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United States: Disaster Preparedness
General Planning & Preparing
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.
Emergency Preparedness Checklist
from the Red Cross. Requires Adobe Acrobat.
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
Mandatory purchase of flood insurance guidelines
- created for Lenders
After a Flood: The First Steps
- from FEMA
Repairing your flooded home
- HS 5.102: F 65/3 [also 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
Against the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane and Wind Damage
Community Hurricane Preparedness
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Homewoner'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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