Index of Emergency Preparedness Resources
CYBER SECURITY
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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As an official website of the United States Government, CISA offers cybersecurity information, a known exploited vulnerabilities catalog, and vulnerability guidance, etc.
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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 LawsAnd offers help if you have done everything you can to resolve the situation.
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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.
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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.”
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SOS is resource for teachers and students that offers games to teach cybersecurity with quizzes for the students to pass.
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This official Tarrant County site offers free monitoring for property fraud.
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Brave is a “privacy browser that offers all the good of ad-blocking, incognito windows, private search, even VPN.”
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The FAQ page for tax exemptions found on Comptroller.Texas.gov
EMERGENCY DISASTER RESPONSE
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National VOAD promotes cooperation, communication, coordination and collaboration, and fosters a more effective delivery of services to communities affected by disaster.
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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.
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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.
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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
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This is a printable booklet with strategies and guides to prepare your home and family for an emergency.
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You can find these free courses on HurstTexasStake.org under the main navigation titled Free Classes.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Sains offers several strategies for help in temporal preparedness.
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This offers step by step instructions to creating an emergency preparedness plan.
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The worksheets offer blank forms to fill out which include:
Disaster Review
Planning for Disruption
Critical Information Sheets
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FEMA announces a National Preparedness Month. It includes links to weekly activities on the Get Ready site as well as other helpful resources.
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The Get Ready site offers FEMA worksheets and other seasonal information for preparing a disaster readiness plan.
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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.
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The National Weather Service Program uses information provided by SKYWARN® spotters, coupled with Doppler radar technology.
Visit the main SKYWARN® page.
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Here, more than 150 courses are offered to hep you build a myriad of skills and prepare for emergencies.
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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.