Links

General

Emergency Planning, U.S. Dept. of Education http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan/ A one-stop shop that provides school leaders with information they need to plan for any emergency, including natural disasters, violent incidents and terrorist acts.

Ready.gov - U.S. Dept of Homeland Security http://www.ready.gov/

American Red Cross Children’s Guide to Disasters http://www.redcross.org/pubs/dspubs/childmatls.html

American Red Cross Interactive Zone http://www.redcross.org/services/youth/izone/

American Red Cross Masters of Disaster http://www.redcross.org/disaster/masters/

FEMA for Kids http://www.fema.gov/kids/

Fire Safety for Children http://www.usfa.fema.gov/kids/

Risk Watch http://www.nfpa.org/riskwatch/

Safety Coloring Books, Quizzes and Games http://www.education.noaa.gov/sweather.html

Sparky the Fire Dog http://www.nfpa.org/sparky/

Training

Save A Life for Kids http://www.perrymedic.org/

Bomb Threat Response Tool http://www.threatplan.org/ A free interactive planning tool for school administrators and law enforcement officers.

Practical Information on Crisis Planning http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crisisplanning.html From the U.S. Department of Education.

Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis) - Guidance for Educators http://www.nmaus.org/programs/education_initiative/ Meningococcal Disease (Meningitis) - Guidance for Educators

Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/longisland/ Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island

Safety Plans

American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/

Fairfax County (VA) Public Schools http://www.fcps.k12.va.us/

Federal Emergency Management Agency http://www.fema.gov/

National School Safety Center http://www.nssc1.org/

New York State Center for School Safety http://www.mhric.org/scss

New York State Emergency Management Office http://www.nysemo.state.ny.us/ Information about safety and preparedness, New York State weather, mitigation, planning, and more.

New York State Office of Public Security http://www.state.ny.us/security

North Carolina Public Schools http://www.ncpublicschools.org/

U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/emergencyplan

U.S. Department of Homeland Security http://www.dhs.gov/

Montgomery County (MD) Public Schools http://www.mcps.k12.md.us/info/emergency/preparedness

Guidance Document for School Safety Plans (PDF) http://www.mhric.org/scss/ProjectSAVE.pdf From the NY State Center for School Safety.

Communications

Alerts

New York State Homeland Security System for Schools (PDF) ../../alerts/nysed_guidelines.pdf

Partners

Nassau BOCES http://www.nassauboces.org

Nassau County Department of Health http://www.co.nassau.ny.us/health/

Nassau County Web Site http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/

Nassau County Police Department http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/

Nassau County Security/Police Information Network (SPIN) http://www.police.co.nassau.ny.us/SPIN/spininfo.htm

Nassau County Office of Emergency Management http://www.co.nassau.ny.us/OEM/home.html

Contacts

News

NY State Ed web site http://www.nysed.gov/ NY State Education Department web site.