The purpose of this paper is to discuss the relationship of proactive wildland fire protection planning, hazard mapping, and geographical information systems. Six discussion points will illustrate the ethical and problematic issues in developing effective fire hazard maps.

This training program addresses how the laws currently protect – and fail to protect – disaster volunteers, and the efforts underway to expand this protection.

This presentation by Paul Currion, Humanitarian Affairs Consultant and Regional Focal Point, U.N. World Food Program, Bangkok, Thailand, and Rome, Italy was included in the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This collection of papers from a September 2003 PERI Symposium focuses on issues surrounding an international system model in emergency management. The program was moderated by Eelco H. Dykstra, MD, visiting professor in International Emergency Management, Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Kuopio.

This documentary by Marshall Frech takes a critical look at the systemic failures behind the growing catastrophe of floods in this country.

This paper by Stephen Foley, NFPA Senior Public Fire Protection Specialist and former Fire Chief, was presented during the September 2002 PERI Symposium "Evaluating Community Emergency Services."

The article by Claire Lee Reiss, J.D., ARM, PERI's Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel focuses on self-insurance and commercial insurance options for small businesses.

This article from the Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response at New York University examines the impact Hurricane Katrina has had on the public confidence in government's ability to handle disaster. The article was written by Professor Paul C. Light.

This paper by Avagene Moore, CEM, President, Emergency Information Infrastructure Partnership, was included in the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This paper by Patrick J. Crawford, Midwest Regional Director, James Lee Witt Associates, LLC and Philip W. Kurze, General Manager, Whelen Engineering Company, Inc., was included in the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This paper by David Halstead, CEM, Government Analyst, Florida Division of Emergency Management, Tallahassee, FL, was presented during the October 2001 PERI Symposium "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This paper by Robert D. McEvoy, Symposium Moderator, was presented during the June 2006 PERI Symposium "Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic."

This paper from a January 2007 PERI Symposium on school violence was written by Loren Coleman, MSW and author of The Copycat Effect.

This paper by Dan W. Bailey, Firewise Coordinator, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, DC, was presented during the October 2001 PERI Symposium "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This paper by Robert A. Thetford, J.D., Institute for Criminal Justice Education, Montgomery, AL, was included in the November 2001 PERI Symposium "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism."

This paper from a January 2007 PERI Symposium on school violence was written by Eric Shoemaker, a retired law enforcement executive.

This paper by Robert McEvoy was presented during the June 2006 PERI Symposium "Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic." Robert McEvoy was the Symposium Moderator.

This guide, available on CD ROM, focuses on how owners of small businesses and managers of not-for-profit organizations can increase the chances that they and their organizations will financially survive extreme events such as natural hazards, willful acts of destruction, and large accidents.

This publication from the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) summarizes information about the devastating tsumamis which took place in 2004 and 2005.

This paper by Rick Comerford, CEM, CHS-III, Director, Training and Exercises, E Team, Inc., Woodland Hills, Calif., was included in the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This paper by Joseph E. Trainor of the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center examines the inter-organizational effectiveness of the Incident Command System (ICS) in the formal search and rescue response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. The author explains why the Incident Command System worked better in fire suppression than it did in search and rescue operations, and what that means for the National Incident Management System advocated by the federal government.

This paper from a January 2007 PERI Symposium on school violence was written by Michael Dorn and Chris Dorn of Safe Havens International. 

This article appeared in the November 2005 issue of PERISCOPE, PERI's quarterly newsletter.

This collection of papers from an October 2001 PERI Symposium addresses the growing problem of wildland fires that threaten urban developments that have spread into wildland areas. The papers look extensively at community plans that can mitigate the fire danger to homes and businesses.

This paper from the University of Delaware Disaster Research Center focuses on the problematic convergence of volunteers, donated suppliers, and supporters following the World Trade Center disaster.

This article by Sheridan L. Truesdale, Senior Mitigation Planner, Palm Beach County Division of Emergency Management, discusses the Businesses Addressing Readiness & Recovery (BARR) program, which is a program of public-private preparedness initiatives in Palm Beach County, Florida.

