Emergency Preparedness and Planning
Resources, plans, and training from both state and federal agencies to prepare your family, business and community for a variety of disasters or emergencies.
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To help prepare our country for possible bioterrorism attacks, federal agencies are working together to make sure adequate supplies of medicine and vaccines are available to the American public.
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Plans and training necessary to prepare your family, business and community for a variety of disasters or emergencies. Includes information regarding terrorism, family and business planning and natural disasters.
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(DFS) HAZMAT Response, Special Operations, (DFS) National Incident Management System, Fire and Explosion Investigation Section
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State Police teams in place to respond to any type of disaster or emergency.
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MEMA is the agency that coordinates Federal, State, local and private resources throughout the Commonwealth during times of disasters and emergencies.
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Responsible for a broad range of funding from readiness assessments and hospital preparedness plans, to upgrading infectious disease surveillance and investigation, to expanding laboratory and communications capacity.
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The State Homeland Security Strategy (SHSS), which was approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office for Domestic Preparedness in February 2004, serves as the philosophical framework for all homeland security planning and activities occurring in the Commonwealth.
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Call 911 in the case of any life-threatening situation.
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Providing credible health information to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.