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United States: Disaster Preparedness
- 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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