Best Practices & Professional Resources

This secondary category contains manuals, guidelines, plans, glossaries and case reports of successful practices. Researchers should also see the category Hurricane Katrina - Lessons Learned, for related documents.

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

 

Chemical Fire in Apex, North Carolina

 

Bibliography of Emergency Management & Related References On-Hand

 

Convenors of Capability

 

Core Terminology of Disaster Reduction

 

The Defacto System: Training Tool for Incident Commanders

 

Disaster Response and Recovery Resource for Transit Agencies

 

Emergency Support Function 15: Standard Operating Procedures

 

Fire Department Communications Manual - A Basic Guide to System Concepts and Equipment (FA-160)

 

GIS and Emergency Management in Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami Disaster

 

Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management (ICDRM): The George Washington University Emergency Management Glossary of Terms

 

Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations

 

IRIS User Guide

 

Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina and the Role for Standards and Conformity Assessment Programs

 

Mitigation Best Practices Portfolio

 

Model Procedures for Responding to a Package with Suspicion of a Biological Threat

 

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1600 Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs

 

National Mutual Aid and Resource Management Initiative Glossary of Terms and Definitions

 

“ORNL ‘Resilience’ Plan to Help Tennessee, Mississippi and South Carolina Communities Beat Disaster”

 

Resource Typing Glossary

 

Rural and Volunteer Fire Department Resources

 

The SEMP Online Disaster Preparedness Dictionary

 

Simplified Guide to the Incident Command System for Transportation Professionals

 

Standing Together: An Emergency Planning Guide for America’s Communities

 

Suburban Emergency Management Project (SEMP) Website

 

EMS and Disaster Preparedness [Webpage Title]

 

Developing and Maintaining State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Government Emergency Plans: Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101

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