Toolkits and resources

There are multiple online tool kits and forms that can help your agency gather information that is useful in disasters. Below we link to sites that may be useful. We list who created the material, what audience the material was made for.

CARD is a nonprofit agency, based in Oakland, CA. This toolkit was created to specifically help non profit agencies. Online forms create MS Word documents that can be saved to your hard drive when submitted. Forms and information include:

• Do It Yourself Guide to Emergency Agency Planning
• Disaster Mission Statement
• Preparing Staff for Emergencies
• Personnel
• Volunteers
• Meeting the Needs of the People You Serve
• On-Site Supplies Cache
• Agency Go-Kit
• Facility Preparation
• Signage
• Neighborhood Resources
• Evacuation/Transportation
• Communication
• Financial Resources
• Ensuring Service Continuation

Ready.gov was created by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Advertising Council 2004. It has a strong business focus, but the guidance and forms it provides can be useful for non profit agencies as well. Topics include:

• Be Informed
• Continuity Planning
• Emergency Planning
• Emergency Supplies
• Deciding to Stay or Go
• Fire Safety
• Medical Emergencies
• Influenza Pandemic

The mission of the American Red Cross serving King & Kitsap counties is to provide relief to victims of disasters and help people prevent, prepare for and respond to emergencies.

• Workplace/School/family/personal disaster preparedness services
• First Aid/CPR trainings to meet OSHA guidelines
• Automated External Defibrillators
• Emergency and Disaster Preparedness Supplies

The King County Healthcare Coalition is a network of healthcare organizations and providers that are committed to coordinating their emergency preparedness and response activities. While the Coalition's work was created to assist health care providers, they have multiple resources that are useful for any organization.

• Business Resiliency Toolkit and Manual
• How to Create a Communications Plan
• How to Map local Resources
• How to set up a Memorandum of Understanding

• Disaster Resistant Business Toolkit
  Free planning software: King County organizations can receive a coupon code for a free version of the Disaster Resistant Business Toolkit. This software was funded by the City of Seattle Project Impact, the Seattle Police Foundation, Washington State Emergency Management Division and by a Federal grant provided by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) as well as Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW).

• US National Archives
  The National Archives provides information on how to store or recover documents and photographs in multiple different media.

• King County iMap: after doing an address search, choose which 'sensitive layers' you are interested in, or click on "Get Districts Report"
• Interactive map of Seattle
• Interactive Map of East King County: Bellevue, Bothell, Issaquah, Kenmore, Kirkland, Mercer Island, Sammamish, Shoreline, Snoqualmie and Woodinville. Select 'Layers' to see hazard options.

• Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT): Light Search and Rescue
• CERT Emergency Response Course Overview
• National Child Traumatic Stress Network -- Psychological First Aid
• Disaster Mental Health for Emergency Response Teams (CERT)