Resources for individuals, families, caregivers and service providers, including Just in Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers and links to other federal departments and national relief agencies.
This booklet provides information on specific hazards including what to do before, during and after each hazard type. Some of the hazards covered are: floods; tornadoes; hurricanes; thunderstorms and lightning; winter storms and extreme cold and extreme heat. This links opens a PDF document.
This FEMA fact sheet provides information on advance preparations and tips if you are relocated.
Information on preparing for earthquakes, fires and other disasters and coping with their after-effects.
Guide developed by the National Organization on Disability highlights key disability concerns for officials and experts responsible for emergency planning in their communities.
FEMA's main site that covers training for emergency preparedness.
This reference guide addresses disability-related legal requirements and standards for those serving individuals with disabilities in emergency preparedness and disaster relief.
Determine your disaster risk by searching flood maps, hurricane maps, disaster maps and more.
Fact sheet from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding steps people with special needs can take to prepare for an emergency or natural disaster.
As a service to first responders, emergency managers and people with disabilities, the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) offers an interactive map of federal, regional, state and local disability-related emergency management resources. Click on the map or on the corresponding links to view a list of links to disability and emergency preparedness resources in your state.
A guide for state, territorial, tribal and local emergency managers to use in the development of emergency operations plans (EOPs) that are inclusive of the entire population of a jurisdiction of any size. This guide specifically provides recommendations for planning for special needs populations. The entire document can be downloaded in text or .pdf formats.
A fact sheet from the National Family Caregiver Support Program provides step-by-step information on how older adults should prepare for a disaster/emergency. It includes helpful checklists, contact lists and medication lists.
This program helps individuals who wander or have a medical emergency. They provide 24-hour assistance no matter when or where the person is reported missing.
Ready.gov lists tips on how to prepare military families for all types of emergencies.
Site is focused on ensuring that all individuals are included in the development of and inclusion in plans for protection in emergency planning.
An online tool created by the Ready Campaign and the Ad Council to help families prepare a personal, printable and comprehensive family emergency plan.
Provides guidance to first responders on how best to perform a rescue using equipment and procedures for a safe evacuation of people with disabilities.
Brochure from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) highlights the steps older Americans, and their families and caretakers, should take to prepare for emergencies. This link opens a PDF document. The brochure is also available in this
text version.
A resource booklet designed to assist people with disabilities in preparing for natural and other disasters and their consequences. This link opens a PDF document.
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