The following organizations provide excellent resources to assist an organization in its understanding of the basic Business Recovery and Risk Management and Emergency Management solutions available.
Government
Center For Disease Control — http://www.bt.cdc.gov
Community Emergency Response Team — http://www.training.fema.gov/emiweb/CERT
Department of Education — http://www.ed.gov
Department of Health & Human Svcs — http://www.hhs.gov/disasters/index.shtml
US Department of Homeland Security — http://www.ready.gov
Federal Emergency Management Agency — http://www.fema.gov
information
American Red Cross — http://www.redcross.org
Citizens Corps — http://www.citizencorps.gov
Pandemic Planning — http://www.pandemicflu.gov
Preparedness Information — http://www.disasterhelp.gov/suite
Associations
Association of Contingency Planners (ACP) — http://www.acp-international.com
American Society for Industrial Security (ASIS) — http://www.asisonline.org
Contingency Planning Exchange (CPE) — http://www.cpeworld.org/
Continuity Insights magazine (CI) — http://www.continuityinsights.com
Disaster Recovery Journal (DRJ) — http://www.drj.org
Emergency Planning for People w/Disabilities — http://www.doleta.gov/disability/NCEP.cfm
Information Security Systems Association — http://www.issa.org
International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) — http://www.iaem.com
National Voluntary Network — http://www.nvoad.org
New England Disaster Recovery Info Exchange Group (NEDRIX) — http://www.NEDRIX.org
Media Links
Associated Press (AP) — http://www.ap.org
ABC News — http://www.abcnews.com
CBS News — http://www.cbsnews.com
CNN News — http://www.cnn.com
Fox News — http://www.foxnews.com
NBC News — http://www.nbc.com
New York Times — http://www.nytimes.com
Reuters News — http://www.reuters.com
USA Today — http://www.usatoday.com
Washington Post — http://www.washingtonpost.com
weather links
AccuWeather — http://www.accuweather.com
Intellicast Regional Radar — http://www.intellicast.com/National/Radar
National Severe Storm Labs — http://www.nssl.noaa.gov
National Hurricane Center — http://www.nhc.noaa.gov
The Weather Channel — http://www.weather.com