Localities prone to severe winter weather events should take advantage of the off-season to review and revise their existing winter weather plans, reflect on last season’s successes and incorporate new strategies to areas that need improvements. Use these tips to help prepare for winter seasonal disasters during the off-season. Focus on snow removal contracts… Read more
Conducted by FEMA, Kickoff Meetings are designed to provide an in-depth review of the Public Assistance program and address specific applicant needs. The meeting typically occurs 5-10 days after a natural disaster, but it can be delayed for up to five or six weeks. Use these tips to prepare for your Kickoff Meeting — who… Read more
This special populations assessment tool was designed to help identify those groups of individuals who require differing messages from the general public information message or who cannot be reached through mass communication channels. In conducting the assessment, consulting individuals within a population, or representative organizations, may be helpful in understanding how the population may receive… Read more
This guide is intended to help close many of the gaps in emergency planning and preparedness for vulnerable older adults. In particular, it aims to give public health officials, the Aging Services Network, emergency management personnel and partners at all jurisdictional levels (state, regional, and community) the critical information, strategies and resources that they need… Read more
This evidence-based guide, developed by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), shares stories, tools and projects issued by state and local agencies and organizations to determine the extent of preparing and planning for at-risk populations, as well as assisting these communities in emergencies. As part of this project, ASTHO performed an extensive… Read more
The Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) provides formulas and useful tips for how to best allocate space in different types of temporary medical facility sites, such as a gymnasium, stadium or aircraft hangar. Layout charts and photographs for facilities are also included. Alternative Care Site Planning: Site Layout
Localities must pre-identify temporary medical facility to use during natural disasters in the scenario that local medical facilities become damaged or overwhelmed. The Illinois Medical Emergency Response Team (IMERT) offers several easy-to-use tools to help localities create a plan for temporary medical facilities. On this page, find links to a “site selection tool” that can… Read more
Most small disasters don’t require temporary medical facilities to be established, but localities still must have a plan – the likelihood may be small, but the repercussions of not having a plan are monumental. Use these tips to develop a plan and coordinate available resources, staff and supplies during a disaster to setup one or… Read more
The purpose of this study is twofold. First, it assesses the economic benefits of green infrastructure on reducing the negative impacts of flooding in communities in Minnesota and Ohio. Second, it develops an “analytical framework” that can be applied in other communities to predict the impacts of future flooding events and analyze how green infrastructure… Read more
Using habitats damaged in Hurricane Sandy as a case study, this survey provides insight into the economic value of ecosystem services that can be used in making restoration and coastal protection decisions. The authors place their analysis and recommendations in the broader context of coastal resiliency planning, making this a useful resource for decision-makers, coastal… Read more
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