
http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firew
x/cafw/index.php
http://www.inciweb.org/
InciWeb
USGS Earthquakes
USGS Natural
Hazards
National Hurricane
Center
Current Fire Weather Watches and
Warnings
Current National Fire Incident information
Service
Map of current and recent earthquake
activity
Links to real time maps of various natural
hazards
Real Time Situation Page for the National
Hurricane Center
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eart
hquakes/map/
http://www.usgs.gov/natural_h
azards/
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/cyclo
nes/
NOAA Streamgages
NOAA Pacific
Tsunami Warning
Center
Hurricane Track
Twitter Breaking
News
All Hands Daily
Google Public Alerts
Crisis Mappers
Twitter Feed
Continuity Central
IAVM
DHS Office of
Emergency
Communication
Crisis Standards of
Care
Air Quality
Management District
Edison Power
Emergency
Real Time Flood Gages Map - National
Real Time Pacific Tsunami Alerts, Warnings,
and Information Bulletins
http://water.weather.gov/ahps/
http://ptwc.weather.gov/
Excellent Discussion of current Hurricane
Situation and Forecast
Up to the minute updates on breaking news
http://hurricanetrack.com/
Online Newspaper for Emergency
Management Events
Map Compilation of Real Time Weather
Alerts
Information Updates from Online
Volunteers who monitor and provide
technical support during disasters
Business Continuity News Headlines and
Resources
Int. Association of Venue Managers. Good
resource for large response operations
partnerships
Public Safety Communications and
interoperability tools
Institute of Medicine’s Crisis Standards of
Care: A Systems Framework for Catastrophic
Disaster Response. March 2012
AQMD website and the AQMD GIS map
showing the air quality for most of Southern
California. http://aqmd.gov/
Southern California Edison Outage Map
https://twitter.com/BREAKINGN
EWS
http://paper.li/AllHandsDotNet/
em
http://www.google.org/publical
erts
https://twitter.com/CrisisMappe
rs
http://www.continuitycentral.co
m/index.htm
http://www.iavm.org/
http://publicsafetytools.info/sta
rt_index_v2.php
http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2
012/Crisis-Standards-of-Care-ASystems-Framework-forCatastrophic-DisasterResponse.aspx
http://www3.aqmd.gov/webapp
l/gisaqi2/VEMap3D.aspx
https://www.sce.com/wps/port
al/home/outagecenter/!ut/p/b1/pVPLbsIwEPwV
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Mobile Applications
Name
Shelter View
Disaster
Medicine Tools
NLM Mobile
Description
Real Time map of open Red
Cross Shelters FREE
HHS Vetted Mobile Medical
Response Apps and Mobile
Optimized web pages
U.S. National Library of
Medicinie’s Collection of
Mobile Apps and sites
Resource Link
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/american-red-crossshelter/id419258261?mt=8
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/disasterapps.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/mobile/
Access and Functional Needs Issues
Name
Public Health
Practices
First Responders
Guide for Access
and Functional
Needs Patients
Minnesota Dept
Description
Resource directory for Populations and
individuals most at risk of severe
consequences from a disaster, due to
societal, economic, and health-related
factors
Reference tool that will provide guidance for
assisting people who have access and
functional needs during the response and
recovery phases of an emergency situation
Resources for communicating with Limited
Resource Link
http://www.publichealthpractic
es.org/practice-categories/riskpopulations
http://terrorism.spcollege.edu/S
PAWARAFN/index.html
http://www.echominnesota.org
of Health’s ECHO
Project
Disability.gov
English Proficiency Populations
At-Risk
Populations Tool
The At-risk Populations eTool is a companion to
the At-risk Populations Workbook. The purpose
of this tool is to help you create a Community
Outreach Information Network (COIN) to reach
at-risk populations in an emergency.
Vulnerable
Populations
Resource Guide
The Vulnerable and At-Risk
Populations Resource Guide is
intended to support LHDs' planning
and preparedness activities by
providing a filter, or guide, for the
extensive array of existing resources,
templates, PPTs, MOUs, and case
studies.
At Risk Populations Emergency Planning Toolkit.
