Disaster Response
Links to Learn About Community Emergency Response
- CERT Training—Community Emergency Response Teams, http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert, Training in disaster response. Contact local fire department.
- Introduction to CERT, http://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/training_mat.shtm, Independent study course online
- Red Cross, http://www.redcross.org/ (enter your zip code), Classes in First Aid and CPR
Links to Learn About Disaster Preparedness
- Centers for Disease Control, http://emergency.cdc.gov/
- FEMA, http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm
- National Weather Service, http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
- Ready Army Fact Sheets, http://riley.army.mil/DocumentList.aspx?lib=ReadyArmyFactSheets
- Ready.Gov, http://www.ready.gov/be-informed
- Red Cross, http://www.redcross.org/
- VA Dept of Emer Mgmt, http://www.vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/stayinformed
Go to Self Reliance for additional information
Likely Emergencies: Preparation and Response
Possible Disasters Could Include:
- Biological Threat
- Blackout
- Chemical Threat
- Dam Failure
- Drought
- Earthquake
- Explosion
- Fire
- Flood
- Geologic Event
- Hazardous Material
- Heat Related
- Hurricane
- Landslide
- Lightning
- Nuclear Threat
- Radiation Threat
- Terrorism
- Thunderstorm
- Tornado
- Tsunami
- Volcano
- Wildfire
- Winter Storm
Additional Resources under Event Handouts
“In fair weather prepare for foul.” Thomas Fuller
“For the righteous, the gospel provides a warning before calamity, a program for the crises, refuge for each disaster... The Lord has warned us of famines, but the righteous will have listened to the prophets and stored at least one year's supply of survival food...” President Ezra Taft Benson