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Here are some links that have detailed information about what you can do to protect yourself and your property in the event of a disaster. If you have found some other good sites please e-mail the webmaster with the web address. Thanks!

General Emergency Information:
Is Your Community Ready for the Next Disaster?
American Red Cross Disaster Safety
Disaster Supply Kit - You need this in your home!
Your Family Disaster Plan - Design your family disaster plan today!
The Weather Channel - Project Safeside
Municipality of Anchorage - Brochure order forms for Alaskan residents
American Red Cross Emergency Preparedness Checklist - Use this handy checklist to avoid potential dangers in a disaster.
FEMA Reference Library - information on response, recovery, mitigation, preparedness, training, telecommunications, animals in a disaster, etc.

Earthshaking Earthquake Links:
Alaska State Seismic Hazards Safety Commission
Earthquake Mitigation Project Handbook
American Red Cross: Earthquakes
Seismic Retrofit Training Materials
National Earthquake Information Center   
Alaska Earthquake Information Center
Seismology Resources for Teachers
Small Business Preparedness for Earthquakes
More Earthquake Links

Fire Links:
Firewise - This is the best site we've seen for defensible space and general fire mitigation.
American Red Cross: Wildfires

Flood Links That Aren't All Wet!
Flood Mitigation Project Handbook
Flood Mitigation Fact Sheets
The Weather Channel - Project Safeside -
great informative site, check it out!
Floodplain Management in Alaska -
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
National Weather Service -
driving in low water areas
Floods and Flash Floods -
good flood mitigation site
American Red Cross: Flood Safety
American Red Cross: Repairing Your Flooded Home
 

Avalanche and Landslide Links:
8 Steps to Reduce your Avalanche Risk
Landslides and Mudflows - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Landslide & Snow Avalanches - in Canada
National Landslide Information Center
American Red Cross: Winter Storms

Tsunami Links:
Tsunami Hazard Mitigation
West Coast / Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

  Eruptive Volcano Links:
Alaska Volcano Observatory
Volcano World - This is a great educational site for K-12
USGS Geological Information - Information on volcanoes and earthquakes

Mitigation Home Page

If you have questions about mitigation, e-mail Alaska's Hazard Mitigation Officer, Mark Roberts.

 
 

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Phone: (907)428-7000 Fax: (907)428-7009
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