EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN DELAWARE Available Resources in Delaware Delaware EAS Radio Stations Delaware Statewide Traffic County Call Sign Frequency Advisory Radio New WDEL 1150 AM WTMC 1380 AM Castle WILM 1450 AM WWTX 1290 AM Delaware NOAA NWR Radio WNWK (Span) 1260 AM Stations WSTW 93.7 FM County Call Sign Frequency WJBR 99.5 FM New Castle WNG704 162.425 Kent WDOV 1410 AM New Castle KIH28 162.475 WAMS 1600 AM New Castle WXK97 162.500 WRDX 92.9 FM Kent WXJ94 162.550 WDSD 94.7 FM Kent WXK97 162.500 Sussex WSSR 900 AM Sussex WXJ94 162.550 WZBH 93.5 FM Sussex KEC92 162.475 Marine Marine Channel 16 Sussex WXK97 162.500 PrepareDE PrepareDE is a new emergency preparedness website created by Delaware Citizen Corps just for Delawareans! Visit PrepareDE at: http://www.preparede.org/ Delaware Citizen Corps Get involved in preparing your community with Delaware Citizen Corps! Delaware Citizen Corps provides training for emergency preparedness and response; participates in community preparedness and response exercises; and prepares volunteers to support local first responder efforts. To learn more and to get involved, contact Delaware Citizen Corps by phone at (302) 836-1656 or by visiting them on the web at www.delawarecitizencorps.org 1 For more information about Delaware Citizen Corps, contact: Bob George Citizen Corps Program Manager Email: [email protected] Marny (Mac) McLee Citizen Corps Training & Outreach Coordinator Email: [email protected] Delaware Emergency Management Agency (DEMA) DEMA is the lead state agency for coordination of comprehensive emergency preparedness, training, response, recovery and mitigation services in order to save lives, protect Delaware's economic base and reduce the impact of emergencies. For more information about DEMA, contact: Delaware Emergency Management Agency 165 Brick Store Landing Road Smyrna, DE 19977 Phone: (302) 659-DEMA (3362) or (877) SAY-DEMA (877) 729-3362 (Delaware only) Website: http://dema.delaware.gov/services/disaster_prep.shtml American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula The American Red Cross (ARC) of the Delmarva Peninsula serves Delaware and six counties in Maryland. The mission of the ARC, a humanitarian organization led by volunteers and guided by its Congressional Charter and the Fundamental Principles of the International Red Cross Movement, is to provide relief to victims of disaster and help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. For more information about the American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula, contact: 2 American Red Cross of the Delmarva Peninsula 100 West 10th Street, Suite 501 Wilmington, DE 19801-6604 Phone: (302) 656-6620 Fax: (302) 656-8797 Toll Free: (800) 777-6620 Web: http://www.redcrossdelmarva.org/ National & Federal Resources The following list of national resources for persons with disabilities was gathered by the Disaster Information Management Research Center of the National Library of Medicine and is available at the following website: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/specialpopulationsanddisasters.html Persons with Disabilities Community Planning Toolkit for State Emergency Preparedness Managers U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://www.hhs.gov/od/disabilitytoolkit/index.html Disability Preparedness DisabilityPreparedness.gov: http://www.disabilitypreparedness.gov/ Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide for People with Disabilities (PDF, 900 KB) National Fire Protection Association: http://www.nfpa.org/assets/files/PDF/Forms/EvacuationGuide.pdf Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities Departmental Office of Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Transportation: http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/asp/emergencyprep.asp 3 Emergency Preparedness: Addressing the Needs of People with Disabilities (PDF, 900 KB) National Center for Disaster Preparedness, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University: http://www.ncdp.mailman.columbia.edu/files/DISABILITIES.pdf Evacuation Preparedness Guide Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions, Western University of Health Sciences: http://www.cdihp.org/evacuation/toc.html Fire Safety for People with Disabilities U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/citizens/disability/ Hurricane Information for Specific Groups U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/groups.asp Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities (PDF, 3,613 KB) Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice: http://www.ada.gov/emerprepguideprt.pdf People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs Ready.gov: http://www.ready.gov/america/getakit/disabled.html People with Disabilities