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Emergency Water Supplies

Updated 8/2022 Includes recommendations for obtaining safe drinking water during an emergency or disaster.

STEP Up with 4-H

FEMA

This guide is designed to partner with FEMA’s Student Tools for Emergency Planning (STEP) Curriculum and encourages program delivery that matches the 4-H model…

Extension and Mental Health Resiliency During Times of Disaster and Recovery: A Seven Part Series

Extension professionals understand the uniqueness of their relationships with their clientele. They can use this relationship to help community members deal wi…

Storm Damage Cleanup Highlights

This fact sheet highlights key guidelines to help you safely and effectively clean and restore your storm-damaged home. See also the LSU AgCenter “Storm Recove…

103 Ways to Save Money

Alabama A&M University

While this resource is old, the tips are still quite good. It’s useful for helping people re-think pre-disaster spending habits after a disaster, especially if…

Climate and Health Adaptation Planning Guide for Michigan Communities

The climate is changing in the Great Lakes Region (Great Lakes Integrated Sciences and Assessments [GLISA], n.d.). The average temperature, the frost-free seas…

Hurricane Survey: Short Term Program, Lasting Impact

A project following Hurricane Irma shows the importance of building short-term partnerships that have lasting impacts. This presentation was originally part of…

Extension and Mental Health Resiliency During Times of Disaster and Recovery

Develop the resiliency skills needed to work through emotional stress. This presentation was originally part of the EDEN’s 2020 Annual Meeting. This virtual se…

Annual Meeting 2020

Registration VIRTUAL EVENT September 22-25, 2020 and optional Post-Conference Workshop on September 25 Registration Fees: Meeting Registration – 3-day Event – …

Preparing for livestock emergencies

The University of Minnesota Extension Livestock Team has released a set of customizable forms that can be used to create an operations contingency plan for the…

The Hub for Biosecurity to Protect the Herd or Flock

Farm biosecurity is the practice of preventing or greatly reducing the introduction of diseases and pests, and is a whole farm approach for assessing, prioriti…

Preparing for Wildfires with Firescaping

Preparing for Wildfires with Firescaping is a wildfire-preparedness project that was developed in response to the 2016 Appalachian wildfires. The USDA-NIFA fun…

Cascadia Earthquake Preparedness

A major earthquake can occur at any time. In the Pacific Northwest that earthquake will be accompanied by a disastrous tsunami. This free, interactive, on-line…

Cascadia Earthquake Preparedness

Be aware. Be prepared. The last Cascadia Subduction Zone event Magnitude 8.0 to 9.1 was on January 26, 1700 (more than 320 years ago), and they happen about ev…

High Speed Hand Washing resources

With the High Speed Hand Washing technique and some practice, washing your hands properly helps save time, water, energy and prevent the spread of disease. Abs…

Improve indoor air quality from wildfire smoke during COVID-19

Educational Article: Officials warn us to stay indoors when air quality is poor due to heavy smoke from wildfires. Reduced exposure to smoke helps protect our …

Federal Disaster Funding Streams & Post-Disaster Community Best Practices

The purpose of this publication is to help communities and individuals address issues that arise during the disaster cycle. Special emphasis is placed on feder…

Federal Disaster Funding Streams & Post-Disaster Community Best Practices

The purpose of this publication is to help communities and individuals address issues that arise during the disaster cycle. Special emphasis is placed on feder…

Resilient Farms, Families, Businesses & Communities: Responding to Stress

Chronic stress impacts mental and physical well-being, relationships, and decision-making. Extension helps farmers, families, businesses, and communities remai…

COVID-19 FAQ for Food Banks

This publication is a Q&A for food banks regarding receiving food during the COVID-19 pandemic and proper cleaning of donated foods.

2019 Annual Meeting – Spokane, WA

Photo Album Meeting Agenda TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2019 7:00 – 8:00 Continental Breakfast (For Tour Registrants Only) 8:00 – 5:00 Pre-Conference Tour 6:00 – 8:0…

Backgrounder: Tornadoes

Includes safety information and general information on tornados, including a description of the Fujita-Pearson Tornado Scale.

Charting Your Course to Home Ownership

Topics addressed by units in the curriculum include: Navigating Your Way to a New Home; Staying on Course with Financial Management; Sailing Through the Mortga…

Surviving a Disaster Course

A classroom program to teach people how they can have water and food, warmth, light, sanitation, health and communication. About this resource This Surviving a…