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Introduction
Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Services is here to provide information and education to the public and to those who work in emergency management, are first responders (EMS, Fire, Law Enforcement), or are members of other agencies and organizations tasked with responding to disasters, on various topics surrounding emergency and disaster preparedness and response.
Topics included provide information on Mitigation (Prevention of future emergencies or minimizing the effects from them); Preparedness (Preparing to respond to an emergency or disaster); Response (Responding in a safe manner to an emergency or disaster); Recovery (Recovering or restoring to normal one’s life and property after an emergency or disaster); CBRNE (Checmical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives events caused by acts of terrorism); Biological emergencies (widespread disease outbreaks); Emergency Management; Disaster Supplies; Hospitals and Respiratory Care; Weather; Geologic Events; and Climate Change.
You will find links to various “first responder” agencies, such as emergency medical services (EMS), fire service agencies and departments, law enforcement, and search & rescue units, as well as additional sources of information on these topics and more provided by the U.S. Government, States, county and local government. Click here to get to this information.
Links to organizations and companies in the private sector that provide information and services are provided as a courtesy to the visitor.
There is one page devoted exclusively to providing links to World Government Bodies and organizations. There are links to official web sites (and some unofficial ones) of every country which is a U.N. Member State with a presence on the internet. Click on International Government.
Why is Emergency and Disaster Preparedness so Important?
It is important for individuals, organizations, and companies to plan for, prepare for, and be ready to respond to disasters or emergency situations of any type (hence, the “all hazards” approach to emergency management). While it may be unlikely that certain types of natural emergencies or disasters may impact certain areas of the country, it is important to prepare for those kinds of natural emergencies or disasters that can and have impacted the area of the country you live in, and to be ready to respond to any kind of technological hazard, because they can occur anywhere at any time.
Most emergency management officials use the “all hazards” approach to emergency management. Types of hazards or disasters that can occur are: natural (weather or geologically related events), such as severe thunderstorms; floods and flash floods; landslides and mudflows; tornados; hurricanes; winter storms; droughts and extreme heat; wildfires; earthquakes; tsunamis; volcanic eruptions; and dam failures; human caused or “technological” events, such as terrorism, including chemical, biological, nuclear, radiological, and explosives related events; or accidents involving hazardous materials - chemical spills or releases.
This bears repeating: It is important to be prepared, because emergencies or disasters can and will occur anywhere and at any time. Being prepared can and does save lives and property from loss, and can lessen damage and the impact caused by an unforeseen event.
At Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Services, our goal is to provide you with professionally presented information on why it is necessary for individuals and organizations alike to plan, prepare, train, and exercise for disasters, because remember, a disaster can occur at any time, and anywhere.
Amber Alert Info
Additionally, since everyone should be concerned with child safety and protection, information on the Amber Alert System© is also provided here. The Amber Alert ticker is displayed at 2 different locations on the site for heightened visibility. Click here to get information on the Amber Alert System.
The 4 Stages of Emergency Management
Mitigation
Mitigation includes any activity which will prevent an emergency or disaster, reduce the chance of it happening, or reduce the damaging effects of unavoidable emergencies or disasters.
Preparedness
Preparedness is the preparations you make and plans you formulate to get ready to respond to an emergency or disaster.
Response
Response is the actions taken to save lives and prevent further property damage, whether that damage is to a house, business or public property.
Recovery
Recovery includes the actions taken to return people’s lives and property to the way they were, as much as is possible, after an emergency or disaster.
Finally, there are a few pages with links to various merchants where you can purchase products. Those purchases help to pay the bills for maintaining this web site. Your patronage of those merchants is greatly appreciated.
Please browse the web site for information about these, and other topics on the site.
If you have any questions regarding the information provided on this site, please see the Contact Us section of the site.
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