Community Assessment and Engagement Tool
A basic tool designed for volunteers to determie where they will target their community preparedness activities
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Guidance material
Legislative Advocacy for Disaster Risk Reduction: Guidance Note No. 1
Good legislation can play a critical role in reducing disaster risk. This has always been clear for man-made hazards, such as oil spills, faulty construction, and industrial accidents, all of which can be greatly reduced through well-enforced rules and standards. Natural disasters, on the other hand, have traditionally been thought of as an inevitable fact of life, beyond
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Children in disasters-Games and guidelines to engage youth in risk reduction
The purpose of this guideline is to provide guidance to Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies on effectively engaging in informal Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) educational initiatives. This publication is meant, in relation to DRR and education, to promote relevant initiatives in the region, identify the current roles and responsibilities of National Society at
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Business Continuity Program Coordinator and Committee Worksheet
Use the following table to identify members of your program committee and compile their contact information. Use the list to prepare a distribution list for communicating with committee members and distribution of program documentation. For more information, visit: Ready.gov Program Coordinator and Committee http://www.ready.gov/program-coordinator-committee
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Sample Business After Action Report for Drills and Exercises
This form can be used to document observations and notes about how the organization performed during drills and exercises. These findings should be shared amongst senior executives and will inform the plans for the next activity. For more information, please visit American Red Cross Ready Reating or the Ready Rating Resource Center. American Red Cross
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Business Risk Assessment Table
A risk assessment is a process to identify potential hazards and analyze what could happen if a hazard occurs. This is different from a business impact analysis (BIA) as a BIA is the process for determining the potential impacts resulting from the interruption of time sensitive or critical business processes. As you conduct the risk
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Business Emergency Response Plan Template
Every business should develop and implelement an emergency plan for protecting employees, visitors, contractors, and anyone else on site. An emergency response plan is a written document that enables business to plan for incident response and is included in part of a business continuity program. It should be drafted with known resources available, and include
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Violence Prevention in Disasters and Health Programming
A good overview of indicators, tools and approaches available to help integrate VP into DRR and health programming by IFRC and Canadian Red Cross.
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Disaster prevention, education and youth, the specific case of wildfires
The prevention of destructive fires is an integral element of land-use policies and fire management strategies. Fire prevention must address a broad range of elements and sectors of society, natural resources and environmental management, land-use planning, and technology development. Fire policies and strategies vary from country to country because of the different ecosystem characteristics and
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Heat Wave Safety Checklist
Heat Wave Safety Checklist that inlcudes: how to prepare, what to do during a heatwave, and how to recognize and care for heat-related emergencies. American National Red Cross
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