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Your source for news worthy links, articles, and information related to Disaster Preparedness.

National Cyber Incident Response Plan 

2/21/2017

 
The Department of Homeland Security recently released the National Cyber Incident Response Plan. This resource provides guidance related to cyber incidents and more specifically those with high likelihood to result in demonstrable harm to the nation's security interests, foreign relations, and/or economy well as the public confidence, civil liberties, or public health and safety of the American people.
National Cyber Incident Response Plan

Get Prepared With Mobile Apps

2/21/2017

 
Audience: All ages 
Topics: Disaster psychology, Fire safety, General preparedness, Medical, Personal safety, Recovery, Search and rescue, Volunteerism/Community service
Description: These address a variety of audiences, providing emergency alerts, preparedness tips, and activities for children right on your smartphone.
  • FEMA Mobile App: Emergency alerts for all audiences
  • National Weather Service Mobile Weather App: Emergency alerts for all audiences
  • Sesame Street Let’s Get Ready App: Games and activities for children
  • The National Child Traumatic Stress Network Help Kids Cope App: Response tips for parents
  • The American Red Cross Monster Guard App: Games and activities for children
  • The American Red Cross Suite of Apps: Alerts, first aid, and response tips for everyone

* * * Intermedix Domain Consolidation Announcement * * *

2/21/2017

 
HCC PARTNERS, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: 
Intermedix is consolidating domains to enhance the speed and efficiency of their solution suite. As a result, the eICS, EMResource and EMTrack sites have moved. 
Please update your bookmarks to the new URLs/sites before March 1, 2017. For additional questions, please contact Kevin Chau at chauk@michigan.gov 
  • https://eics.intermedix.com
  • https://emresource.intermedix.com
  • https://emtrack.intermedix.com

Are Your Organization’s Emergency Responders Protected from Fentanyl Exposure?

2/7/2017

 
Emergency responders who may unknowingly come into contact with the rapid-acting synthetic opioid fentanyl or its analogues (e.g., acetylfentanyl, butyrfentanyl, carfentanil, alfentanil, sufentanil, and remifentanil) face significant and potentially fatal health hazards, states the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in interim guidance released on November 28, 2016. ​

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How Facebook is Transforming Disaster Response

12/9/2016

 
After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida many people used Facebook to check on their friends.  Safety Check is a Facebook tool where someone can send a message to a friend asking them to respond informing of their status following an emergency.
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