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Disaster Specific Preparedness

In addition to consideration of disability specific emergency preparedness, it is good to think about how different types of emergency situations can be thought out and responses to those different types of emergency situations can be planned for. For example, if you live in an area with frequent earthquakes, you would want to learn how to protect yourself, your family and your property from injury and damage from an earthquake.

The following web sites have more information about Disaster Specific Preparedness:

Please note: The Web sites listed below are not federal government websites, and may not necessarily operate under the same laws, regulations, and policies as federal websites.

Earthquakes

• “Earthquake Tips for…”
  Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco's series on earthquake preparedness and response tips for persons with disabilities and for first responders assisting persons with disabilities. This series addresses general disabilities and a number of specific disabilities.
  • Earthquake Tips for People With Disabilities
• Preparing for Earthquakes
  Disabled People & Disaster Planning's guide to earthquake preparedness.

Extreme Cold/Winter Storms

• Cold Weather Preparedness Tips
  Tips from the State of Connecticut's Department of Social Services on cold weather preparedness.
• NYC Hazards: Winter Health & Safety Tips
  Tips from the New York City Office of Emergency Management on winter health and safety.
• Winter Storm Preparedness
  American Red Cross' tips on preparing for a winter storm.

Extreme Heat

• Extreme Heat and the Elderly and People Disabilities
  Precautions for keeping yourself and/or your elderly neighbors and neighbors with disabilities safe and comfortable during excessive heat days.

Fires

• Fire Safety for People with Disabilities
  U.S. Fire Administration’s series of safety tips for persons with disabilities in fires. This site has information for general disabilities, as well as specific disabilities regarding:
  1. People with Disabilities and their Caregivers;
  2. People with Special Needs;
  3. The Visually-Impaired; and
  4. The Hearing-Impaired.
• "Fire Risks for."
  U.S. Fire Administration's series for specific disabilities identifying common barriers construction and disaster laws. The series includes recommendations on how planners can remove these barriers, as well as suggestions on how individuals can best prepare for the event of fire.
  • Fire Risks for the Blind or Visually Impaired (PDF) (30 pp, 356 K)
  • Fire Risks for the Deaf or Hard of Hearing (PDF) (30 pp, 301 K)
  • Fire Risks for Older Adults (PDF)(38 pp, 153 K)
  • Fire Risks for the Mobility Impaired (PDF) (32 pp, 66 K)

Hurricanes

• Special Needs Populations Impact Assessment Source Document (PDF, 74 pgs, 654K)

• Daniel Sutherland's Keynote Address at the National Hurricane Conference.
  Speech in HTML
  Speech in PDF (7 pp, 191 K)
  Slides in PPT (20 pp, 1.3 MB)



• Prepare for Hurricane Season for Disabled Residents
  Office of Emergency Preparedness of Lee County, Florida's hurricane guide for people with disabilities.



• Hurricane Tips for People with Disabilities (PDF) (4 pp, 105 K)
  City of Virginia Beach, Virginia's hurricane guide for people with disabilities.

Pandemics

• PandemicFlu.gov (http://www.pandemicflu.gov/) includes extensive information about pandemic influenza, tracks confirmed cases of avian influenza, details global activities, and provides planning guidance for individuals, businesses, schools, and communities.