Useful Websites
Disaster & Emergency Preparedness
American Red Cross
Aids victims of devastating natural disasters.
http://www.redcross.org/
CERT (Community Emergency Response Team)
A local training program that prepares citizens to help themselves, their family, and their neighbors in the event of a disaster.
http://fairfieldema.com/cert/index.html
Fairfield County Emergency Management and Homeland Security
Coordinates and sustains partnerships throughout Fairfield County in an effort to prepare for emergencies and to minimize loss of life and property and help the community return to normalcy.
http://fairfieldema.com/aboutus.html
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Supports citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
http://www.fema.gov/
Get Emergency Prepared
An informational website for individuals and their families to gain an education and provide the information regarding the necessary steps to follow to become prepared for emergencies and disasters.
http://getemergencyprepared.com/
National Weather Service
Provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the United States, its territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property and the enhancement of the national economy.
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/
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- Sites frequently move or disappear. While all links to remote sites are checked on a regular basis to confirm their continued existence, the Fairfield County District Library has no control over, and cannot be responsible for, the availability of remote sites.
