A note of thanks: Webinar Recording and Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies

Greetings,

 

Thank you for your interest in yesterday’s webinar. Below is the link to the “Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies.” Please distribute to your networks. If you have additional questions, comments, or concerns please e-mail partnerships@fema.dhs.gov with “Webinar” in the subject line.

 

Resources to Help Prepare Houses of Worship for Emergencies webinar recording: http://bit.ly/1JzXMAn

 

Points of Contact:

• Department of Justice Community Relations Service: askcrs@usdoj.gov
• Department of Homeland Security Protective Security Coordination Division: pscdoperations@hq.dhs.gov
• Department of Homeland Security Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships: Partnerships@fema.dhs.gov
• FEMA Grant Programs: AskCSID@fema.dhs.gov  
• Department of Justice Civil Rights Division POC Eric Treene, Special Counsel for Religious Discrimination: Treene@USDOJ.gov
• Katherine Schweit, Section Chief, Active Shooter Section, Office of Partner Engagement, Federal Bureau of Investigation: Schweit@ic.fbi.gov
• FEMA Youth Preparedness Technical Assistance Center: FEMA-Youth-Preparedness@fema.dhs.gov

Preparedness resources for house of worship:

 

Emergency Operations Planning Resources:

• Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship
• (Recorded webinar): An Overview of the Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship
• US Department of Education Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center
• Department of Justice Community Relations Service Webpage
• Department of Justice Civil Rights Division

 

Active Shooter Preparedness Resources

• Department of Homeland Security Active Shooter Preparedness Webpage
• FBI Office of Partnerships Active Shooter Incidents Resource Page
• FBI Active Shooter Quick Reference Guide 

Free online independent study courses for everyone:

• IS-907: Active Shooter: What You Can Do
• IS-360: Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worship
• IS-906: Workplace Security Awareness Course
• IS-914: Surveillance Awareness: What You Can Do
• IS-366: Planning for the needs of children in disasters
• IS-909 - Community Preparedness: Implementing Simple Activities for Everyone 

All hazard preparedness resources

• Ready.gov – a national public service advertising (PSA) campaign designed to educate and empower Americans to prepare for and respond to emergencies including natural and man-made disasters
• National Preparedness Community Faith-based Community of Practice
• SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline
• Earthquake Preparedness Playbook
• Flood Preparedness Playbook
• Hurricane Preparedness Playbook
• Tornado Preparedness Playbook
• Wildfire Preparedness Playbook
• Winter Storm Preparedness Playbook

 

Youth Preparedness Websites:

• National Youth Preparedness Strategy: https://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/104109
• Department of Education REMS: http://rems.ed.gov  
• FEMA Youth Preparedness Tools and Resources: http://www.ready.gov/youth-preparedness

 

Additional webinars of interest:

• Getting Youth Involved In Emergency Preparedness Webinar: https://icpd.adobeconnect.com/p2lzd3cspk7/
• State and County Government Partnerships with the Faith Community to Preparing Houses of Worship for Emergencies: https://icpd.adobeconnect.com/p5sh4a87eal/
• Partnership engagement models for faith-based and community orgs & state and local government: https://icpd.adobeconnect.com/p7uk0g5cmw2/