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  *Selections from over 100 e-sources**Follow NLM_DIMRC on Twitter: http://twitter.com/NLM_DIMRC ****Operation Medicine Delivery***On May 6, the US Postal Service made a test run through selected neighborhoods in the Minnesota Twin Cities neighborhoods, leaving a simulated supply of medicine in the form of an empty pill bottle at each mailing address. This exe […]
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  Click on this link (http://nnlm.gov/ep/2012/05/14/eccles-health-sciences-library-and-the-great-utah-shakeout/) to the NN/LM EP&R Toolkit to view Claire Hamasu's (Associate Director, NN/LM MidContinental Region) experiences during last month's Great Utah Shakeout drill. Thanks, Claire, for sharing!Daniel T. WilsonAssoc. Dir. for Collections […]
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  Hello Colleagues,In addition to the official report about the NN/LM San Francisco Earthquake Summit, held at the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management, recently distributed on this list by Dan Wilson, I wanted to let you know of another account of the event written from the perspective of an attendee. This item was published in the NN/LM Pacific S […]
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  Will you be attending the Medical Library Association (MLA) Annual Meeting? You're invited to join these "disastrous" events for anyone with an interest in disaster information. See TUESDAY for information on the 5th annual disaster lunch which is open to anyone attending the annual meeting or who lives in the Seattle area. The lunch is a grea […]
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- Upcoming EIIP Webinar: Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) May 4, 2012
  FYI:Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA)May 9, 2012 -- 12:00 Noon EasternEMForum.org is pleased to host a one hour presentation and interactive discussion Wednesday, May 9, 2012, beginning at 12:00 Noon Eastern time (please convert to your local time). Our topic will be the recently published Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk […]
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- NN/LM San Francisco Earthquake Summit Report May 4, 2012
  Hi everyone,Click on this link (http://nnlm.gov/ep/2012/05/04/nnlm-san-francisco-earthquake-summit-report/) for access to the report of the NN/LM San Francisco Earthquake Summit that took place at the UCSF Library and Center for Knowledge Management on April 6th. Speaker contact information is provided and please let me know if you'd like to see any of […]
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  Norton, Elizabeth (NIH/NLM) [E]
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Information on Natural Disasters

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Click here to view a wonderfully illustrated and very informative web page from National Geographic. The page provides information on tornadoes, hurricanes, volcanoes, and earthquakes, and includes maps and case studies.

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Volcano Alert Systems

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Nearly 45,000 people are being housed in evacuation camps in preparation for an imminent eruption of the Mayon volcano in the Philippines. The status of the volcano is currently at Level 4, which means that eruption is imminent. Level 5, the highest level, means that eruption is taking place.

CNN News Report of Mayon Volcano

In the US, the US Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program uses a four-level alerting sytems, Normal, Advisory, Watch, and Warning. Currently, only two volcanoes in the US are designated above Normal status: Kilauea (Watch) and Mauna Loa (Advisory), both in Hawaii. Mount Redout, the Alaskan volcano that erupted last spring, has returned to Normal status.

Update: Mount Redoubt’s status was changed to ADVISORY on Sunday, December 27, 2009.

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Mount Redoubt Volcano

Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

Click here for a link to some great pictures of the recent eruption of Mount Redoubt, 100 miles southwest of Anchorage, from the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Additional Resources:

The Health Hazards of Volcanic Ash

Guidelines on Preparedness Before, During and After an Ashfall

Mount Redoubt

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Volcano Eruption Information

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009

Click here to view CDC information on volcano preparedness and response. Highlighted is a link to updates on Mount Redoubt from the Alaska Volcano Observatory.

Mount Redoubt near Anchorage, Alaska (Photo from Alaska Volcano Observatory website.)

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How to Use the Toolkit

1. Where to get information on HOW TO WRITE A DISASTER PLAN. Click on the Writing Your Disaster Plan page. Download the template for the Service Continuity Pocket Response Plan (PReP) and fill it out. For some libraries, the PReP may be enough. Others may want to start with the PReP and then develop a comprehensive plan as time permits.

2. Where to GET HELP following some kind of disaster or service disruption. Click on the Calling for Help page. Listed is contact information for your Regional Medical Library as well as library networks that provide consultation services (some at no cost), 24/7.

3. How to get TRAINING ON SERVICE CONTINUITY and libraries. Click on the Training Opportunities page and select the option that best fits your needs. Contact your NNLM RML at 1-800-338-7657, or the Coordinator, Dan Wilson, at danwilson@virginia.edu, to inquire about scheduling or participating in a class.

