Incident Command System
Managing the Media
This video highlights the importance of skillfully dealing with the media as well as having briefing material in template form ready to go.
American Red Cross Safe and Well Website
After a disaster, letting your family and friends know that you are safe and well can bring your loved ones great peace of mind. This website is designed to help make that communication easier.
Be Red Cross Ready Website
This interactive website can provide a lot of useful information! Learn how to get a kit, make a plan and be informed about emergencies and disasters. The site has a tool that allows you to generate a customized shopping list to help you put your kit together and a personalized emergency plan that you can email to your friends and family. You can also view short video clips on performing CPR, caring for a conscious choking victim and using an AED.
Emergency Contact Card
Print out a card for every member of your household. Fill in your emergency contact information and carry this card with you to reference in the event of a disaster or other emergency.
Training Your Personnel For The Unexpected
As the owner, manager, or representative of your organization, you have taken some steps to prepare for an emergency. You have joined the Red Cross Ready Rating® program and may have even created an Emergency Action Plan. However, is the rest of your organization ready? Training personnel for the unexpected can be critical to ensuring your organization is truly prepared.
How to Conduct a Drill
Use this checklist to prepare, develop, and evaluate a drill. Adapt and customize it to meet the needs of your organization. Refer to the Quick Drills Hub for easy-to-follow, scenario-specific tabletop drills.
Quick Drill Hub
Quick Drills include: Floods, Earthquake, Hurricane, Tornado, Wildfire and Winter Storm. Drill checklists are included for Evacuation and Sheltering-In-Place. These drills can be completed separately or combined based on the specific needs of your organization.
HVA Worksheet
Use the Worksheet to determine what hazards and emergencies for which your organization should be planning.
Guide to Emergency Response Team Job Descriptions
It is highly recommended that all organizations have a predetermined command structure that takes charge in the event of an emergency. Some organizations have chosen to adopt the Incident Command System (ICS), sometimes referred to as Incident Mangement System (IMS), which is common to emergency response agencies, police and fire departments throughout North America. Having your Emergency Response Team (ERT) follow this type of structure will help streamline internal communications, coordinate actions with public safety officials, and promote good relations with the media.