To learn more about how you can prepare for potential hazards, please visit the following Web sites for more information.
Local Resources
- Ready.gov - Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed. An online resource that provides emergency disaster plans for children, families and businesses.
- PA Department of Health - Download and print the Pennsylvania Emergency Preparedness Guide.
- PEMA - Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency
National Resources
- American Red Cross - Red Cross disaster relief focuses on meeting people's immediate emergency disaster-caused needs. When a disaster threatens or strikes, the Red Cross provides shelter, food, and health and mental health services to address basic human needs.
- Federal Emergency Management Agency - A collection of resources filled with valuable information to prepare you and your loved ones for natural disasters. In addition, you'll find advice on protecting your property in the event of an emergency.
- FEMA for Kids - This Web site teaches youth how to ready themselves for a disaster, and how they can prevent disaster damage.
- Friends of Animals - This resource provides disaster planning for pet owners.
- NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- PandemicFlu.gov - Offers information to help the public better understand the main concerns needed to prepare for, and react to, the potential risks of germ warfare and infectious disease.
- U.S. Chamber of Commerce - This Web site is a resource for entrepreneurs to enhance their familiarity about risks associated with the hazards of an influenza pandemic.
- Homeland Security - This Web site is part of the President's Disaster Management e-Government Initiative - a plan aimed at improving Disaster Management on a larger scale.
- USGS - United States Geological Survey - An impartial science organization that studies the landscape, our natural resources, and the natural hazards that can disrupt our lives.
International Resources
- World Health Organization - WHO is the global authority for health-related matters within the United Nations community. It provides leadership on international health issues as well as shape health research.
- Disaster News Network - Disaster News Network (DNN) is a news organization that reports disaster information and suggests appropriate ways the public can help survivors. It also facilitates information-sharing among disaster responders.
- Relief Web - Relief Web is the world's leading on-line source on humanitarian crises and disasters. A self-governing medium of information, created precisely to aid the global community in successful distribution of disaster support, it provides reliable, updated information as it becomes available.
- The Disaster Message Service - The Disaster Message Service (DMS) was developed to facilitate communication and provide information about world disasters. It continues to provide a central location for information on current emergencies and world disasters.
- The UN International Disaster Page - This Web site identifies the risk factors of natural hazards as they relate to socio-economic and physical conditions.
- Reuters Alertnet - Reuters AlertNet is a humanitarian information source founded to keep humanitarian professionals and the public current on catastrophes around the world.
These are offered for informational purposes only. PSECU has not independently verified the information contained on these web sites, nor does PSECU claim to be certified professionally in disaster preparedness or recovery.