Disaster Preparedness

• FEMA: Are You Ready? - An indepth guide to citizen disaster preparation.
• FEMA: Prepare for a Disaster
• Emergency Preparedness and Response FBI Reports and Publications
• Ready.gov - information on emergency supplies that will be needed, plans for family members incase of an emergency, and information on different types of man-made and natural disasters.
• Introduction to CBRNE Terrorism: An Awareness Primer and Preparedness Guide for Emergency Responders. (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
• The American Red Cross - disaster services.
• Family Disaster Plan
• Understanding Your Risks: identifying hazards, and estimating losses

Floods

• Floodproofing non-residential structures - FEM 1.2: F 65/11. Requires Adobe Acrobat.
• Design guidelines for flood damage reduction
• National Flood Insurance Program 
• After a Flood: The First Steps - from FEMA
• Repairing your flooded home - from The Red Cross

Flood Zone Maps of Harris County, Texas

• http://www.collinssoftware.com/web/Houston_TX.htm
  The Harris County Flood Zone map.
• http://www.hcoem.org/
  Harris County Texas Homeland Security and Emergency Management
  A lot of information in it about getting in touch, getting prepared, making a plan. 
• http://www.tsarp.org/viewmaps.html
  An interactive map.
• http://www.dodson-hydro.com/efloodmap/communities/texas_harris_county/harris.htm 
  Eflood map by Dodson. Has some good features including a demonstration on how to use the map.
• http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2712
  FEMA's downloadable flood map of Harris county along with a list of resources.

Hurricanes

• Red Cross Guide to Hurricane Survival 
• Community Hurricane Preparedness
• Homeowner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six ways to Protect your House from Flooding
• Avoiding Hurricane Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners
• Storm Damage by Hurricane Category (Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) Weather.com Storm Encyclopedia

Houston Area Hurricane Resource Sites

• http://www.chron.com/news/specials/hurricane/
  Houston Chronicle hurricane central page.
• http://images.chron.com/content/news/photos/07/05/21/hurricanemap.pdf
  Surge zones by zip codes.
• http://www.click2houston.com/hurricanes/index.html
  KPRC (NBC) Houston Channel 2's Hurricane page. Includes a downloadable Hurricane and Flood Survival Guide. Also includes links for local resources.
• http://www.khou.com/weather/hurricanecentral/ KHOU (CBS) Houston Channel 11's Hurricane page. Includes the damage done by Tropical Storm Allison.

Terrorism Prevention

• Primer for Design Safe School Projects in Case of Terrorist Attacks - Broken into chapters. Caution! Complete document is 305 pages.
• Reference Manual to Mitigate Potential Terrorist Attacks Against Buildings - Caution! document is 420 pages.

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