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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
- A Guide for Disaster Preparedness.
Family Disaster Plan
from FEMA.
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.
Flood Education Mapping Tool
. Harris County Flood Control District Interactive Maps.
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
Homewoner's Guide to Retrofitting: Six ways to Protect your House from Flooding
Storm Damage by Hurricane Category
(Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale) Weather.com Storm Encyclopedia
Houston Area Hurricane Resource Sites
Storm Risk Calculato
r - Rice University and the City of Houston collaborated to create an interactive map of Houston to help residence assess potential damage from hurricanes of different strengths. Risks include rainfall, power outages, wind, and storm surge.
http://www.chron.com/news/hurricanes/
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/weather/hurricaneheadquarters
KPRC (NBC) Houston Channel 2’s Hurricane page. Includes links for local resources.
http://www.khou.com/weather/hurricane-central/
KHOU (CBS) Houston Channel 11's Hurricane page. Includes emergency contacts, storm tracking and evacuation maps.
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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