Emergency Preparedness Links

Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness and You (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Emergency Preparedness Brochures & Checklists (Office of the Sheriff Contra Costa County)
Family Preparedness Resource Guide (PDF, 20 pp.) Office of the Sheriff Contra Costa County)
Are you prepared? - 72hours.org (San Francisco Office of Emergency Services)
Are You Ready? - Free monthly newsletter by email specifically for people with hearing loss (Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network)
Be Prepared: American Red Cross Preparedness Information
Information for Families and Business from the Department of Homeland Security (Ready.gov)
Business Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist (Pandemicflu.gov)
10 Ways to be Prepared from the California Office of Emergency Services
State of California Governor's Office of Emergency Services(OES)
Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
The official U.S. government Web site for information on pandemic flu and avian influenza
What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks:
- Pocket Guide (PDF and PDA options)
- Full Version (PDF files)
Preparedness Information for Agencies that Serve Special Populations
For information about animal anthrax and disaster preparedness for animal owners

Bioterrorism

Centers for Disease Control website including Facts about: Anthrax, Botulism, Pneumonic Plague, and Smallpox & Chemical agent preparation and guidelines for hospitals and emergency departments Santa Clara County Public Health provides information about the detection and control of illnesses resulting from exposure to agents of biological or chemical terrorism.
Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and Emerging Infections
A clearinghouse of information resources related to emergency and terrorism preparedness for environmental health practitioners.

Hazardous Materials Release

The DOT Emergency Response Guidebook converted it into a searchable database.

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's ToxFAQs™ is a series of summaries about alphabetically listed hazardous substances. Fact sheets serve as a quick and easy to understand guide about exposure to hazardous substances and the effects of exposure on human health.

Contra Costa County Community Awareness and Emergency Response (CAER) promotes communication to enhance community safety related to hazardous materials issues.

CAER's Community Warning System (CWS) helps you, your family and your community learn how to best prepare for and handle emergencies.

Disaster Incident/Information

You may want to obtain free subscription with the EDIS automated email messaging system to receive alert messages on your computer and/or email-enabled pager.
» Latest EDIS Bulletins

What would you do if forced to evacuate your neighborhood or confined to your home? Examples of online catalogues of preparedness supplies.
- Safety Central
- Simpler Life Emergency Provisions

Community Emergency Response Teams.

Traffic Incidents

Traffic Incident Info. updated every 60 seconds. Go to the Golden Gate Communications Center.

Earthquake

Click real time maps showing recent earthquakes, e.g. in California and Nevada and zoom-in for a closer view and details of SF Bay Area Map, showing quake location and size.

Help provide information about the extent of shaking and damage of earthquakes, and learn about how other communities fared. Reports updated every few minutes following a major earthquake.

Weather

National Weather Service with current local weather observations and other information.

San Francisco Bay wind patterns and wind speeds.

Other Organizations

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Content provided by the Public Health Division of Contra Costa Health Services.