Links to Disaster Preparedness Organizations

The following are links to additional disaster preparedness resources. You’ll find tips, brochures and checklists to help your family prepare.

CaliforniaVolunteers http://www.CaliforniaVolunteers.org
CaliforniaVolunteers coordinates volunteer activities related to disaster response and recovery, including necessary training, equipment, and transportation provisions. CaliforniaVolunteers works to strengthen the state’s readiness for and ability to respond to large-scale disasters. This site provides important information and tips about how to prepare for a disaster. The site connects people with the appropriate organizations that respond to disasters in California.

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/
As the nation’s premier emergency response organization, the American Red Cross provides information on preparing for all types of disasters at home, school, work and in your community. Additionally, the site provides information on how to become first aid and/or CPR certified and how to volunteer in your community.

California Department of Public Health http://bepreparedcalifornia.ca.gov/epo/
The Be Prepared California Web site provides guidelines, tips and checklists on how individuals and families, schools, businesses, people with disabilities and community organizations can be prepared for a public health emergency.

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) http://www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/1?OpenForm
As part of the Governor’s office, OES coordinates overall state agency response to major disasters in support of local government. The OES site offers disaster preparedness information and tips for various populations including families, children, pets, elderly persons and people with disabilities. Additionally, the site contains state emergency bulletins, the state’s threat advisory level and state disaster assistance information.

Citizen Corps http://www.citizencorps.gov/
Citizen Corps, coordinated nationally by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provides tips and information on keeping your family, home and community safe from threats of crime, terrorism and disasters of all kinds. Additionally, the site provides information on Citizen Corps programs, volunteering, developing community action plans, assessing possible threats and identifying local resources.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) http://www.fema.gov/
As part of the part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, FEMA provides information on different types of disasters and hazards, federal disaster declarations and federal disaster assistance.

FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/
This section of the FEMA Web site is designed to teach kids how to be prepared for disasters and prevent disaster damage. The site offers kids an opportunity to learn what causes disasters, what they can do to prepare for a disaster, play games and read stories. Also offered are resources parents and teachers can use in teaching kids about disaster preparedness.

Ready.gov http://www.ready.gov/
Ready.gov, a campaign of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, provides disaster preparedness resources and information for families, businesses and kids. The site provides a listing of community and state resources for the entire nation and information about the risks associated with a wide range of natural and man-made disasters.

Ready Kids http://www.ready.gov/kids
This section of the Ready.gov Web site provides kids an opportunity to plan for disasters, learn about disasters and play games. Additionally, the site provides information and resources that parents and teachers can use to teach kids about disaster preparedness.