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City
of Houston Office of Emergency Management -
Emergency Management is responsible for coordinating
the City of Houston in preparation for and response
to emergency situations. The website has links
to current weather conditions, helpful
phone numbers, resources for schools, and how
to create a family disaster plan. |
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FEMA
for Kids! -
This site teaches you how to be prepared
for disasters and prevent disaster
damage. You can also learn what causes
disasters, play games, read stories, and become
a Disaster Action Kid. |
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Harris
County Citizen Corps - This
website tells you how to create a disaster
plan and prepare a disaster
kit. Emergency preparedness
and response training information is
also available. Links are available for volunteer
opportunities with several local emergency
support agencies. |
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Harris
County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency
Management – The goal
of Harris County's Office of Homeland Security & Emergency
Management is to mitigate, prepare for, respond
to, and recover from the effects of disasters,
be they natural disasters such as hurricanes
or floods, to other hazards such as refinery
fires, or possible terrorist attacks. Evacuation
routes and the flood alert system are
listed as well as Tips for Animals links. Ozone
alerts and current weather conditions are
also available. |
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Houston
Transtar - Recognized nationally
and internationally as a model for government
agencies seeking to combine resources across
modal and political jurisdictional boundaries,
Houston TranStar is a unique multi-agency
partnership comprised of the City
of Houston, Harris County, METRO and the State
of Texas that is responsible
for coordinating the planning, design, maintenance
and operations of transportation and emergency
functions in the greater Houston region. For
more information on the Houston TranStar partnership,
please visit our award-winning website located
at www.houstontranstar.org. |
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Ready.gov – Find
a common sense framework designed to launch a process
of learning about citizen preparedness. One of the
primary mandates of the U.S. Department of Homeland
Security is to educate the public, on a continuing
basis, about how to be prepared in case of a national
emergency – including a possible terrorist attack.
There are several links on how to Get a Kit,
Make a Plan, Be Informed, and other information
sites. |
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United
States Department of Homeland Security -
This website displays the national threat
advisory. There are updated and informational
links related to threats and protection,
immigration and borders, travel and transportation,
and emergencies and disasters. |
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