Emergency Preparedness and Response
This guide is intended to provide government information related disaster and emergency preparedness and response. Topics included under Federal Sites are emergency management, weather and natural disasters, chemical and waste management, and disease control. The state government sites are intended to connect users with the emergency management agency in their states.
Federal Government Sites
Emergency Management
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Primary agency for the protection of the nation's infrastructure from hazards, including severe weather. Works to reduce loss of life and property.
U.S. Department of Agriculture-Disaster Management and Coordination Coordinates emergency planning and response with FEMA and all other Federal departments having emergency responsibilities.
Farm Service Agency Offers emergency loans to farmers who have suffered losses and setbacks from natural disasters.
Food and Nutrition Homepage
for the Emergency Food Assistance Program, offering disaster food assistance
and food distribution. Also hosts and section of frequently asked
questions related to food assistance during disaster situations.
Weather/Natural Disasters
National Weather Service (NWS) Issues warning for severe weather, including hurricanes, tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, etc.
National Hurricane Center (NHC) Provides forecasts, satellite imagery, and general information related to hurricanes and cyclones.
Storm Prediction Center Monitors severe weather, thunderstorms, tornadoes, winter storms, winds, and rains.
Stormwatch Site from FEMA offering advice on preparing for severe weather and cleaning up after a natural disaster.
National Severe Storms Laboratory Offers general, scientific, and educational information on all aspects of severe weather.
Integrated Flood Observing and Warning
System Part of the National Weather Services that focuses on flooding.
Offers warnings and rainfall data.
Chemical Emergencies and Waste Management
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response (OSWER) Deals with solid waste problems for national, state, and tribal governments as part of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Superfund Locates, investigates, and cleans up the worst hazardous waste sites in the United States as part of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Toxic Release Inventory From the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT), a source for information about toxic chemicals being used, manufactured, transported, or released.
Oil Spill Program Program from the EPA for preventing and responding to oil spills.
Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Dedicated to the prevention of exposure and adverse effects associated with exposure to hazardous substances.
HazDat Scientific and administrative database to provide access to information on the release of hazardous substances and from emergency events.
Chemical Emergency Preparedness
and Prevention Office The office of the Environmental Protection Agency
deals with prevention and risk management planning, emergency response,
and counter terrorism measures related to chemical emergencies.
Disease Control
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Works to prevent widespread disease during times of disaster, but also promotes health by controlling disease, injury and disability.
National Center for Infectious
Diseases Dedicated to the prevention of illness and death from infectious
disease in the United States and around the world. Responds to epidemics
and threats of bio-terrorism.
State Government Sites
The following links are to offices of emergency management in each state,
however, not every state is represented. The list is alphabetical.
State of Alaska, Department of
Military Affairs, Division of Emergency Services
State of Arizona, Division of Emergency
Management
State of Arkansas Office of Emergency
Services
State of California, Governors Office
of Emergency Services
State
of Colorado, Dept. of Local Affairs, Office of Emergency Management
State of Delaware Emergency
Management Agency
State of Florida, Division
of Emergency Management
State of Georgia Emergency Management
Agency
State of Idaho, Bureau
of Disaster Services
State of Illinois Emergency Management
Agency
State of Indiana, Emergency
Management Agency
State
of Iowa Emergency Management Home Page
State of Louisiana Office of Emergency
Preparedness
State of Maine, Emergency
Management Agency
State of Maryland Emergency Management
Agency
State
of Michigan Emergency Management Division, Michigan Department of State
Police
State of Minnesota Department
of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management
State of Missouri
Emergency Management Agency
State of Nebraska Military
Department
State of New Hampshire Office
of Emergency Management
State of New Mexico, Department
of Public Safety
State of New York Emergency
Management Office
State of North Carolina, Division
of Emergency Management
State of North Dakota, Department
of Emergency Management
State of Ohio Emergency
Management Agency
State of Oklahoma, Department
of Civil Emergency Management
State of Oregon, Emergency
Management Division
State of Pennsylvania, Emergency
Management Agency
State of Rhode
Island, Emergency Management Agency
State of South Carolina, Emergency
Preparedness Division
State
of South Dakota, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
State of Tennessee,
Emergency Management Agency
State of Texas, Department
of Public Safety
State of Utah,
Division of Comprehensive Emergency Management
State of Virginia, Department
of Emergency Services
State of Washington, Emergency
Management Agency
State of Wyoming, Emergency Management
Agency
Washington D.C., Office of Emergency
Preparedness
This site was created by Felicia Vereen, 1999. Please send questions and feedback to feliciadv@yahoo.com