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IDEA RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Emergency ´ºÓêÖ±²¥/Disaster Preparedness


  • Highlights resources related to weather, natural disasters, fires, and newspapers/radio/TV links.


  • Highlights membership, activities, an online library, and information links related to disaster preparedness and emergency response.


  • Highlights resources for Extension educators to reduce the effects of disasters. Informational links include various public health, natural disaster, and homeland security topics.


  • Highlights a virtual forum for emergency management professionals to share information via digital technology to improve the effectiveness in addressing disasters and emergency events.


  • Highlights news and events, training and online classes, a link to the EMAC operations system, and other resources related to interstate mutual aid.


  • Highlights free independent study courses from the Emergency ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Institute of FEMA.


  • Highlights a wide array of publicly available resources from FEMA. Resource formats include multimedia (audio, CDs, DVDs, VHS tapes, etc.), print, posters and display items, forms, slide presentations, and other documents.


  • Highlights an online card catalog with bibliographic access only to the collection of books, periodicals, and reports from the of the National Emergency Training Center's (NETC) Learning Resource Center.


  • Highlights the activities, divisions, laws and regulations, news stories, publications, and training and exercise opportunities of the Illinois Emergency ´ºÓêÖ±²¥ Agency.


  • Highlights emergency contacts, information links, emergency training opportunities, and other resources related to a radioactive emergency.


  • Highlights membership information, announcements, events, links, homeland security resources, and organization contacts for those who are Illinois emergency managers.


  • Highlights membership and certification information, publications, resources, events, and committees of the International Association of Emergency Managers.


  • Highlights membership and corporate information, news stories, conferences and events, and training opportunities for those involved with search and rescue dog handling, swiftwater rescue, and mounted search and rescue efforts.


  • Highlights membership, conference, and special project information for the professional organization dedicated to state emergency management directors.


  • Highlights news and information, links to the Internet journal, events, resource links, and contact information for urban search and rescue professionals.


  • Highlights current weather conditions and links to associated hazard themes.


  • Highlights a four-part storm spotting guide.


  • Highlights research and projects, publications, and resources about natural hazards.


  • Highlights information about making a kit, developing a plan, and getting informed about disasters, as well as links for checklists and downloads and community and state information.


  • Highlights information and resources for before, during, and after a disaster.


  • Highlights the history of USACE, missions, a children’s page, and related links.


  • Highlights energy resources related to science and technology; energy efficiency; safety and health; the environment; energy sources; national security; prices and trends; and quick links for consumers, researchers, educators, students and children, and employees.


  • Highlights publications, rules and regulations, enforcement, risk management, and training opportunities related to hazardous materials issues.


  • Highlights earthquake research and monitoring; regional earthquake information; links about earthquakes; and other links regarding tsunamis, preparedness and response, and photo collections and animations.


  • Highlights news and information, employment opportunities, an electronic reading room, links to reporting a safety concern, and resource links related to nuclear waste, reactors, materials, and security.

  • Weather Survival