4. What else does the Toolkit offer? The Toolkit is a comprehensive collection of resources and tools for helping you prepare your library for a disaster or service disruption. In addition to the items listed above, you'll find news reports (NEPR Times), sample table-top exercises and model MOUs, library disaster stories, links to supporting resources for our training program, and information about the NN/LM Emergency Preparedness & Response Plan.
Supporting Resources
- American Institute for Conservation (AIC) Use for locating an area preservationist.
- American Red Cross Information on sheltering-in-place and 72-hour home preparedness.
- Amigos Library Services Info and training for disaster response through their Imaging & Preservation service; serves primarily SW United States.
- Belfor Expert commercial salvage and recovery of collections and facilities; experience working with libraries.
- BMS Expert commercial salvage and recovery worldwide. Excellent site, lots of great success stories, experience with libraries.
- Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) See especially the Emergency Preparedness & Response section.
- CHEMM: Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management NLM database on dealing with a chemical incident with mass casualties.
- Disaster Declarations by State From FEMA, declared disasters by year and by state.
- Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) An arm of NLM charged with improving access to disaster health information.
- Disaster Information Outreach by Librarians Listserv Sign up for or view entries from the listserv hosted by NLM’s DIMRC.
- Emergency Access Initiative EAI provides free access to full text articles from major biomedicine titles to healthcare professionals, librarians, and the public in the United States affected by disasters.
- Flu Report CDC Map showing current incidence of influenza in the U. S.
- Heritage Preservation Creators of the popular Emergency Response & Salvage Wheel and the Field Guide to Emergency Response. Offer many free resources on disaster planning and response. Co-sponsor — with FEMA — of the Heritage Emergency National Task Force.
- Homeland Security Current news and resources for preparedness; see especially the “Preparedness, Response, Recovery” section.
- Lyrasis Library services including disaster planning and preservation, primary areas are Mid-Atlantic, Southeastern and New England regions of U.S.
- Map: Chemical Plants Find out if your locale is at risk from a chemical plant.
- Map: Flood-Prone Areas Flooding data by events and property damage.
- Map: Hurricanes NOAA Map of hurricanes making landfall, U. S. east and Gulf coasts, from 1950 through 2004, names and years.
- Map: Natural Disasters “Heatmap” of tornado, hurricane and earthquake incidents.
- Map: Ports
- Map: Power Grid Map of U.S. showing interconnections of the continental power grid.
- Map: Presidential Disaster Declarations
- Map: Tornado Activity Map based on NOAA statistics shows incidence/degree of frequency for tornadoes in the U. S.
- Map: Weather Disasters NOAA map, “Billion Dollar Climate & Weather Disasters 1980-2004″
- Map: Wildfires From NASA, map of wildfires in the U. S. that exceeded 250 acres in size from 1980-2003.
- Medical Reserve Corps A great volunteer group with a similar mission.
- MedlinePlus Lots of information on emergency preparedness & response.
- Munters Worldwide disaster recovery services; great site, many solutions to recovery problems large and small.
- National Situation Update Daily updates from FEMA
- NN/LM Greater Midwest Region (GMR) Emergency preparedness & response resources/contacts from GMR.
- NN/LM MidContinental Region (MCR) EP&R resources and contact information from the MCR.
- NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region (MAR) EP&R resources and contact information from the MAR.
- NN/LM New England Region (NER) EP&R resources and contact information from the NER.
- NN/LM Pacific Northwest Region (PNR) EP&R resources and contact information from the PNR.
- NN/LM Pacific Southwest Region (PSR) EP&R resources and contact information from the PSR.
- NN/LM South Central Region (SCR) EP&R resources and contact information from the SCR.
- NN/LM Southeastern/Atlantic Region (SE/A) EP&R resources and contact information from the SE/A.
- Northeast Document Conservation Center See “Preservation Leaflets” for preparedness and response info.
- Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM) Evidence-based data for health professionals on how to respond to a radiation emergency.
- Ready.Gov It’s all good…check it out!
- Storm Reports See yesterday’s storm report for the United States.
- TOXNET NLM database on hazardous materials and toxic releases.
- U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services “Disasters and Emergencies” section, especially. Well-organized, easy to use, up-to-the-minute.
- Westpas Preservation assistance and training for libraries and archives in the Western and Northwestern U.S.
- Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders (WISER) NLM system designed to assist first responders in a hazardous materials incident.
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Information on Natural Disasters

Volcano Alert Systems

Mount Redoubt Volcano

Volcano Eruption Information

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