Emergency Preparedness

Since the events of Katrina and Rita, more emphasis has been placed on emergency managment and preparedness for the general public. Agencies and advocates have actively sought to ensure that persons with disabilities are not fogotten. Here are some resources.

»Emergency Management - FEMA 800-621-3362

»Memphis and Shelby County Emergency Management Agency - 901-458-1515. Click on this link to download a pdf of Disaster Awareness, Response and Recovery to see information on prepareing for floods, tornados, winter storms, earthquake, fire, hazardous materials, terrorism, and stocking a disaster kit.

»C.E.R.T. Training is offered free of charge to citizens who want to become more informed on what to do during an emergency. More information on attending a CERT class can be found on the MSCEMA website.

Parent Guides for talking to children [pdf] download Spanish version [pdf] or download Teachers version [pdf]

Local Resources - Memphis Public Library - The Government Publications department has added a Katrina and other disaster-related relieft secion to the Gov Pubs section at the Central Library Lobby 3030 Poplar Avenue, Memphis, TN. These materials deal with disaster relieft, survival, etc. and feature governemtn documents from FEMA. There are also samples of materials that are available on teh web such as Katrina FAQs from FirstGov, Red Cross Family Links, and Department of Homeland Security links to many governement agencies. A one page handout lisitng the web addresses accessed for the display is on the window ledge.

More information will be added to this page as it becomes available.

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