Disaster Preparedness

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Readiness, Response, Survival, Recovery
Bug Out Bags/Grab & Go Bags, Safe Rooms...

GENERAL/MIXED/MISC.

Disaster Response & Recovery (saving heirlooms, photographs, textiles, paintings...) - The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works

Emergency Essentials:Preparing for Power Blackouts (heating, cooking, lighting) - Mother Earth News

The Extension Agent's Handbook for Emergency Preparation and Response (comprehensive) - FEMA

Keeping Your Food Safe In An Extended Power Outage - Washington State Department Of Health

Power Outage Tips (before, during & after, downed lines, food safety, major storm survival...) - Duquesne Light

READINESS

Building A Safe Room Inside Your House - FEMA

Disaster Preparation - The Disaster Spot

Disaster Preparedness - Allstate

Get Ready, Get Set (family disaster kit, pets, kids activity survival kit...) - FEMA For Kids

Planning & Preparing - FEMA

BUG-OUT BAGS / GRAB & GO BAGS / 72 HOUR KITS

Bed Bugs & Bug-Out Bags (for earthquakes, fires...) - Peninsula Emergency Preparedness Committee

Bug-Out Kits: Your Papers Please (important papers for evacuees) - WindsOfChange.net

Emergency Disaster Planning: Building a Bug-Out Kit (based on the lessons of Hurricane Katrina) - Soni Pitts

The Grab'n'Go Bag - Regional District Of Nanaimo

My Bug-Out Bag (for women & cat owners) - Bev's Country Cottage

Taking The Bug-Out Bag Ultralight - Alpha Disaster Contingencies

Your Portable Pet Disaster Kit - FEMA For Kids

RESPONSE

Fact Sheets On Natural & Manmade Disasters - CDERA

Tips For Keeping Your Cat or Dog Safe During A Disaster

TIPS for Riding Out Earthquakes and Other Disasters - ABAG

SURVIVAL

The Library (wilderness survival skills) - Survival.com

Survival Skills Information (backwoods survival) - Scott Wiggins Homepage

SurvivalIQ (survival skills, land navigation, survival fitness)

Wilderness Survival - SSAR's Training Booklet

RECOVERY

Disaster Recovery - ISU Extension

Helping Children After A Disaster - AACAP

Helping Children Cope With Disaster - FEMA

Home Insurance Tips After a Disaster - UIUC

How The Public Can Help After A Disaster - FEMA

FIRE SAFETY

Fires - FEMA

How To Report A Fire - wikiHow

Smoke & Smoke Detectors - Palm Springs Fire Department