Resources
These materials may be ordered from your local or state office of
emergency management or from FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Include the full title, publication or item number, quantity, and your name,
address, and zip code.
FEMA Emergency Information
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Office of Emergency Information and Public Affairs
P.O. Box 2012
Jessup, MD 20794-2012
Fax: 202-646-4086
www.fema.gov
Don't Let Disaster Tear Your Family Apart, Poster 11. This full-color
poster fosters awareness of the importance of preparing a family disaster plan
and encourages readers to request further information.
Prepare a Family Disaster Plan, Poster 13. A full-color 24" x 36"
poster that outlines a recommended four-step approach to creating a family
disaster plan. Includes instructions on how to create a tabletop display.
An Organizer's Guide to Disaster Preparedness, Item No. K-18. This
kit provides information and how-to guidelines for organizing a disaster
preparedness program at the local level. (There is a limit; you may only
order one copy.)
Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book, FEMA 243. This coloring book
is designed for adults and children to work on together. Each coloring page
is accompanied by key talking points and preparedness steps to guide a
discussion with younger children.
Emergency Food and Water Supplies, FEMA L-210, ARC 5055. This
publication explains how to store food and water supplies in the home. It
includes recommendations on what to stock and how much, methods to purify
water, ways to cook during a power outage, and suggestions for maintaining
emergency supplies.
Family Disaster Plan, L-191, ARC 4466. This brochure provides
guidelines to help develop a disaster plan. It suggest basic actions to take
in preparation for any type of disaster, including ways to communicate if
separated during a disaster, to get ready for an evacuation, and to practice
safety in the home. The brochure is also available in Spanish.
Your Disaster Supplies Kit, L-189, ARC 4463. This is a checklist
of emergency supplies that should be assembled and kept in disaster supplies
kits, It is also available in Spanish.
Are You Ready? H-34. This illustrated handbook provides multi-hazard
and disaster-specific guidelines.
These materials are available through your local American Red Cross
(ARC) chapter:
Are You Ready for a(n) ... ? The American Red Cross has produced
a series of hazard-specific brochures designed to help people learn important
safety tips and design a plan of action for each hazard. The brochures
include:
- Earthquake, ARC 4455. Also available in Spanish.
- Fire, ARC 4456
- Flood or Flash Flood, ARC 4458. Also available in Spanish.
- Hurricane, ARC 4454. Also available in Spanish.
- Terrorism--Preparing for the Unexpected, ARC A1366
- Tornado, ARC 4457. Also available in Spanish.
- Winter Storm, ARC 4464. Also available in Spanish.
Boy Scouts of America materials are available at your local Scout shop,
or may be ordered through your local council service center.
- Camp Health and Safety, 19-308B
- Emergency Preparedness merit badge pamphlet, 33368A
- Guide to Safe Scouting, 34416D (Also available at
old.scouting.org.)
- Health and Safety Guide, 34415B
- Ranger Handbook, 33494