Public Service Communications is a hallmark of Ham Radio. The following web sites are listed to assist you in Emergency Preparedness. As stated in Southcars preamble one of the goals for our net is TO "ASSIST IN EMERGENCIES".

ECOMM Organizations:

US Military Affiliate Radio System (MARS) information

Army

http://www.netcom.army.mil/mars/default.aspx

Navy-Marine Corps

http://www.navymars.org/

Air Force

http://www.afnic.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=7037

Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network (SATERN)

http://www.satern.org/

Amateur Radio Relay League (ARRL)

http://www.arrl.org/public-service

Emergency Amateur Radio Canada

http://www.emergencyradio.ca/

Disaster Preparedness Public Web Sites

US Governmental and Non-Governmental sources of planning:

READY.gov the US Government’s guide to preparedness

http://www.ready.gov/ with checklists for home and work

FEMA’s Preparedness pages

http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/IncidentCommandSystem.shtm

http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/is22.asp (online citizen preparedness training)

For our furry, feathered or scaly family members

http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/disaster-preparedness/

http://www.avma.org/disaster/

National Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (NIOSH)

http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/emres/business.html

Florida’s Emergency Management

http://www.floridadisaster.org/index.asp

Monroe County Emergency Management Page

http://www.monroecounty-fl.gov/Pages/MonroeCoFL_Emergency/index

My Florida Safe Home program

http://www.mysafefloridahome.com/

American Red Cross

http://www.redcross.org/ and http://www.swpa.redcross.org/Preparedness_Resources.php

Find out how to keep food safe during and after and emergency by visiting: http://www.foodsafety.gov/keep/

Other safety and preparedness sites

http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/cic_text/family/disaster-guide/disasterguide.htm

http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance/disasterpreparedness/inde...

http://www.statefarm.com/learning/be_safe/be_safe.asp?WT.svl=55

http://www.farmers.com/prepare_for_unexpected.html

http://72hours.org/

http://www.prepare.org/home/

Amateur Radio and emergency planning options:

USA - ARES & RACES

http://www.arrl.org/FandES/field/pscm/sec1-ch1.html and http://www.usraces.org/

Canada

http://www.rac.ca/

http://www.getprepared.gc.ca/index-eng.aspx

Home security planning options

http://www.google.com/search?q=home+security+plans&rls=com.microsoft:*&i...

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

http://www.bepress.com/jhsem/

WEATHER

NOAA’s National Hurricane Center

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

NASA Weather and Satellite Imagery

http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/GOES/

http://nasascience.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-weather

The Weather Channel

http://www.weather.com/

Accuweather

http://www.accuweather.com/

Disaster Preparedness for Specials Needs People

http://www.disastersrus.org/MyDisasters/disability/disability_preparedne...

http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html

http://www2.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_603_,00.html

The Maryland Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) provides 52 emergency preparedness videos in American Sign Language formatted to be user friendly to deaf, blind, and limited sight populations.
The information is in video and downloadable document format for public use. There is no charge for use of the materials posted on this website.
These links are available on the Maryland Emergency Management (MEMA) Website: http://www.accessibleemergencyinfo.com/aslvideos.html