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Special Considerations

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Animals and Pets	There are many reasons we get separated from our pets. What if you're injured, unconscious or otherwise unable to communicate? How can your support contacts know your pets need to be taken care of?	www.alapet.com
	Pet Preparedness Bulletin	Emergency Survival Program
	HSUS Disaster Services Program Information to help you plan for the needs of your pets, horses, and livestock before, during, and after any disaster, whether natural or man-made.	Humane Society of the United States Disaster Services Program
	EvacuateMyPet.com has a window and wallet card, an individual pet record, a family pet disaster plan and lots of information.	Community Animal Response and Evacuation Group
	Animals in Disaster	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
	Barnyard Animal Rescue Plan	American Red Cross
	First Aid for Pets	American Red Cross
	Tips for People with Service Animals or Pets	American Red Cross
	Earthquake Tips for Owners of Service Animals and Pets	Los Angeles Department on Disability
	Disaster Animal Response Team (Florida)	Disaster Animal Response Team (Florida)
	Disaster Preparedness Guide for Pet Owners	National Association of Professional Pet Sitters
Automated External Defibrillator (AED)	Saving a Life Is as Easy as A-E-D	American Red Cross
	Online AED Demonstration	Philips Electronics
Blackouts	Fact Sheet: Safety Information for Short-Term Power Outages or “Rolling Blackouts”	American Red Cross
	Rotating Electric Outages: Safety and Conservation Tips	Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management
Chain Saw Safety	Fact Sheet: Using a Chain Saw Safely	American Red Cross
Children's Interests	A Children's Primer on Emergency Preparedness Also available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, and Vietnamese.	Los Angeles County Public Health
	Activity Book for Kids Also available in Spanish	Emergency Survival Program
	Earthquake ABC A Child's View of Earthquake Facts and Feelings With a Parent's Guide to Earthquakes by Dr. Lucy Jones, USGS
	Adventures of Julia and Robbie: The Disaster Twins	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
	Be Ready Book 123 Also available in Spanish and Vietnamese	American Red Cross
	Disaster Preparedness Coloring Book Also available in Spanish and Vietnamese	American Red Cross
	FEMA for Kids web site	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Disabilities	Emergency Plan for People with Disabilities Also available in Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, Khmer, Korean, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Vietnamese.	Los Angeles County Bioterrorism Preparedness Program
	Emergency Preparedness Initiative (EPI) The Initiative’s mission is two-fold: To encourage the emergency management field to take into account the varied needs of people with disabilities in all levels of their planning and response activities, and to actively involve members of this community in their efforts To raise the awareness of people with disabilities of what they can do to prepare for their own safety and survival during times of emergency, and to encourage them to become partners with emergency management personnel.	National Organization on Disability
	Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility for Your Safety: Tips for People with Disabilities and Activity Limitations is available in English and Spanish. For Large Type, Braille, or audio copies, please contact the Emergency Survival Program.	Emergency Survival Program
	Emergency Preparedness for People with Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For Service Animal And Pet Owners	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Mobility Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Psychiatric Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Visual Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Environmental Illness or Multiple Chemical Sensitivities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Developmental or Cognitive Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco
	Emergency Tips For People with Communication and Speech-Related Disabilities	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco=
	Emergency Tips For People Who Use Life Support Systems	Independent Living Resource Center San Francisco=
	Supporting Special Needs and Vulnerable Populations in Disasters	PrepareNow.Org
	Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety, A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations	Center for Disability Issues and the Health Professions at Western University of Health Sciences
	Earthquake Tips for People with Visual Disabilities	Los Angeles Department on Disability
	Emergency Preparedness for People with Special Medical Needs	Los Angeles Department on Disability
	Emergency Preparedness for Seniors and People with Disabilities	Los Angeles Department on Disability
	Information For and About the Elderly: After a Disaster	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Evacuation/Shelter in Place	Fact Sheet-Shelter In Place	American Red Cross
	Shelter in Place or Evacuate: That is the Question!	Emergency Survival Program
	Shelter Long-term in-place sheltering, staying in a mass care shelter	FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Flu, Pandemic and Avian	One-stop access to U.S. Government avian and pandemic flu information.	Department of Health and Human Services
	Public Health Emergencies	Emergency Survival Program
Hazardous Materials in the Home	Household Hazardous Materials - A Guide for Citizens This course is available on-line as an interactive web-based course.	Emergency Management Institute
	Hazardous Materials	Emergency Survival Program
Mental Health	Anger Response Tips for Telephone Situations	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Coping Strategies for Adolescents After a Disaster	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Guideline and Tips for Communicating with Upset or Demanding People	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Helping Children After a Disaster	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Helping Teens Heal	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Helping Children Cope with Disaster	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Tips for Stretching Away the Stress	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	What is Posttraumatic Stress Reaction?	Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
	Helping Children Cope with Disaster Also available in Chinese and Japanese.	American Red Cross
	How Do I Deal With My Feelings? A brochure for adults. Also available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, French, Laotian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish and Tagalog.	American Red Cross
	Helping Young Children Cope with Trauma Covers reactions of children ages 2-18. Designed for parents and care givers. Also available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Croatian, Farsi, French, Hmong, Korean, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese	American Red Cross
	When Bad Things Happen Designed for middle school/junior high school students. Also available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese	American Red Cross
	Why Do I Feel Like This? Designed for high school students. Also available in Arabic, Bosnian, Cambodian, Chinese, Croatian, Farsi, French, Hmong, Korean, Laotian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese	American Red Cross
Pool Safety	Preventing Child Drownings	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
	Safety Barrier Guidelines for Home Pools	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
	Guidelines - Making Pools and Spas Safer	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
	Backyard Pool - Always Supervise Children Also available in Spanish	U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)	Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome(SARS) News & Updates, Guidelines & Recommendations, Travel & International Resources, Frequently Asked Questions, Fact Sheet for Close Contacts, Quarantine Fact Sheet	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

	updated: 25 October 2008