Emergency
Planning for At
Risk Populations
Meeting the
Needs of Latino
Communities
Emergency Preparedness Resources for Access
and Functional Needs Populations
Emergency Managers Tool Kit for meeting the
needs of Latino communities from the National
Council of La Raza
/webinar-communicatingwithout-english
https://www.disability.gov/emer
gency_preparedness
http://www.orau.gov/sns/atriskt
ool/
http://cphp.sph.unc.edu/ncperr
c/guide.html
http://cphp.sph.unc.edu/atriskplanning/2identify/resources
.htm
http://www.nclr.org/cdtoolkit/in
dex.htm
Hazard Specific Resources
Earthquake
Name
Seismic Hazard
Maps
Quake Smart
Description
Earthquake Liquefaction Maps for Los Angeles and
Orange Counties
FEMA list of resources for earthquake readiness
specifically for private sector businesses
Resource Link
http://gmw.consrv.ca.gov/shmp
/html/pdf_maps_so.html
http://www.fema.gov/earthqua
ke-publications/quakesmarttoolkit-table-contents
NatGeo
Earthquakes
National Geographic Video Compilation of
Earthquake damage videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=4Y62Ti5_6s&feature=player_embe
dded#!
Putting Down
Roots
Preparedness
Now 2008
Northridge
Breaking News
clips
Earthquake County’s “Putting Down Roots” Science
based preparedness materials for download
USGS visualization of the shakeout scenario.
http://www.earthquakecountry.
info/roots/index.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=opXZY1zZ8xk
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=Xct7ksGfiKY&feature=relmfu
Northridge Earthquake Live news coverage video
Flood
Name
Description
Resource Link
Fire/WildFire
Name
Description
U.S. Fire
FEMA and USFA partnership with lots of specific fire
Administration resources
USFA Coffee
Break Training
Wildland Fire
Lessons
National Fire Academy’s 5-minute Coffee Break
Trainings
Excellent Wildland fire resources, forms, and
multilingual information.
Resource Link
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/sta
tistics/reports/residential_stru
ctures.shtm
http://www.usfa.fema.gov/nfa
/coffee-break/
http://www.wildfirelessons.ne
t/Forms.aspx
NIST Flashover
Videos
Christmas
Tree Fire
Christmas Tree and couch cigarette flashover in mock
living room.
My Safe L.A.
Collection of preparedness videos
This video done by the NIST shows a
VERY DRY Christmas tree on fire in a
room. It takes a little over 30 seconds for
the room to flashover.
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=QqMVm72FMRk&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=t_eHBqVYa8A
http://vimeo.com/mysafela/vi
deos
Hazardous Materials (HazMat) / Technological
Name
Planning for
Chemical
Emergencies
Chem. Hazards
Emergency
Medical
Management
Chemical Reactivity
Worksheet
Description
CDC Home for planning guidance
on chemical emergencies
Resource Link
http://emergency.cdc.gov/chemical/prep.asp
Health and Human Services site
with links to clinical guidance for
chemical incident responses
http://chemm.nlm.nih.gov/index.html
The CRW predicts possible hazards
from mixing chemicals and is designed
http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/oiland-chemical-spills/chemical-spills/responsetools/chemical-reactivity-worksheet.html
to be used to help prevent dangerous
chemical incidents.
Tsunami
Name
Description
Resource Link
https://www.youtube.com/watc
h?feature=player_embedded&v
=cduYq_C9pdQ
Real time evacuation
Planning Model
Real Time Evacuation Planning Tool from
ODU.
http://rtepm.vmasc.odu.edu/
Workplace Violence/ Active Shooter
Name
Description
Resource Link
The types of
workplace
violence
Useful training
video on
workplace
violence
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxQ_VXrPzRY
Employee
Violence
Video of workplace
violence. Employee
on Employee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=fvwp&NR=1&v=eyHiqJn61Q
Flu/Pandemic
Name
Description
Google
Flu
Trends
Seasonal
Flu
Google Analytics powered flu activity map
CDC printable materials related to seasonal Influenza
Resource Link
http://healthmap.org/en/
http://www.google.org/flutrend
s/
http://www.cdc.gov/flu/freeres
ources/print.htm
Resource
s
Pandemi
c
Prepared
ness
Flu Info
for
Refugees
POD
Pictogra
ms
How-to
guide to
signs
Get
Ready
King County Washington’s page for Pandemic resources
http://www.kingcounty.gov/hea
lthservices/health/preparedness
/pandemicflu.aspx
Four seasonal flu documents designed to improve
knowledge of seasonal flu in refugee populations;
written in the native languages of refugee populations
commonly resettled in the United States.
http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantr
efugeehealth/resources/index.h
tml
Comprehensive directory of Pictogram signs for PODs
http://www.chfs.ky.gov/dph/epi
/preparedness/pictograms.htm
How to guide for the deployment of signage during
emergencies
http://www.ruralrckit.org/Disast
erDocuments/Signs/HowToGuideForSigns.pdf
http://www.getreadyforflu.org/
new_pg_resources.htm
Pandemic Flu Resource Directory
Terrorism
Name
The Cell
Description
Great collection of terrorism training videos and other
resources
Guidance on effective ways to make buildings safer
Building
Safety
Sovereign Sovereign Citizen Officer Shooting from dash cam video
Citizen
Resource Link
http://www.thecell.org/events/
videos/
http://www.dhs.gov/ensuringbuilding-security#2
http://www.youtube.com/watc
h?v=2ZEdH6BRjAY&feature=pla
yer_embedded#!
