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Blue Sky Links
The following is a list of web sites compiled by Blue Sky Foundation. These sites have been chosen because they contain information which further explains and highlights the interests of the Foundation. A brief description of a site's contents follows each hyperlink.
National Emergency Management Agencies
- FEMA
Features:
- One of the features of FEMA's site is a map
library, containing: GIS mapping products and data for the latest disasters, along with current and prior year disasters and custom hazard maps that can be created by entering a zip code and selecting from a variety of hazard types to help determine disaster risks in any community. In addition, the Mitigation Directorate's Flood Hazard Mapping Technical Services Division maintains and updates the National Flood Insurance Program maps.
- National Floodplain Management Association
The association is interested in reducing flood losses and maintaining the natural values of floodplains. The key activity of the organization is improving and extending the members' knowledge and understanding of the need for and techniques of floodplain management.
Membership provides a means of continuing education as well as an opportunity to contribute to our Nation's well being.
Features:
- List of Associations throughout the country
- Calendar of Events
- Job Listings
- Articles, Newsletters, and Publications
- International Association of Emergency Managers
IAEM is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting the goals of saving lives and protecting property during emergencies and disasters.
Features:
- Bulletin Board
- Conferences
- Newsletter
- National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
NEMA is the professional association of state and pacific caribbean insular state emergency management directors committed to: providing national leadership and expertise in comprehensive emergency management; serving as a vital information and assistance resource for state and territorial directors and their governors; and forging strategic partnerships to advance continuous improvements in emergency management.
Features:
- HMGP Database
- Conferences
- Library
- Job Listings
Emergency Management Sites
Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center
The Natural Hazards Center, located at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA, is a national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters. The Natural Hazards Center carries out its mission in four principal areas: information dissemination, an annual workshop, research, and library services. The center's prime goal is to increase communication among hazard/disaster researchers and those individuals, agencies, and organizations that are actively working to reduce disaster damage and suffering
- North Carolina Emergency Management
In cooperation with our partners, we are committed to enhancing the quality of life in North Carolina by assisting people to effectively prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate against all hazards and disasters. The division is responsible for protecting the people of North Carolina from the effects of disasters, natural and manmade.
Features:
- Hurricane Preparedness
- Floodplain Mapping
- North Carolina Emergency Operations Plan
- Disaster Research Center
The center conducts field and survey research on group, organizational and community
preparation for, response to, and recovery from natural and technological disasters and other community-wide crises. DRC researchers have carried out systematic studies on a broad range of disaster types, including hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, tornadoes, hazardous chemical incidents, plane crashes.
Features:
- Current Projects
- Publications
- Disaster Links
- Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS) is an initiative of the insurance industry to reduce deaths, injuries, property damage, economic losses and human suffering caused by natural disasters. The Institute's goal is to change the thinking of our families, friends, neighbors, and business and community leaders so that we all make disaster resistance an important consideration in our home and work environments.
Features:
- Newsroom
- IBHS Projects
- Building Codes
- Publications
- University of Wisconsin-Disaster Management Center
The University of Wisconsin Disaster Management Center (UW DMC) has worked closely with experts recognized for their field experience to develop disaster management training activities with a practical emphasis. The center's goal is to help improve the emergency management performance of non-governmental organizations, local and national governments, and international organizations, through a comprehensive professional development program in disaster management. Distance learning is the principal approach for this international program.
Features:
- Courses
- Projects
- Publications
- Argonne National Laboratory - Decision and Information Sciences - Emergency Management
This program develops and evaluates emergency management plans and programs; trains
planners, responders, and other emergency professionals; and develops information management systems and decision support tools for emergency management professionals
Features:
- Training Programs
- Review and Evaluation
- Risk Communications
- Volunteers in Technical Assistance Disaster Information Center (VITA)
Contains information on both international and domestic disaster events. Its particular focus is on support to entrepreneurs in the private, public and community sectors and on facilitating connectivity and technical information exchange between and among individuals and organizations.
Features:
- Disaster Situation Reports
- Volunteer sign-up
- Communications Technology
- Center of Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance
The Center's mission is to support the prevention and mitigation of humanitarian emergencies through collaboration and civil-military cooperation. It accomplishes this through operational research, education, training, information management and operational readiness. It functions as a resource for information, facilitation, consultation, and research in areas related to humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and peace operations, specifically as they involve civil-military cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region.
Features:
- Education and Training
- Newsletter
- Calendar
- The Disaster Relief website
- The Disaster Handbook
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