American Red Cross:
Emergency Response/Service Ministries:
Tsunami Information Centers:
West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center:
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center:
Local non-profit organizations:
Prepare to Volunteer:
Children's Disaster Services prepares volunteers to serve and help children heal in the aftermath of major
disasters. In some sections of the country, such as the LA region, Rapid Response Teams also assist in ARC shelters
after major local incidents, such as apartment fires. More information can be found at:
Other Sources of Disaster Preparedness Information:
Emergency First Aid Information:
Questions about children and/or coping - wildfires:
To learn about privacy rules and access to health records:
Avian
(Bird) Flu/Pandemic Flu:
Draft of the California Dept. of Health Services plan
can
Medical Registeries, Missing Persons, Next
of Kin Services:
Sign up at this secure service to
provide personal identifying information that will allow ONLY official emergency personnel to locate your next of kin if
you are unconcious or a disaster victim: http://nokr.org/nok/restricted/home.htm Note: this is also a helpful place to register info for relatives with Alzheimer's or other vulnerable conditions.
To read about the importance of,
and how to create, a portable Personal Health Record (PHR), visit the site of the national non-profit group American Health
Information Management Association at www.myphr.com. Their site also provides the means to bring up links to other sources of help in the field, and to sort them
by your own preferences (e.g. paper or web-based).
Bioterrorism:
Los Angeles county Department of Health Services - Public Health; Hotline #866-999-LABT (5228)
and web link at:
En Espagnol:
Recommended Vendors:
For truck or van mounted fire fighting water tanks or stationary auxiliary
More are coming....stay tuned!