National Fire Protection Association: http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=824&&cookie%5Ftest=1 Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and Other Special Needs (PDF, 731 KB) American Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/images/pdfs/preparedness/A4497.pdf 4 Removing the Barriers: A Fire Safety Factsheet for People with Disabilities and their Caregivers (PDF, 470 KB) U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/fswy22.pdf Resources on Emergency Evacuation and Disaster Preparedness U.S. Access Board: http://www.access-board.gov/evac.htm Supporting Special Needs and Vulnerable Populations in Disaster PrepareNow.Org: http://www.preparenow.org/pop.html World Disasters Report 2007 - Focus on discrimination (PDF, 3.8 MB) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies: http://www.ifrc.org/Global/Publications/disasters/WDR/WDR2007- English.pdf Seniors Disaster Planning Tips for Older Adults and their Families (PDF, 105 KB) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/disaster_planning_tips.pdf Disaster Preparedness for Seniors by Seniors (PDF, 521 KB) American Red Cross: http://www.redcrosstbc.org/pdf/DisasterPreparednessSeniors.pdf Emergency Assistance Guide (PDF, 81 KB) U.S. Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/Preparedness/Resources_Network/pdf/Atta chment_1356.pdf Emergency Preparedness Tips for Older Adults American Geriatrics Society: http://www.healthinaging.org/public_education/emergency_tips.php 5 Just In Case: Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers (PDF, 874 KB) U.S. Administration on Aging: http://www.aoa.gov/AoARoot/AoA_Programs/HCLTC/Caregiver/docs/Just_ in_Case030706_links.pdf Older Adults and Fire (PDF, 131 MB) U.S. Fire Administration, FEMA: http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/downloads/pdf/tfrs/v1i5-508.pdf Hearing Impaired Emergency Warnings for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing National Weather Radio: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr/special_need.htm Sign Language for Emergency Situations (PDF, 325 KB) Prepare.org: http://nwnc-redcross.org/signlangemergency.pdf Special-needs NOAA Weather Radio for deaf and hard-of-hearing persons National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/edu/safety/specialneeds.html What to Do In an Emergency American Association of the Deaf-Blind: http://www.aadb.org/information/emergency_preparation/emerg_plan.ht ml Visually Impaired Emergency Preparedness and People Who are Blind and Visually Impaired: A Handbook for the Consumer (Microsoft Word document) American Council of the Blind: http://www.njcounciloftheblind.org/brochures/emergency_preparedness_ and_people_who_are_blind_and_visually_impaired.htm 6 Home Health Care Providers Disaster Planning Guide for Home Health Care Providers (PDF, 641 KB) U.S. Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/oha-home-health-care- preparedness.pdf Preparedness Planning for Home Health Care Providers U.S. Department of Homeland Security: http://www.dhs.gov/files/programs/gc_1221055966370.shtm Health Care Providers and First Responders Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning and Responding to Emergencies: A Tool Kit (PDF, 438.4 KB) National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity: http://www.texashealthinstitute.org/files/OMHDiversityPreparednessToolk it.pdf Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations in Emergency Response Public Health - Seattle and King County, Washington State: http://www.apctoolkits.com/vulnerablepopulation/ Tips For First Responders U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office on Disabilities: http://www.hhs.gov/od/tips.html Public Health Emergency Preparedness Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: http://www.ahrq.gov/prep/ Women and Gender Disaster or Emergency Preparedness Plan for Women National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: http://womenshealth.gov/tools/disaster.cfm 7 Gender and Disaster Sourcebook Gender and Disaster Network: http://www.gdnonline.org/sourcebook/ Gender, Women and Health. Gender and Disaster World Health Organization: http://www.searo.who.int/EN/Section13/Section390_8282.htm Gender Perspective: Working Together for Disaster Risk Reduction. Good Practices and Lessons Learned (PDF, 788KB) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, United Nations: http://www.unisdr.org/eng/about_isdr/isdr-publications/09-gender-good- practices/gender-good-practices.pdf The IASC Handbook for Gender Equality in Humanitarian Action (PDF, 3.3 MB) World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/hac/network/interagency/news/gender_handbook_dr aft/en/index.html Pregnancy Giving Birth “In Place”: A Guide to Emergency Preparedness