Emergency Preparedness and Response

Please find a list of resources and information to prepare for emergencies.

National Preparedness Month 2010

September is National Preparedness Month! This awareness month is sponsored by the Ready Campaign in partnership with Citizen Corps and the Ad Council. NPM is designed to encourage Americans... Read More

Hurricane Preparedness Resources

For Industry Emergency Action Plan for Retail Food Establishments USDA Offers Food Safety Tips as Hurricane Earl Approaches Eastern Seaboard Food Safety Information for Hurricanes, Power Outages, & Floods Latest Hurricane Earl Update - National Weather Service

For Consumers USDA Offers Food Safety Tips as Hurricane Earl Approaches Eastern Seaboard Key Facts about Hurricane Readiness Food Safety Information for Hurricanes, Power Outages, & Floods USDA Offers Food Safety Tips for Hurrican Prepardness

Gulf Oil Spill - IRS Guidance

IRS - Gulf Oil Spill Information Center

IRS QandA Guidance on dealing with tax issues associated with the gulf oil spill and the loss of business

IRS - "Special Assistance Day" on July 17th - teams will be in select locations and individuals and business owners can visit and have questions answered.

National Relief Organizations

Listed below is contact information for the national relief organizations that can guide contributions in the event of a crisis.

Feeding America (formerly America's Second Harvest): For product donations during disasters or daily operations, contact Feeding America at 800-771-2303 ext. 6513 for Randy Starck or 6514 for Ron Taritas or 6508 for Diane Letson. For cash contributions, contact Vicki Chavez at vchavez@feedingamerica.org. Feeding America is active in disaster-relief efforts and coordinates those efforts with their local food bank network, FEMA, Salvation Army, the American Red Cross, and other disaster-relief providers.

American Red Cross: For in-kind donations visit www.redcross.org. The local chapters will make the decision on coordination of relief efforts.

Salvation Army: For national coordination, contact Major Todd Hawks, 703-299-5551; John Berglund, 703-684-5521; Major George Hood, 703-684-5526.

Other Resources:

• How to help Haiti
  
• 2008 USDA Food & Nutrition Service Hurricane Response & Recovery Assistance
  
• Disaster Planning, Recovery and Business Continuity - What We Learned From Katrina
  
• Federal Emergency Management Agency
  
• La FDA ofrece valiosa información sobre el mantenimiento de los alimentos después del huracán     Source: FDA
  
• Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency
  
• National Recommendations for Disaster Food Handling    Source: University of Tennessee
  
• Preparing for Food/Water Shortage     Source: The National Food Safety Database, University of Florida
  

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