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• It's Hoosier Winter Storm Preparedness Week
  For many, a winter storm summons thoughts of time off from school or work to spend a cozy day at home reading a book or watching television, drinking hot chocolate or making a snowman. But if you're not prepared, a winter storm could replace idyllic plans with a life- threatening disaster. State and federal officials remind Hoosiers during this week of Winter Storm Preparedness to finalize their plans to meet the challenges of a potential winter storm emergency.
• Don't be Left Out! Two Weeks to ShakeOut--Thousands Join Each Day, You Can Too
  At 10 a.m. on November 13, millions of southern Californians will drop to the ground, take cover under a table or desk, and hold on. An earthquake prediction? No. But it is certain that the Great Southern California ShakeOut is on track to being the largest earthquake drill in United States history.
• Preparedness Guide 101:FEMA Announces Interim Release
  The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the release of the interim Comprehensive Preparedness Guide 101: Producing Emergency Plans: A Guide for All-Hazard Operations Planning for State, Territorial, Local, and Tribal Governments.
• FEMA Encourages Personal Preparedness This Storm Season
  While the federal government takes steps to prepare for this hurricane season, we encourage individuals to do the same. Personal preparedness can reduce the risk of storm dangers during and immediately after a storm.
• Seattle Earthquake Conference Tackles Tsunamis
  Hundreds of geoscientists, engineers, insurance regulators, building officials, emergency managers and earthquake professionals will converge in Seattle to take part in the National Earthquake Conference, 22-26 April 2008, at The Westin Hotel. The conference includes presentations from world-class tsunami experts, and according to Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) Executive Director Bob Freitag, you don't have to be an expert-or even attend the conference-to participate.
• Home Evacuation Plan: When Is the Time for You and Your Family to Prepare a Home Evacuation Plan? Now!
  There is no time like the present when it comes to sitting down with your family and preparing for the day when you may be forced to evacuate your home, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
  
• FEMA Funds First Hazard Mitigation Project In Orleans Parish
  

  NEW ORLEANS, La. -- The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently approved funding to reconstruct six severe repetitive loss properties in Orleans Parish. The approved project is significant because it is the first project in Orleans Parish being funded through FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Grants Program (HMGP).

• Help for Victims of California Wildfires
  In response to the California wildfires, the Contractors State License Board and the Department of Insurance have established special consumer assistance hotlines.
• California Wildfires: HUD to Offer Foreclosure Relief For Families Displaced By Southern California Wildfires
  Those who are forced from their homes by these devastating fires need to know that help is available," said Jackson. "As families put their lives back together, HUD stands ready to assist local recovery efforts in any way we can.
• Governor Schwarzenegger Orders California National Guard to Southern California Fires
  

  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger today directed the California National Guard (CNG) to make 1500 guardsmen available to support the firefighting efforts in Southern California. The 1500 guardsmen, including 200 troops currently patrolling the California/Mexico border, will be deployed at the direction of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) to areas where they can have the greatest impact.

• CDC Video: The History of Bioterrorism
  These videos describe the Category A diseases: smallpox, anthrax, botulism, plague, tularemia, and viral hemorrhagic fevers. If these germs were used to intentionally infect people, they would cause the most illness and death. Watch these videos to learn how some of these agents have been or can be used as bioterrorist weapons.
• CDC Emergency Preparedness Tips
  The possibility of public health emergencies arising in the United States concerns many people in the wake of recent hurricanes, tsunamis, acts of terrorism, and the threat of pandemic influenza. Though some people feel it is impossible to be prepared for unexpected events, the truth is that taking preparedness actions helps people deal with disasters of all sorts much more effectively when they do occur.
• Increase in College Dorm Fires Prompts Officials to Issue Warning
  WASHINGTON, D.C. - As students go off to college and leave the comforts of home, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning about the dangers of fires in college housing such as dormitories, fraternities, sororities and barracks
• Student Recruitment for Command and General Staff Functions for Local IMTs
  The purpose of this course is to present training to a designated team of fire, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Department of Public Works, Public Health and/or law enforcement personnel from a larger and generally more populated area, typically with a single jurisdiction (city, county or region).
• Your Pets Depend on You! Plan Now to Keep Them Safe in a Disaster Later
  NEW YORK, August 13, 2007— All too often when disaster strikes pets are left to fend for themselves and end up lost, injured or killed. Making your pets a part of your family disaster preparedness planis an essential step toward ensuring their safety, according to the Insurance Information Institute (I.I.I.).
• Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner Urges Sacramento Residents to Prepare for Possible Disaster
  Home Inventory and Insurance Policy Updates Should be Done Today Before Calamity Strikes Tomorrow; Consumers Can Contact Dept. of Insurance for Free Inventory Guide
• Earthquake Preparedness Handbook : Now Available in Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean
  The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) announced today t