This guide provides step-by-step advice on how to create and maintain a comprehensive emergency management program. It can be used by manufacturers, corporate officers, retailers, utilities or any organization where a sizable number of people work or gather.
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If you aren't sure whether your business is at risk from disasters caused by natural hazards, check with your local building official, city engineer, or planning and zoning administrator. They can tell you whether you are in an area where hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires, or tornadoes are likely to occur. Also, they usually can tell you how to protect your business.
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This course is designed to cover the basics of emergency management and your role in building the national civil defense system. The principles you will learn apply equally well to the volunteer as to the full-time paid emergency program manager.
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This kit is designed to help small business owners identify the hazards they may face, plan for and reduce the impact of disasters, keep their doors open after a disaster hits, and advise on insurance, disaster supplies and the things you can do to make your business more disaster resistant.
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As an emergency program manager, your job covers several broad areas of responsibility including efforts to mitigate disasters, plan preparedness, and coordinate response and recovery. State training programs often seem the most accessible to emergency program managers. Here, you will see that not only do states offer training, but also the federal government and many counties and municipalities.
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The following examination is a test to find out how much you have learned about emergency management from this course.
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The purpose of this guidebook is to familiarize the newly appointed County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director with the duties of his/her job. This guide will also acquaint the director with the expectations that others will have.
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This manual is intended for the general public as well as those in the emergency management community who want to obtain a of disaster assistance. It is not the purpose of the course to be an operations manual for disaster assistance programs.
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This practical guide has been developed to aid public officials in determining the requirements for outdoor warning systems. It covers, in a simplified form, the principles of sound, outdoor warning systems and devices, propagation and detection of sound out of doors, avoiding hazardous noise exposures, and warning system planning, testing, and use.
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This Civil Preparedness Guide (CPG) provides guidance and procedures for the preparedness and planning requirements (succession, predelegation of emergency authorities, emergency operation centers (EOC's), alternate EOC's, emergency action steps, protection of vital records, and the protection of government resources, personnel, and facilities) associated with Continuity of Government (COG) responsibilities.
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When disaster strikes, it's essential to have a strong community that can come together to support one another. That's why investing in community-based preparedness training is so important. Whether you're a small business owner looking for tools to protect your livelihood or an individual interested in volunteering with local civil protection groups, there are many resources available to help you get started.
One great place to start is by exploring the wide range of books and other materials available on the topic of community preparedness. From comprehensive guides like A Disaster Planning Toolkit For The Small Business Owner to self-assessment tools like Emergency Preparedness Exam - Test Yourself, there are plenty of options out there for people at all levels of experience.
In addition to these types of resources, it's also worth considering more specialized materials that focus on specific aspects of community preparedness. For example, if you're interested in learning about warning systems and how they operate at the national level, the National Warning Systems Operations Manual could be a valuable read. Or if you want practical advice on setting up effective volunteer worker groups for civil protection efforts in your area,Civil Defense Emergency Planning: A Guide may be just what you need.
Ultimately,the key takeaway here is that no matter what type of role you play within your local community - whether as an individual citizen or as part of a larger organization -there are always steps you can take towards better preparing yourself and those around you for emergencies both big and small.