Emergency Management and Disaster Information: Home

This guide will help you find information on this topic.

Below you can find information on these categories: 

CORONAVIRUS - COVID-19

Government Agencies

Disaster Plans and Information

Local Information

Viruses and Epidemics

Other information resources and research tools can be found in the right column.

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COD OFFICIAL INFORMATION PAGE

COD Environmental Health and Safety Department

U.S. Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) Coronavirus Information

U.S. National Library of Medicine Information

Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Interactive Map

Center for Infectious Disease, Research and Policy (CIDRAP), University of Minnesota

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• In addition to these web sites and books listed below, one should investigate the web pages of various government agencies, to see if they have links to other disaster plans and procedures.
• Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutions of Higher Education (U.S. Department of Education)
• An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities (U.S. Department of Justice, 2006)
• Animals: Disaster Preparedness and Response. The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA, 2008)
• Are You Ready? An In-Depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness
• Biological Incident Operations: A Guide for Law Enforcement (U.S. Army)
• Building a Disaster-Resistant University: A How-To Guide (FEMA)
• Business Continuity and Emergency Planning (FEMA)
• Chemical and Biological Terrorism: Research and Development to Improve Civilian Medical Response (1999).  E-Book
• Chemical / Biological / Radiological Incident Handbook
• Common Defense Against Uncommon Threats : The Federal Role in Critical Infrastructure Protection : Report of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Communications Challenges During Incidents of National Significance: A Lesson from Hurricane Katrina (2006)

• Community Preparedness and Response to Terrorism  General HV 6432 .C 654 2005

• Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation
• Critical Foundations : Protecting America's Infrastructures : The Report of the President's Commission on Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Critical Infrastructure Assurance Guidelines for Municipal Governments : Planning for Electric Power Disruptions (Chicago Metropolitan Area Critical Infrastructure Protection Program)
• Design Guide for Improving School Safety in Earthquakes, Floods, and High Winds: Providing Protection to People and Buildings (FEMA, 2004).
• Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses. (American Medical Association)
• Disabilty and Health Emergency Preparedness (CDC Resource Guide)
• Disciplines, Disasters, and Emergency Management Textbook (FEMA)
• Dispatcher's Guide for WMD Incidents (U.S. Army)
• Emergency and Risk Management Case Studies Textbook (FEMA)
• Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs
• EMS and Disaster Preparedness : Mass Casualty Events(CDC)

• Facing the Unexpected: Disaster Preparedness and Response in the U.S. General HV 551.3 .T 54 2001

• Flu.gov Information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.
• Fundamentals of Emergency Management (FEMA)
• The Future of Emergency Management - Papers from the 2005 FEMA Emeergency Management Higher Education Conference
• A Guide to F-Scale Damage Assessment (U.S. National Weather Service, 2003)
• Hoping for the Best While Preparing for the Worst: Disasters, Emergencies, and the Community College General LB2 866.5 .H665 2007
• Illinois Emergency Management Agency Planning
• Improving Health System Preparedness for Terrorism and Mass Casualty Events: Recommendations for Action (American Medical Association, 2007)
• Interim Pre-Pandemic Planning Guidance: Community Strategy for Pandemic Influenza Mitigation in the United States: Early, Targeted, Layered Use of Nonpharmaceutical Interventions.
• Library Disaster Response (American Library Association)
• Management of Dead Bodies after Disasters: A Field Manual for First Responders (International Red Cross. 2020)
• Mass Fatality Incidents: A Guide for Human Forensic Indentification (U.S. Department of Justice, 2005)
• Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide
• Mental Health All-Hazards Disaster Planning (U.S. National Mental Health Information Center)
• Missing People, DNA Analysis and Identification of Human Remains - A Guide to Best Practice in Armed Conflicts and Other Situations of Armed Violence (International Red Cross. 2005)
• Modular Emergency Medical System: Expanding Local Healthcare Structure in a Mass Casualty Terrorism Incident (U.S. Army, 2002)
• National Incident Mangement System (NIMS): A Guide for County Officials (Int. Assoc. of Emerg. Managers)
• National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza
• Nuclear Detonation - Planning Guidance for Response
• Operational Best Practices Regarding the Management of Human Remains and Information on the Dead by Non-Specialists (International Red Cross. 2004.)
• Pandemic Flu Resources (American College Health Association)
• Pandemic Flu: A Planning Guide for Educators
• Pandemic Influenza: Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: Guide for Critical Infrastructure and Key Resources
• Planning Guidance for a Response to a Nuclear Detonation
• Preparedness Guidelines for Homeland Security: Prevention and Deterrence
• Principles of Emergency Planning and Management. General HV 551.2 .A 54 2002 & Online
• Public Health Emergency Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors
• Public Health Management of Disasters: The Practice Guide. General RA 425 .L 28 2001.
• Public Health Risks of Disasters: Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness -- Workshop Summary
• The Public Transportation System Security and Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide.
• Quick Reference Guide for the National Response Plan
• Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM). U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Really Ready, from the Federation of American Scientists. Information for businesses and those with disabilities

• The Resilient City: How Modern Cities Recover from Disaster. General HT 170 .R 46 2005.

• SAFECOM: Emergency Communications Topics and Information (Department of Homeland Security)
• Thunderstorms, Tornadoes, Lightning: Nature's Most Violent Storms: A Preparedness Guide Including Tornado Safety Information for Schools
• Tracking and Predicting the Atmospheric Dispersion of Hazardous Material Releases: Implications for Homeland Security
• Training Manual for Mental Health and Human Service Workers in Major Disasters
• Understanding the Economic and Financial Impacts of Natural Disasters . General Collection HC 79 .D 45 B 46 2004.
• U.S. Department of Agriculture Influenza Pandemic Planning Template/Checklist
• U.S. Geological Survey Seismic Hazard Analysis Tools
• Winter Storms, the Deceptive Killers: A Preparedness Guide

• Chicago Region (a C.O.D. Library Research Guide)
• Chicago and Cook County, Illinois - Digital Atlas
• Chicago Region, National Weather Service
• Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) online maps for buses, METRA, and The "EL"
• CityData.com
• COD Weather Information Page
• DuPage County Flood Maps
• DuPage County Interactive Map of Communities
• FEMA Water Hazard Flood Maps online
• Illinois Earthquake Information
• Hazard Maps Online from ESRI
• Hazard Maps Online from FEMA
• Illinois Statistical Data from StateMaster.com
• Local Hometown Information
• NationMaster.com
• Seismic Hazard Map of Illinois from the U.S.Geological Survey
• State and County Quick Facts (from the U.S. Census Bureau, www.census.gov)
• State Facts from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
• StateMaster.com. Lots of figures arranged by state and topic area.
• Statistics selected by your Geography from Fed Stats/Map Stats