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American Red Cross-Prepare Your Home
American Red Cross offers information on how to prepare your home for various types of emergency situations.
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American Red Cross-Shelter in Place
When a disaster strikes, the government can request that all citizens "shelter-in-place." The Red Cross provides us with instructions on what
to do in a "shelter-in-place" situation at home, at work, at school, and in your vehicle.
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Be Informed: Biological Threat
Provides step by step instructions on how to deal with potential biological attacks.
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Be Informed: Chemical Threat
Provides step by step instructions on how to deal with potential chemical attacks.
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Be Informed: Explosions
Provides step by step instructions on what to do in the event of an explosion.
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Be Informed: Nuclear Blast
Provides step by step instructions on how to deal with potential nuclear attacks.
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Be Informed: Radiation Threat
Provides step by step instructions on how to deal with potential radiation attacks.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Printable Materials
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides these printable materials regarding hurricanes, disaster safety, floods, power outages, and other emergency
situations in multiple languages.
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Emergency Email & Wireless Network - 2007 Hurricane Season Resource
The Emergency Email & Wireless Network provides information on what we should be doing before, during and after a hurricane.
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Esta Listo? Una guia completa para la preparacion cuidadana
In-depth guide explains how to prepare for all types of disasters. In English and Spanish. |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Preparing A Safe Room
FEMA provides information on initiatives, publications, and resources to help families create a safe room in their house. |
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Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)-Protecting Your Property
FEMA provides instructions, tips, and estimated costs of protecting your home from specific disasters such as high winds, flooding, earthquakes, and fire.
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Get a Kit
This is a helpful list of recommended items that should be included in a basic emergency supply kit.
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Home Safety Council
The Home Safety Council provides general information on keeping your home as safe as possible in all situations.
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Hurricane Survival Guide from Southampton Town Department of Public Safety-Emergency Management
Provides an in-depth booklet on how to prepare your home and family for hurricanes.
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Institute for Business & Home Safety-Fortified...For Safer Living®
The Institute for Business & Home Safety has an initiative known as "Fortified...For Safer Living®", which specifies construction,
design, and landscaping guidelines to increase a new home's resistance to natural disaster from the ground up. Provides a zip code
search to generate a checklist of recommended upgrades to your house, based on the types of disasters your state may face.
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Institute for Business & Home Safety-Home Safety Information
Provides links to publications on protecting your home from various types of natural disasters.
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Institute for Business & Home Safety-Maintenance Matters
Provides a list of home maintenance projects that will help to protect your home during disasters.
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Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) "Plan Now. Be Prepared"
Excellent quick guide that explains how to create your own go kit and readiness plan as well as providing tips for special needs items.
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Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) "Food & Power Outages"
Explains how you can maximize your food stores in the event of a power outage and also describes when you should throw food away.
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Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Is Prepared
Learn how LIPA prepares for major storm events.
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Nassau County Office of Emergency Management-Hurricane Storm Surge Zones
This map shows you the areas of Long Island that would be "surge zones" during varying hurricane intensities.
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National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-Securing Your Home
NOAA provides information on protecting your home from damage caused by hurricanes and other extreme winds.
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Pandemic Flu
Provides information on all types of influenzas and the global threat they pose.
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Preparing Makes Sense for Older Americans
This brochure is geared to the specific needs of older Americans and provides advice for additional items to include in an emergency kit.
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Preparing Makes Sense for People with Disabilities and Special Needs
This brochure is geared to the needs of Americans with disabilities and special needs, and provides advice for caregivers and for additional items to include in an emergency kit.
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Ready New York-Household Preparedness Guide
This guide outlines steps that New Yorkers can take to prepare for all disasters.
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Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue
and Emergency Services-Disaster Supply Kit
This list suggests supplies that a family should have in their home so that they are prepared in the event of an emergency.
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Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management
Suffolk County residents can visit this site and find the
shelter nearest to their home/business and check to see if
they live/work in a flood zone.
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United States Department of Health & Human Services: Disasters and Emergencies
Provides pdf documents on a wide range of disaster and emergency preparedness topics.
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United States Geological Survey (USGS): National Wildlife Health Center
Avian flu update.
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