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The following are courtesy and/or reciprocal links that may be of
interest to some viewers.
These links will take you off this site, and some will not send
you back, so please bookmark our site before you leave.
Please be advised that no warranties or recommendations should be
assumed, either expressed or implied.
In the event of a California earthquake, please fill out the "Did you
feel it" form at the following link:
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24-Hour Real-Time Quake Forecast for California:
Worldwide Disaster Map:
Government Agencies:
Department of Homeland Security:
California Governor's Office of Emergency Services:
US Geological Survey, Recent Earthquakes:
California Earthquake Authority:
Southern California Earthquake Center:
California Seismic Safety Commission:
California Division of the State Architect:
"Triangle of Life" - Truth or Fiction?
Pets
& Animal in Disaster:
Help With Preparing A Home Inventory or Preparing a Claim:
This next link actually falls into several categories. In addition to organizing
& storing home inventory info with this company, digital archiving can also be used not only to protect and store
personal memorabilia such as family photos, old family films etc, but also critical business continuty data and legally-required
business files that can be lost during disasters. They also are able to do some types of restoration. Check out
www.LifePreserver.com for more information.
If you want to help with a home inventory from someone who's literally been through
a fire, contact Total Logistics Solutions and inquire about Cover Your Assets at www.ITSTIME2CYA.com. They are based in Southern California, but have national reach and capabilities.
Insurance:
House Bolting:
One of the local companies that has been historically instrumental
improving knowledge about proper house bolting is Seismic Safety (Ed Sylvis Construction). Check out their web
site at http://www.seismicsafety.com/index.html
Resources for Professional
Facilities Managers:
Home & Family Issues Program (local) that sometimes hosts our CEO as a guest speaker,
and/or sometimes addresses safety issues:
www.talkaboutparenting.org
September 11, 2001 Terrorism Attacks:
facebook.com/neverforget911
Try being an emergency manager - on-line GAME:
http://www.stopdisastersgame.org/en/playgame.html
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www.DareToPrepare.org
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Disaster Relief Agencies:
We take a chance and reveal one of our own biases here. There are
so many good organizations, and we support many of them. Based on our experience regarding the consistency and
effectiveness of response to many differing types of locations and disasters, our own bias and most favorite is the Salvation
Army. Here is the link:
Another one that is often overlooked serves the needs
of the heroes that no crisis can be managed without. The brave people in the fire service not only often risk life and
limb and serve under extreme hardship, but often do so when they don't even know their own families are safe. This organization helps
to meet needs within the fire service families:
http://www.firefighterministries.org
Active locally in the Southern
California area, the following organization is credited with doing more for disaster victims, and helping them during a longer
transition time, well beyond what one nationally recognized disaster relief agency was willing or able to do.
This has been the case locally for more than one disaster incident. It is the Taiwan Buddhist Tzu Chi Foundation, with
US headquarters in San Dimas, CA. http://www.us.tzuchi.org.
Another faith-based disaster
relief agency that is well organized operates through the Southern Baptist Convention. In the Southern California area,
they have chainsaw teams, chaplaincies, child care (including mobile units), clean-up and mud-out, communications, feeding
teams, shower trailers and more. See their page at http://www.csbc.com/disasterrelief for more information.
Hurricane Katrina: Try the Network
for Good -- A list of hot links to agencies serving Hurricane Katrina:
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!
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