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Preparing Food Without Power

Explains how to prepare food when there is no or limited power. Includes safety advice for alternative cooking methods, and suggestions for no-cook foods, food…

Exercising in the Heat

Useful tips for avoiding heat illness. Useful to remember after a disaster. How the body works to keep you from overheating during exercise. Learn the signs of…

Kansas EDEN

K-State Extension EDEN page and resource collection. Entry to the “Prepare Kansas” project.

Is food safe after a fire?

Offers information on usability of food exposed to fire and steps to decontaminate canned goods and cookware exposed to fire-fighting chemicals.

Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness

Fact sheet containing tips on how to protect yourself and others from heat related illnesses. Includes description of heat exhaustion and heat stroke; addresse…

Emergency Handbook

The Emergency Handbook is a resource to help families, business and communities prepare for storms and clean up after they pass. Developed by the Alabama Coope…

Winter Storms – Cornell

Collection of resources for winter storm preparedness and safety prepared by Cornell University.

How to Help Preschoolers Manage Their Emotions After a Disaster

This NebGuide provides information about ways parents can help preschoolers cope with tragedy and stress. Developed in association with Save the Children Inter…

Heat Stress Management in Broilers

Original publication date December, 1990. Reviewed June, 2015. Updated February, 2025.

Rebuild Healthy Homes

HUD’s Rebuild Healthy Homes: Guide to Post-disaster Restoration for a Safe and Healthy Home is a very detailed and comprehensive how-to guide for homeowners an…

California Extension Drought Resources

Web page with various drought related resources, includes media resources and news/blog releases.

AZ Livestock Incident Response Team ALIRT

Resources collection on the ALIRT website. Provides critical and timely information, forms and steps to follow for reporting unexplained sick or dead animals. …

Sister Storms: A Louisiana Sea Grant Response

This video chronicles the professional response and personal stories of three Marine Extension agents living and working in the areas affected by Katrina and R…

Financial Recovery After Disaster Video Series

These 7 videos can be used by themselves and in conjunction with your other disaster recovery efforts. Based on the content of the award winning resource, Reco…

Recovery After Disaster: The Family Financial Toolkit

Tools and strategies needed to plan a family’s financial recovery from a natural disaster, in a binder/workbook format. Introductory videos were added to the r…

Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster

This document is FSHN0520, one of a series of the Food Science and Human Nutrition Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2005. Rev…

Introduction to Flooding in Iowa

Series of web-based videos about floodplains, flood risks, and basic floodplain management principles. Includes participant materials and surveys.

Alabama EDEN

Alabama A&M University

Website provides access to Alabama Cooperative Extension System resources for helping the people of Alabama prepare for and recover from disasters.

Build Safer, Stronger, Smarter: Add Strength and Water Resistance When Repairing Your Roof

Detailed, illustrated guide for improving storm resistance and building code compliance. Describes steps you can take at every stage of roof work to minimize f…

Communicating Under Pressure

How we talk and how we listen are always important, but when the pressure is on, our communication styles become even more important. During stressful times, i…

Six Steps in Making an Insurance Claim

This document is EDIS document DH199, formerly IFAS publication DH0431. Published June 1998, revised January 2016, October 2019, and November 2023. It is part …

Alternative Feeds for Cattle During Drought

This document provides discussion on alternative feeds during shortage of traditional feed sources for livestock and wildlife.

Stretching Horse Hay Supplies During Drought

Stretching Hay Supplies provides alternative feeding techniques for horses during a drought.

EDEN Communications In-Box Exercises

The EDEN Exercise Committee designed and conducted three in-box exercises to test he ability of EDEN and Extension to distribute urgent messages to their audie…