Emergency Preparedness

NWS Sites and Documents for Storm Spotters


Disaster Planning and Training Resources

Being an emergency amateur communicator is great — but we should all have basic emergency and disaster preparedness and response training, too! The following links will speed you on your way to lots of free study materials and info on the various disaster, emergency, and terrorism preparedness, training, and relief agencies and organizations.

 

Electro Magnetic Pulse “EMP”    Training and Preparedness


The American Red Cross   

  • Main Page – follow the preparedness links therein.

Federal Emergency Management Agency    

Become a Local Emergency Manager!

Download The CERT Training Manuals!


Citizen Corps

The umbrella organization that coordinates the efforts of many local and state volunteer emergency management, training, preparedness, and response agencies and organizations.


US Department of Homeland Security   


US Department of Justice   

The DOJ site is a great place for terrorism news releases!


Texas Division of Emergency Management 

From the Texas DPS.


East Texas Council of Governments


Miscellaneous