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Disaster Assistance and Relief Resources for Communities, Local Governments, Businesses and others

THE EIIP VIRTUAL FORUM
Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership ... A voluntary association of organizations and individuals, seeking to enhance their effectiveness in coping with disasters and emergency situations, by exploring the opportunity for sharing information and ideas made possible by electronic technology.

U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division, Disability Rights Section
An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities One of the most important roles of local government is to protect their citizenry from harm, including helping people prepare for and respond to emergencies. Making local government emergency preparedness and response programs accessible to people with disabilities is a critical part of this responsibility. Making these programs accessible is also required by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA).

U.S. Fire Administration
Continuity of Operations (COOP)Video Series Disasters strike when we least expect them. That's why we all need a plan to make sure we're ready for anything, and our departments or agencies can function even after a catastrophe. The following Continuity Connection video series addresses what you and your workplace can do to continue operating under the worst circumstances. Whether it's a flood, fire, computer virus or pandemic, if you have a continuity of operations (COOP) plan, conduct COOP training and exercises - you'll get through the crisis and get back on your feet serving the citizens of America.

UK Financial Sector Continuity
This website has been established by the UK's tripartite financial authorities (HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority) to provide a central point of information about work on continuity planning that is relevant to the UK's financial sector. Financial Sector Business Continuity Progress Report - The Tripartite Standing Committee on Financial Stability

UK Government -- Preparing For Emergencies: What You Need to Know
Business Continuity Guidance for Businesses The UK Government undertakes a national risk assessment process which identifies disruptive challenges which could affect the UK over a five year period, and assesses their likelihood and impact. The resulting assessments are used to inform the development of contingency plans and emergency response capabilities. The Government believes that businesses may find some of this information useful when developing and reviewing their business continuity plans, and when considering the business continuity requirements for organisations in their supply chain. In particular, businesses may find helpful the 'Planning Assumptions' set out below on the type of major emergencies which the Government judges may arise, and the nature and scale of consequences were they to do so. That does not mean that all activities within individual businesses should be resilient to all of the challenges set out below, which may not neither appropriate nor affordable. Similarly, there may be other risks particular to individual businesses that are not reflected here. Therefore, use of this material should not be a substitute for carrying out business-specific risk assessments which should underpin all emergency planning and business continuity management processes. * Large-scale temporary absence of staff * Permanent or long-term loss of staff * Denial of site or geographical area and displaced persons * Loss of mains electricity * Disruption to transport * Loss of mains water and sewerage * Loss of availability of oil and fuel * Gas * Loss of electronic communications.

UK Resilience - National Recovery Guidance
The National Recovery Guidance has been produced by the National Recovery Working Group over a period of nine months, as commissioned by TIDO(Prepare). The guidance aims to provide a single point of reference to local responders dealing with the recovery phase of an emergency. Definitions The National Recovery Guidance has been developed in line with the following Civil Contingencies Act definitions. Emergency An event or situation that threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK or the environment of a place in the UK, or war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to the security of the UK. To constitute an emergency, an event or situation must additionally require the implementation of special arrangements by one or more Category 1 responder. (Emergency Response and Recovery)

US Department of Homeland Security, READY Business
How quickly your company can get back to business after a terrorist attack or tornado, a fire or flood often depends on emergency planning done today. While the Department of Homeland Security is working hard to prevent terrorist attacks, the lessons of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing and the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks demonstrate the importance of being prepared. When you also consider that the number of declared major disasters nearly doubled in the 1990's compared to the previous decade, preparedness becomes an even more critical issue. Though each situation is unique, any organization can be better prepared if it plans carefully, puts emergency procedures in place, and practices for emergencies of all kinds.

Wisconsin County Government
Wisconsin County Government Continuity of Operations (COOP)/ Continuity of Government (COG) This plan outlines the {Insert agency name} viable and executable contingency plans for Continuity of Operations (COOP) (i.e., providing essential functions to customers from a different location, due to the primary facility becoming unusable, for long or short periods of time) and Continuity of Government (COG) (i.e., the continued performance of essential agency functions and support of the governor during emergency or disaster situations.)

Disaster Help: Disaster Services and Information
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) site which will link public and private information on disasters Eventually, the site will provide a secure link for an automated transaction-processing system for disaster assistance.

Federal Emergency Management Agency Online Photo Library
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated its online photo library, a collection of more than 9,200 images of natural disasters and terrorist events, including response and recovery activities, taken by FEMA's disaster photographers. The majority of photographs in the collection are in the public domain and may be downloaded, reproduced, and distributed for educational and informational purposes without further permission from FEMA.

FEMA: Disaster Resistant Universities
Both a how-to guide and a distillation of the experiences of 6 universities & colleges across the country that have been working over the past several years to become more disaster-resistant. Provides basic information designed for institutions just getting started as well as concrete ideas, suggestions, and practical experiences for institutions that have already begun to take steps.

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office for Civil Rights HIPAA Privacy Rule: Disclosures for Emergency Preparedness - A Decision Tool Emergency preparedness and recovery planners are interested in the availability of information they need to serve people in the event of an emergency. For example, planners seek to meet the special needs of the elderly or persons with disabilities in the event of an evacuation. The federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) Privacy Rule protects individually identifiable health information held by "covered entities." The information protected is referred to as protected health information or PHI. The HIPAA Privacy Rule permits covered entities to disclose PHI for a variety of purposes. This tool presents avenues of information flow that could apply to emergency preparedness activities.

National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT)
"This is a Federal Level Response team designed to provide mortuary assistance in the case of a mass fatality incident or cemetery related incident. We work under the local jurisdictional authorities such as Coroner/Medical Examiners, Law Enforcement and Emergency Managers."

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan "The most densely populated city in the United States and a major international port of entry, New York City (NYC) has long been vulnerable to infectious disease threats, whether naturally occurring or intentional. In the event a novel influenza strain develops the capacity for efficient human-to-human transmission anywhere in the world, it would not take long to reach NYC. Such an outbreak poses wide-ranging challenges, including the potential for huge numbers of illnesses and deaths, a severely strained health care system, and difficult psychosocial consequences for a large proportion of the population, especially the homeless, the homebound, and other vulnerable New Yorkers. Aware of our susceptibility, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC DOHMH) has for many years placed great emphasis on emergency preparedness planning, even before 9/11. Working closely with our colleagues in the emergency services, health care, business, and not-for-profit sectors, DOHMH continues to engage in extensive preparedness efforts — more than 50 tabletop, functional, and full-scale exercises in the past 5 years — to test, assess, and strengthen our response capabilities. The NYC DOHMH Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Response Plan draws on lessons learned from these efforts, providing a comprehensive, scalable, and flexible strategy to protect the health of New Yorkers."

Pandemic Flu: Take the Lead
One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services. This kit was developed by HHS and CDC along with input from community leaders. It is designed to provide you with key information and tools to help your organization or practice understand the threat of a pandemic and prepare for it now. This toolkit provides * Information for you about pandemic flu * Ready-to-use and ready-to-tailor resources prepared by HHS and CDC * Ideas and materials to encourage your organization to prepare and to encourage other leaders to get involved

Prepare.org: California Preparedness Materials
People With Disabilities and Medical Concerns Amnerican Red Cross Helps you and your family , including people with certain disabilities and medical concerns to prepare for earthquakes and other disasters.

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