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Key FEMA Sites

Disaster Assistance.Gov
A resource for people to locate and apply for disaster relief

Ready.gov
Ready is a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters. Source: www.ready.gov/america/about/index.html. 

CitizenCorps.gov
The National Citizens Corps program is a ground-level initiative to get citizens involved in homeland security through training, volunteer service and personal preparedness.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response

FEMA Mitigation
The FEMA Mitigation Directorate manages the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and a range of programs designed to reduce future losses to homes, businesses, schools, public buildings and critical facilities from floods, earthquakes, tornadoes and other natural disasters.

US Fire Administration
As an entity of the Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, the mission of the USFA is provide national leadership to foster a solid foundation for our fire and emergency services stakeholders in prevention, preparedness, and response.

Other Federal Partners

Business.gov

Department of Agriculture Emergency preparedness and response
The Department of Agriculture emergency and response web site provides a information to prepare and recover from emergency situations.

Department of Education
Emergency preparedness plans for schools

Department of Health and Human Services
Disasters and Emergencies

Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection 
IP leads the national effort to reduce risks to critical infrastructure and key resources posed by acts of terrorism, and to strengthen national preparedness, timely response, and rapid recovery in the event of an attack, natural disaster, or other emergency.

Department of Labor
Principal Emergency Response and Preparedness Requirements and Guidance

Disaster Planning Toolkit for the Small to Mid-Sized Business Owner (From the Institute Description: for Businesses and Home Safety)

Centers for Disease Control and Protection Preparedness for Businesses
Emergency Preparedness for Business
Instructions to building occupants, actions to be taken by facility management, & first responder notification procedures. From the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)

Environmental Protection Agency
Emergency preparedness and response for environmental emergencies

EDEN (Extension Disaster Education Network)

General Services Administration
Doing business with the government

Homeland Security Digital Library
Description: Quick access to over 65,000 important U.S. policy documents, presidential directives, and national strategy documents as well as specialized resources from universities, organizations and local and state agencies.

Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7: Critical Infrastructure Identification, Prioritization, and Protection
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7 establishes a national policy for Federal departments and agencies to identify and prioritize critical infrastructure and to protect them from terrorist attacks. The directive defines relevant terms and delivers 31 policy statements. These policy statements define what the directive covers and the roles various federal, state, and local agencies will play in carrying it out.

Internal Revenue Service

Internal Revenue Service Disaster Relief

IRS Disaster Losses Kit for Businesses

Crop Insurance and Crop disaster Payments, Agriculture Tax Tips

The IRS web site Small Business Video and Audio Presentations page contains a number of short presentations designed to help the small business. Among these presentations is a section on Disaster Planning including.

Disaster Planning

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Watch
NOAA's all-hazard watch

OSHA Evacuation Plans and Procedures eTool 
Emergency Action Plans eTool to aid small businesses create and implement an emergency plan that complies with OSHA's emergency standards.

OSHA Hurricane Worker Safety Guide

Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance
The SBA Disaster Assistance web portal is a resource for disasters survivors to review and apply for disaster aid.

Small Business Administration Disaster Contracting Assistance Center
The SBA Disaster Contracting Assistance Center is an online tool for business, minority-owned and small businesses to register for information regarding government contracting opportunities.

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Last Modified: Thursday, 06-Oct-2011 09:04:39 EDT