Department of Emergency Services

Online Resources

ARE YOU READY

• Federal Emergency Management Agency...A Guide to Citizen Preparedness

DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

• Maryland Emergency Management Agency

FAMILY READINESS

• FEMA for Kids

FACTS ABOUT BIOLOGICAL & CHEMICAL AGENTS

• Center for Disease Control... Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
• A Citizen's Guide to Terrorism Preparedness-Maryland Emergency Management Agency
• Overview of the Maryland Threat Alert System-Maryland Emergency Management Agency

ORGANIZATIONS

• Allegany-Garrett Counties Volunteer Fire & Rescue Association
  www.agcvfra.org
• Maryland Emergency Number Association/MEMA MD-911
  www.md-911.org
• Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute/MFRI
  www.mfri.org
• Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems/MIEMSS
  www.miemss.org
• Maryland State Police
  www.mdsp.org
• National Emergency Number Association/NENA
  www.nena.org
• National Fire Protection Association/NFPA
  www.nfpa.org
• National Weather Service
  www.noaa.gov
• The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials – International/APCO
  http://www.apco911.org/