Communicable Diseases
Name
Description
Resource Link
Environmental Extremes
Name
Beat the
Heat
Description
NYC Office of Emergency Management Multi lingual
Heat Wave Readiness Brochure
Resource Link
http://www.nyc.gov/html/oem/
html/ready/heat_guide.shtml
http://cal-adapt.org/
http://cehtp.org/project.jsp?pro
ject_key=EHSS01
http://climatechange.ca.gov/
Hurricane
Name
Beach Safety
Description
Hurricane Preparedness Video
Mobile
Preparedness
Hurricane
Training
Mobile Device Specific Preparedness Tips
Just In Time Hurricane Awareness Training PPT
Resource Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=RMfJZJmUqlY
http://www.youtube.com/watch
?v=Xct7ksGfiKY&feature=relmfu
http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/le
cture/lec20371/index.htm
Wind Storm/ Tornado
Name
Description
Resource Link
Description
Resource Link
Cyber Attack
Name
Nuclear/Radiation
Name
Description
Resource Link
Shelter in Place
Name
How to Shelter
In Place
Description
CDC guidelines on general
process at home and work.
Resource Link
http://emergency.cdc.gov/preparedness/shelter/
Bonus Materials
Games
Name
Crisis Decision
Making
Surge World
Totally
Description
Climate Change related Red Cross online
games
Game based on patient surge flow from
the LA Children’s Hospital
Excellent list of ideas and preparedness
Resource Link
http://petlab.parsons.edu/redCrossSite/in
dex.html
http://lachildrenshospital.net/SurgeWorld
/SurgeWorld.swf
http://www.totallyunprepared.com/
Unprepared
Just In Case
Arizona
Ant and the
Grasshopper
Multilingual
Preparedness
Survival Guide
72 On You
info to include in emails to help remind
staff about emergency preparedness
Family and kid oriented preparedness
games, activities, and information
APHA’s The story of the Ant and the
grasshopper preparedness video
Family Preparedness Info in LA County
threshold languages
Los Angeles County Emergency Survival
Guide for family preparedness
Interactive website to get prepared for
the first 72 Hours after a disaster
http://www.azein.gov/azein/Toolkits/Educ
ators%20Toolkit.aspx?PageView=Shared
http://www.getreadyforflu.org/GetReady
Video.htm
http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/eprp/me
dia/index.htm
http://lacoa.org/pdf/emergencysurvivalgui
de-lowres.pdf
http://72hours.org/index.html
ICS and Other Training
Name
HICS Incident
Management
Nat. Nurse
Emergency Prep
Initiative
DEEP Training
Psychological
Support in
Disasters
PPE Training
Description
Using ICS and HICS for Incident
Management. 10 minute video
Free online training from George
Washington University (w/CEUs)
specifically for the medical community
Mental Health and Emotional Support
Online Training
Mental Health and Psycological First
Aid Training
Resource Link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJeT
yobQp8
http://nnepi.gwnursing.org/
Personal Protective Equipment
Training
http://www.placer.ca.gov/upload/hhs/Co
mHealth/HCFacilitiesTraining/InfectionCon
trol/Lesson%207%20Personal%20Protectiv
e%20Equipment/player.html
http://www.fema.gov/txt/nims/nims_ics_
position_paper.txt
http://ncdp.crlctraining.org/catalog/?id=3
NIMS and ICS
HIstory
Online
Certificate
Courses
Always have a
Plan B
ICS Basics
Detailed white paper on the history
and development of the NIMS
FREE online Certificate Courses from
Columbia Regional Learning Center
related to Emergency Management
Incident Action Planning Plan B Video
Incident Action
Planning
South Dakota Fire Dept video
3 minute summary of ICS
http://www.deep.med.miami.edu/x531.x
ml
http://www.psid.org.au/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vE9Z
q7Gs-U&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRnX
Q_nlVhE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Ip7f
Asxa0