This video graphically illustrates the steps that floodplain communities can take to mitigate flood damage, reduce future flood losses, and be better prepared for the next flood event. The video is accompanied by a pamphlet outlining the steps of the planning and implementation process.

This paper by Jacqueline L. Monday and Mary Fran Myers, Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, was presented during an October 1999 PERI Symposium entitled "Dealing with Disaster."

This article by Laurie Johnson and Felix Kloman was presented in the October 1999 PERI Symposium "Dealing with Disaster."

This paper by Dr. John Clizbe, Vice President, American Red Cross was presented during the October 1999 PERI Symposium "Dealing with Disaster."

This paper by Stephen Foley, Senior Fire Service Specialist, Public Fire Protection Division, National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) was inluded in an October 2000 PERI Symposium on "Fire Department Integrated Risk Analysis and Management."

This hazard mitigation officer training program was created by the National Emergency Management Association. The Independent Study Guide is used by students who cannot attend a class.

This hazard mitigation officer training program was created by the National Emergency Management Association (NEMA). The Instructor's Manual leads instructors through the presentation of the course material.

This hazard mitigation officer training program was created by the National Emergency Management Association. The Study Guide is used by students who attending a SHMO 101 course.

This report summarizes a PERI-funded project by the University Center for Social and Urban Research at the University of Pittsburgh to conduct a trial demonstration of the Interactive, Intelligent, Spatial Information System (IISIS), which was designed to facilitate coordination among, and informed decision making by, different levels of local government and their agencies, nonprofit organizations, and members of the private sector that respond to local emergencies.

This guide describes the tasks required to develop an Interactive Intelligent Spatial Information System (IISIS). The tasks include requirements analysis, technology assessment and selection, data collection and formatting, development, implementation, and evaluation.

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.

This paper by Robert B. Olshansky, Associate Professor, Department of Urban & Regional Planning, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign was included in the June 2001 PERI Symposium "Dealing with Public Risks Involved in Land Use Planning."

This paper by Doug MacDonald, Chief, Los Alamos County Fire Department, Los Alamos, NM was presented during an October 2001 PERI Symposium entitled "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This paper by By Norman Hamer, Survivor of the Cerro Grande Fire, Los Alamos, NM was presented during the October 2001 PERI Symposium entitled "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This paper by Jim Smalley, Manager, National Firewise Program, National Fire Protection Association was presented in an October 2001 PERI Symposium entitled "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

This paper by G. Scott Waldron, Chief, Frenchtown Rural Fire District, Frenchtown, MT was presented during the October 2001 PERI Symposium "Reducing the Community Risk of Wildland - Urban Interface Fires."

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 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 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."

Characteristics of Effective Emergency Management Organizational Structures is a self-assessment manual designed to help local governments strengthen their emergency management structure. It guides a reader through 20 exercises to help develop or improve a jurisdiction's organizational structure for responding to a disaster.

This paper by Vaughn E. Wagner, Ph.D., B.C.E., M.E., Assistant Professor, Environmental Health Science, Salisbury University was presented during the November 2001 PERI Symposium entitled "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism."

This article written by Deputy Chief James G Fogarty, Emergency Medical Services, City of Clearwater Fire Department, Clearwater, FL was presented in the November 2001 PERI Symposium "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism."

This paper by Lawrence Hogan, an adjunct instructor in FEMA's “Consequences of Terrorism” course, was presented during the November 2001 PERI Symposium "Community Response to the Threat of Terrorism." Mr. Hogan served as the symposium moderator.

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 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 article identifies sources and samples of crisis response plans, which every school should have in place. It also includes sources of information for protecting against the threat of biological, chemical, and radiological terrorism and information on sheltering in place.

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.

This paper written by James Kendra of the University of North Texas and Tricia Wachtendorf of the University of Delaware is the product of a PERI-funded project conducted by the Disaster Research Center at the University of Delaware.

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 article identifies some basic actions local governments can take to address the risk of biological terrorism, and provides links to resources that provide additional information.

This paper by Kathleen S. Schrank, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., Chief, Division of Emergency Medicine and Professor of Clinical Medicine, University of Miami School of Medicine; and Emergency Medical Service Director, Miami Department of Fire-Rescue was presented in a September 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "Evaluating Community Emergency Services."

This paper by Chief William Bryson, Miami, Fla., Department of Fire-Rescue was presented in a September 2002 PERI Symposium entitled "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 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 Coastal Hazards Information Clearinghouse is a web site that presents coastal risk maps that show projected effects of coastal storms. It also contains educational materials on coastal hazards, mitigation, and coastal planning. The site was developed by Western Carolina University with the assistance of a grant from PERI.

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) sponsored this assessment of transportation in times of terrorism, and ways to prevent and minimize the effects of a 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 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 case study describes the State of Oklahoma's statewide safe room mitigation program.

This case study describes the State of Oklahoma's statewide safe room mitigation program.

This case study describes the State of Oklahoma's statewide safe room mitigation program.

This case study describes the State of Oklahoma's statewide safe room mitigation program.

This article describes Disaster Resistant Job training provided by FEMA and the U.S. Department of Commerce Economic Development Administration through the Emergency Management Institute, National Emergency Training Center, in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The article also includes a link where interested students can register for the course.

This article, published by Richard Kithi, President & CEO of the National Lightning Safety Institute, describes the methods that can be used to minimize damage from lightning strikes.

This guide from the National Institute of Safety and Occupational Health (NIOSH) summarizes the effects of chemical and biological attacks on ventilation systems, and gives recommendations as to the methods to seal off and protect a building from terrorist activities.

This collection of success stories from FEMA document what effective mitigation can do to prevent future flood disasters. This publication also includes narratives from several 'veterans' of the Great Midwest Flood of 1993 who had National Flood Insurance Program coverage and subsequently urged other property owners to buy it too.

This online terrorism preparedness guide addresses the public health and security challenges resulting from intentional acts of water terrorism.

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

This publication includes 20 papers by researchers who investigated various questions that arose in the wake of the World Trade Center disaster, as well as a summary of what this post-September 11th research tells us, an overview of "quick response" as a research method, and a report of the preliminary observations made by researchers and first responders at a workshop held only a few months after the disaster.