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Established to provide medical assistance to local responders during a disaster.

State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) and Response Section

Contact information for Statewide Program Managers

Link to Urban Avalanche Response Plan

Statewide contact information for Alaska Emergency Response Teams

Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Management.

Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams provide victim identification and mortuary services during a mass casualty incident.

A repository of emergency preparedness-related statutes, regulations and other legal tools.

Disaster planning information from the federal government.

The emergency alert system plan details state of Alaska and local communities.

The purpose of this plan is the following:
1. To provide guidance that aims to reduce morbidity and mortality, which will in turn preserve continuity of essential government functions, and minimize the social and economic impact of an influenza pandemic in Alaska.
2. To define general roles, responsibilities and actions of key stakeholders during an influenza pandemic
3. To serve as a guide for local health care partners, response agencies, and other stakeholders in the development of local pandemic influenza response plans.

Simple guidelines from the World Health Organization that businesses and libraries can incorporate that may help prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.

This course defines and describes continuity of operations (COOP) planning and why it is important for libraries to have a continuity plan in case of emergencies. "This free course also provides a one-page continuity plan template with instructions that librarians or information specialists can use to develop their own plan."

NPR has created a comic that explains COVID-19 for children that includes information from healthcare experts.

Information on how coronavirus infections spread, symptoms and how to minimize your risk of getting infected.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has created a website with information on pandemic basics, past pandemics, and planning and preparedness resources.

Library 2.0 has developed a collaborative resource page for COVID-19 resources.

Daily updates on where the Coronavirus is spreading, the total number of cases worldwide and the number of new cases in the last 24 hours

Find a Conservator, Disaster Response & Recovery Guides, and Conservation Online (CoOL) Disaster Portal.

Pocket Response Plan (PReP)

The Library of Congress has created an online reference resource with information on disaster planning and emergency management.

The American Association of School Librarians has created an online resource guide with disaster recovery resources of interest to school librarians.

Repository of emergency preparedness resources created by the Library of Congress

Northeast Document Conservation Center 3.12 Freezing and Drying Wet Books and Records

Guide to Navigating Federal Emergency Management Agency and Small Business Administration Disaster Aid for Cultural Institutions.

American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Heritage Emergency Programs web page has links to the following PDFs: Disaster Supplies Shopping List, Field Guide Assessment Form, and Rapid Collections Assessment

Northeast Document Conservation Center has created an illustrated guide with procedures for air drying books.

Resource recovery links covering wet books, smoke and odor removal, and mold. As well as resources for mass shooting and natural disasters.

New Jersey State Library has compiled an online list of resources for salvaging library materials.

WESTPAS is available to provide disaster assistance to libraries, archives, museums, historical societies and other cultural institutions. Institutions are encouraged to call for assistance as soon as possible. The emergency toll-free number 888-905-7737 will connect you with a disaster response specialist.

Library of Congress has created a 12 minute video demonstrating the supplies, tasks and responses to take when handling wet collection materials.

An all-hazards health reference tool designed to provide state, local and tribal health professionals with guidelines on initiating a response during the first 24 hours of a disaster. Guide is available in English and Spanish.

"The Natural Hazards Center Library is a singular collection of hazards resources that focus on how society copes with natural hazards and catastrophic events. Our library houses a wide spectrum of information for both researchers and practitioners. Regardless of discipline, this extensive collection will provide practical, applied, and academic support to those in need of disaster knowledge.
Anyone can search the library’s online catalog, which provides bibliographic access to the collection, and direct access to hundreds of titles."

Freely available, downloadable biomedical books.

"Freely available online resources related to disaster medicine and public health."

PubMed contains citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.

FEMA State and Local Guide (SLG) 101

Healthcare professionals in locations affected by disasters have temporary free access to full-text articles.

Link to Community Assessment for Public Health Emergency Response (CASPER) toolkit, Shelter Assessment Tool and Mortality Surveillance.

Topics covered include: Initial On-Site Activities, Manage the Scene, Mange the Victims: Triage, Treat and Transport.

A standalone application designed to provide emergency responders with information on hazardous substances.

Emergency Preparedness and Response website

"Mission is to identify, access and communicate current and emerging threats to human health posed by infectious diseases."

Contains link to NIMS brochure, fact sheets and guidelines.

Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness:
World Health Organization six-year strategy for health sector and community capacity development

What to do during and after an earthquake.

"The manual is intended to be a tactical reference for both oil spill planning and response activities. It is available for use by the spill response community, including federal, state, local, industry, and spill response organizations throughout Alaska."

Recommendations for the medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incident.

Guidelines to assist medical personnel in the care of patients during acute chemical exposures.