Readiness Resources and Links

Federal Emergency Management Agency -- https://www.fema.gov/  

• Emergency Management Planning Guides: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/plan

Department of Homeland Security

• Preparedness Planning for Your Business: https://www.ready.gov/business

 American Red Cross 

• Preparing your workplace and employees: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/workplaces-and-organizations.html

 National Weather Service

• https://www.weather.gov/

 Center for Disease Control and Prevention 

• Emergency Preparedness & Response - https://emergency.cdc.gov/

 Institute for Business and Home Safety

• Open for Business EZ-Plan: https://disastersafety.org/business-protection/ofb-ez/

 Books:

• "Avoiding Disaster" by John Laye
• "Blindsided – A Manager’s Guide to Catastrophic Incidents in the Workplace" by Bruce T. Blythe
• "The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Natural Disasters" by Laura Harrison McBride
• "The Unthinkable – Who Survives When Disaster Strikes and Why?" by Amanda Ripley