Index of Emergency Preparedness Resources

 

CYBER SECURITY

  • Stay Safe Online “strives to empower users at home, work and school with the information they need to keep themselves, their organizations, their systems and their sensitive information safe and secure online.”

    Visit the site.

  • This link will take you to a page on staysafeonline.org that lists online safety basics along with ideas to help you keep your information secure.

    Visit the site.

  • This is a national cybersecurity awareness campaign “aimed at increasing the understanding of cyber threats and empowering the American public to be safer and more secure online.”

    Read the fact sheet.

    Visit the Site.

  • The iKeepSafe mission is: to provide a safe digital landscape for children, schools, and families by supporting the protection of student privacy, while advancing learning in a digital culture.

    Visit the site.

  • As an official website of the United States Government, CISA offers cybersecurity information, a known exploited vulnerabilities catalog, and vulnerability guidance, etc.

    Visit the site.

  • The Stop Bullying mission is: Prevention—Learn how to identify bullying and stand up to it safely.

    It covers:
    Cyberbullying
    What Schools Can Do
    What Kids Can Do
    Federal Laws

    And offers help if you have done everything you can to resolve the situation.

    Visit the site.

  • The site offers online games for children that takes them through a series of games, videos, activities and topics all geared towards teaching cybersecurity while having fun.

    Visit the site.

  • This site posts reviews for “what your kids are into (before they get into it.) Ratings are created with families in mind.”

    Common Sense Media rates movies, TV shows, books, and more. They offer the “largest, most trusted library of independent age-based ratings and reviews.”

    Visit the site.

  • SOS is resource for teachers and students that offers games to teach cybersecurity with quizzes for the students to pass.

    Visit the site.

  • This official Tarrant County site offers free monitoring for property fraud.

    Visit the site.

  • Brave is a “privacy browser that offers all the good of ad-blocking, incognito windows, private search, even VPN.”

    Visit the site.

  • The FAQ page for tax exemptions found on Comptroller.Texas.gov

    Visit the FAQ page.

EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE

  • National VOAD promotes cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration, and fosters a more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster.

    Visit the site.

  • This is an online resource to help volunteers help more people after disasters.

    Crisis Cleanup is a collaborative disaster work order management platform that improves coordination, reduces duplication of efforts, improves efficiency, and improves volunteers' experience.

    Visit the site.

  • The program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. CERT offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on.

    Visit the site.

  • This is a group of licensed Amateur Radio operators who volunteer their equipment and time to the citizens of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.

    To find out how you can get involved: Visit the site.

TEMPORAL PREPAREDNESS

  • This is a printable booklet with strategies and guides to prepare your home and family for an emergency.

    See the booklet.

  • You can find these free courses on HurstTexasStake.org under the main navigation titled Free Classes.

    See available classes.

  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Sains offers several strategies for help in temporal preparedness.

    Visit the site.

  • This offers step by step instructions to creating an emergency preparedness plan.

    Visit the site.

  • The worksheets offer blank forms to fill out which include:

    Disaster Review
    Planning for Disruption
    Critical Information Sheets
    Actions and Assignments

    See the guide.

  • FEMA announces a National Preparedness Month. It includes links to weekly activities on the Get Ready site as well as other helpful resources.

    See the declaration.

  • The Get Ready site offers FEMA worksheets and other seasonal information for preparing a disaster readiness plan.

    Visit the site.

  • This is a group of licensed Amateur Radio operators who volunteer their equipment and time to the citizens of Fort Worth and Tarrant County.

    To find out how you can get involved: Visit the site.

  • The National Weather Service Program uses information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology.

    Visit the main SKYWARN® page.

    See the Fort Worth/Dallas Area.

  • Here, more than 150 courses are offered to hep you build a myriad of skills and prepare for emergencies.

    Visit the site.

  • This program educates volunteers about disaster preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and trains them in basic disaster response skills. CERT offers a consistent, nationwide approach to volunteer training and organization that professional responders can rely on.

    Visit the site.