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Preparedness Resources

American Red Cross - Disaster Preparedness Resources: Disaster preparedness planning for the home, workplace and school.
CERF: Disaster Preparedness for Artists: A check list of disaster preparation steps for artists to take in order to protect the studio and business during and after a disaster. Includes resources for more detailed information.
cerfnews: Staying Safe From Theft: A cerfnews article about how craft artists can better protect themselves from theft at show.
Earthquake Insurance: Homeowners insurance doesn’t cover earthquakes and even if a federal disaster is declared after an earthquake, financial assistance from the government and charities would be limited and often in the form of a loan. Here is useful information about earthquake insurance.
FEMA Disaster Preparedness: Federal Emergency Management Agency: Links to preparedness fact sheets on disasters such as hurricanes, earthquakes, wildfires, and floods.
FEMA Emergency Management Institute: FEMA’s Emergency Management Institute offers self-paced, online courses designed for people wanting to learn more about emergency preparedness and mitigation, and disaster response. All are offered free-of-charge to any US resident.
Flood Insurance: Homeowners insurance doesn’t cover floods and even if a federal disaster is declared after a flood, the compensation for loss would be in the form of a loan. Here are tools to assess your risk of loss from flood and to learn more about flood insurance.
Heritage Emergency National Task Force: The Heritage Emergency National Task Force helps arts organizations and individuals with preservation resources for disaster preparedness, response, and recovery.
Institute for Business and Home Safety: Resources for emergency preparedness and recovery.
National Fire Protection Association: This site has fire prevention fact sheets, safety tips and other resources to help you reduce the risk of fire in your home and studio.
Ready.gov - From the U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Ready.gov is an online resource for citizen preparedness. This site is an important part of fulfilling the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s mandate to educate the public about how to be prepared in case of a national emergency. It includes resource areas for families and businesses, as well as a kids’ section.
Small Business Administration (SBA): Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: SBA’s resources to help small businesses prepare for and recover from disaster.
TechSoup Information Technology Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit: Online resources to help you plan ahead so that you can limit the damage from a disaster; a comprehensive, downloadable guide to recovery; and information about tools to help keep your data safe. Developed for non-profits, but great for artists too.