American Red Cross - Sussex County Chapter

Red Cross Links

American Red Cross National Site
American Red Cross Tissue Services
The Disaster Center
International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies
International Committee of the Red Cross
Red Cross Chapter locator
Red Cross Youth

General Preparedness Information
NOAA	www.noaa.com
Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)	www.cdc.gov CDC and SARS
National Institute for Chemical Studies	www.nicsinfo.org
Environmental Protection Authority	www.epa.gov
US Department of Homeland Security Ready.gov	www.ready.gov
US Department of Homeland Security	www.dhs.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency	www.fema.gov
FEMA Hazard Maps	https://hazards.fema.gov/femaportal/wps/portal
Department of Health & Human Services	www.hhs.gov
NJ Department of Health and Senior Services	www.state.nj.us/health/index.shtml
NJ Homeland Security	www.njhomelandsecurity.com
US Food and Drug Administration	www.fda.gov
US FDA – Bioterrorism Information	www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html
The Homeowners Guide	Information about dealing with disasters and home care http://www.homeownersinsurance.org/

Natural Disaster
Avalanche	National Avalanche Center www.fsavalanche.org
Coastal Erosion	http://coastal.er.usgs.gov
Coastal Storm	http://coastalhazards.wcu.edu/coastalhazardmaps/downloads.htm http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
Dam Failure	Association of State Dam Safety Officials http://www.damsafety.org/ National Inventory of Dams http://crunch.tec.army.mil/nidpublic/webpages/nid.cfm
Drought	Drought Monitor http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/index.html National Drought Mitigation Center http://drought.unl.edu/
Earthquake	US Department of the Interiors, Geological Survey http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqs/
Fire	OSHA http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html National Fire Protection Authority www.nfpa.org
Floods	US Department of Interiors, Geological Survey http://waterdata.usgs.gov/nwis Environmental Systems Research Institute http://mappingcenter.esri.com/ Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
Severe Winter Storms and Freezing Weather	Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html NOAA www.noaa.com
Hailstorm	Environmental Systems Research Institute http://mappingcenter.esri.com/
Hazardous Materials Accident	US Environmental Protection Authority http://yosemite.epa.gov/oswer/ceppoweb.nsf/frmvzis?openform
Hurricane	Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html NOAA – National Hurricane Center http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Landslide	American Planning Association http://www.planning.org/landslides/docs/main.html
Lightning and Thunderstorm	NOAA – Lightning Safety http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/lightning_map.htm
Nuclear Power Plant Accident	US Nuclear Regulator Authority http://www.nrc.gov/
Sink Hole	Sinkhole.org http://www.sinkhole.org/
Terrorism	Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov National Institute for Chemical Studies www.nicsinfo.org Environmental Protection Authority www.epa.gov US Department of Homeland Security Ready.gov www.ready.gov US Department of Homeland Security www.dhs.gov Federal Emergency Management Agency www.fema.gov Department of Health & Human Services www.hhs.gov NJ Department of Health and Senior Services www.state.nj.us/health/index.shtml NJ Homeland Security www.njhomelandsecurity.com US Food and Drug Administration www.fda.gov US FDA – Bioterrorism Information www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/hottopics/bioterrorism.html US Department of Labor – OSHA http://www.osha.gov/dep/fire-expmatrix/index.html
Tornado	FEMA – Hazard map https://hazards.fema.gov NOAA http://www.noaawatch.gov/themes/severe.php
Transportation Accident	Chemical Transportation Emergency Center http://www.chemtrec.org/ Office of Hazardous Materials Safety http://hazmat.dot.gov National Transportation Safety Board http://www.ntsb.gov/
Wildfire	US Department of Agriculture – Forest Service http://www.fs.fed.us
Windstorm	Interactive Weather Information Network (IWIN) http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/iwin/nationalwarnings.html
NOAA	www.noaa.com
Severe Weather Resources	http://www.mjjsales.com/articles/severe-weather-resource.html