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IDEA RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT/DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

Emergency Management/Disaster Preparedness

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

• Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response Association (DERA)
  Highlights membership, activities, an online library, and information links related to disaster preparedness and emergency response.

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

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

• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)
  Highlights news and events, training and online classes, a link to the EMAC operations system, and other resources related to interstate mutual aid.

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute Independent Study Courses
  Highlights free independent study courses from the Emergency Management Institute of FEMA.

• FEMA Information Resource Library
  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.

• FEMA/US Fire Administration Learning Resource Center
  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.

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency
  Highlights the activities, divisions, laws and regulations, news stories, publications, and training and exercise opportunities of the Illinois Emergency Management Agency.

• Illinois Emergency Management Agency Emergency Information
  Highlights emergency contacts, information links, emergency training opportunities, and other resources related to a radioactive emergency.

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

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

• National Association for Search and Rescue
  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.

• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
  Highlights membership, conference, and special project information for the professional organization dedicated to state emergency management directors.

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

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAAWatch: NOAA’s All Hazard Monitor
  Highlights current weather conditions and links to associated hazard themes.

• National Weather Service, An Introduction to Storm Observation and Reporting
  Highlights a four-part storm spotting guide.

• Natural Hazards Center, University of Colorado at Boulder
  Highlights research and projects, publications, and resources about natural hazards.

• Ready America
  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.

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

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
  Highlights the history of USACE, missions, a children’s page, and related links.

• U.S. Department of Energy
  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.

• U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
  Highlights publications, rules and regulations, enforcement, risk management, and training opportunities related to hazardous materials issues.

• U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Hazards Program
  Highlights earthquake research and monitoring; regional earthquake information; links about earthquakes; and other links regarding tsunamis, preparedness and response, and photo collections and animations.

• U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission
  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

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