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Resources for Long-Term Care Facilities - Emergency Planning

Personal Preparedness for Staff

• WA Department of Health and Emergency Management Division's Emergency Resource Guide
• Washington Military Department/ Group Health Cooperative/ American Red Cross, "Family Emergency Preparedness Plan"
•  American Red Cross, "Make a Plan"

Prevention/ Mitigation Information

• FEMA, "Are You Ready?"
• FEMA, "Protect your Property, Home or Business from Disaster"

Disaster Preparedness for Persons with Disabilities

• American Red Cross, "Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs" (focus is on individual preparedness rather than facility preparedness)
• Division of Developmental Disabilities Emergency Preparedness Caregiver Alert

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Centers for Disease Control, "Emergency Preparedness and Response: Agents, Diseases, & Other Threats" (Extensive information on Bioterrorism, Chemical Emergencies, Radiation Emergencies, Mass Casualties, Natural Disasters & Severe Weather, and Recent Outbreaks & Incidents)

Consumer Questions on Emergency Preparedness

• American Nurses Association, GeroNurseOnline.org, "Disaster Preparedness and the Older Adult"

Pandemic Flu Preparation and Infection Control

• Department of Health and Human Services, "Businesses Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist"
• Department of Health and Human Services, "Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist"
• Washington State Local Health Departments/ Districts

Emergency Generators

For information about safe practices when using emergency generators, the following websites may be helpful:

• U.S. Fire Administration – Portable Generator Hazards
• Washington Military Department Emergency Management Division (EMD) – Using a Generator Safely
• Public Health Seattle King County – Carbon Monoxide Facts (Chinese, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese)
• Puget Sound Energy - Service Alert – Safety Tips

Service Animal and Pet Emergency Preparedness

• American Red Cross Pets and Disaster Safety
• The Humane Society of the United States Disaster Preparedness for Pets
• National Organization on Disability "Disaster Readiness Tips for Owners of Pets or Service Animals"

Other

• County and Metropolitan Area Departments of Emergency Management
• Emergency Management Planning Guide for Long-Term Care Facilities
• County Hazard Identification Vulnerability Analyses
• Flood Safety
  • Green River Flooding
  • Subscribe for e-mail updates about the Howard Hanson Dam

Earthquake Preparedness

• Adult Family Homes United, 509-924-1800
• LeadingAge Washington, 253-964-8870
• Washington Health Care Association (WHCA), 1-800-562-6170
• Washington State Residential Care Council (WSRCC) 1-888-439-8999
• Disability Rights Washington (DRW), 1-800-562-2702