This paper by Burt Wallrich, President, Emergency Network Builders LLC, was presented during the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This paper by John (“Jack”) Harrald, Ph.D., Director, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C., was presented during the April 2005 PERI Symposium "Early Warning Systems - Interdisciplinary Observations and Policies from a Local Government Perspective."

This article written by Richard Evans, former Director of the City of San Francisco's Public Works Department was presented in the November 2001 PERI Symposium "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism."

This primer from the Groundwater Foundation describes how pathogens get into drinking water, how to identify and monitor land use for potential sources of pathogens, and how to prevent pathogenic contamination of drinking water sources.

This paper by William VanHelden, Fire Chief and Emergency Management Director, Cape Coral, Fla. reviews the considerations for an all-hazards approach to risk management that his department uses. It was included in the November 2005 PERI Symposium "Fire Department Integrated Risk Analysis and Management."

This article by Michele Steinberg, IBHS Land Use Planning Committee, Institute for Business & Home Safety, was presented during the October 2001 PERI Symposium "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This report by the Points of Light Foundation, the Volunteer Center National Network, the United Parcel Service, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency identifies challenges and opportunities presented by the public's desire to help in an emergency, and some recommended actions that will help make effective use of colunteers in disaster situations.

This report from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices addresses pandemic flu preparation and response from a state government perspective and is intended to complement the federal guidance issued by the White House Homeland Security Council, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Homeland Security.

This collection of papers from a June 2006 PERI Symposium focuses on the actions and planning a community should be taking now to deal with local effects of a global influenza pandemic.

This report on organizational crisis readiness from New York University’s Center for Catastrophe Preparedness and Response (CCPR) was supported with funding from PERI, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Morgan Stanley, and the Prudential Corporation.

This page contains links to various reports focusing on the planning, response, recovery, and aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

The PERIShip fellowship program is a grant program that supports research crucial to advancing knowledge in the hazards field, as well as ensuring that the next generation of interdisciplinary hazards professional has a source of financial and academic support to foster sound development. This page provides links to the dissertation papers and summaries that have been completed to date.

This free online resource allows users to search and access information about Presidential Declarations of major disasters and emergencies in any state, county or territory within the United States.

This is the final report on the Oregon Natural Hazards Workshop’s (ONHW) PERI-supported three-year project to coordinate the implementation of the IBHS Showcase State program in Oregon.

This paper by Bob England, M.D., M.P.H., Acting Director, Maricopa County Department of Public Health, Phoenix, Ariz., was presented during the June 2006 PERI Symposium "Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic."

This paper by Robert Westphal, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Center for Health Preparedness, School of Public Health, State University of New York at Albany, was presented during the June 2006 PERI Symposium "Preparing for a Local Crisis within a Global Pandemic."

The Public Entity Risk Institute has assembled the following list of official resources and links to help local governments gather information about managing a Swine Flu outbreak in their community.

This article lists various resources and reports with information on preparing for a possibly flu pandemic.

Palm Beach County, FL has a free online Small Business Hurricane Survival and Recovery Planning Tool on its website that can be useful to small businesses facing hurricane risks in other locations, and also as a model for local government emergency managers seeking new ways to get information out to small businesses.

This resource from OSHA provides relevant and timely information on SARS for employers, employees, and other interested parties.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has created a matrix for assessing the risk of terrorism in the workplace, along with eTools and the Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response Standard (29 CFR 1910.120(q)

This report, written by Daniel J. Alesch, James N. Holly, Elliott Mittler, and Robert Nagy from the Center for Organizational Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, examines what sets apart small businesses that recover and those that fail after being affected by a disaster.

The University of Oregon Community Service Center has developed this seven-step process to help communities evaluate their hazard mitigation plans for compliance with state and federal requirements. Although the details of state requirements are Oregon specific, the process can be helpful to any local government.