Tip: Rural communities would be well served if they continue to provide locally equipped and voluntarily staffed Village Civil Defense Services.
Inexpensive low-tech solutions can provide satisfactory aid until State resources can arrive.

 Rescue Services

Humane Society Disaster Services Program .pdf
Freeway Service Patrol .pdf
Civil Defense Rescue Service .pdf
Rescue Truck Bolsters Civil Defense .mp4
Coast Guard Auxiliary .pdf
Civil Air Patrol .pdf
Civil Air Patrol organization .pdf
Emergency Response Aircraft .pdf
Forest Fire Fighters Service .pdf
Search and Rescue Manual .pdf
Rescue at sea .pdf
Flood Rescue .pdf
Emergency Services Flood Rescue Boat Operations .pdf
Emergency Services Road Accident Rescue .pdf
A Handbook for Rescue Squads .pdf
Emergency Services Vertical Rescue .pdf
Handling Electric and Natural Gas Hazards in an Emergency .pdf
Capability Guidelines for Structural Collapse .pdf
Debris Tunnelling .mp4
Tree Trimming and Removal Safety Fact Sheet .pdf

 Medical Services

Developing Emergency Medical Services .pdf
Medical Reserve Corps .pdf
Equipment for Ambulances .pdf
BLS-ILS-ALS Ambulance Supply List .pdf
Minimum Equipment Standards for EMS Services .pdf
Behavioral Emergency Paramedic Treatment Protocol .pdf
Sobering Centers Explained .pdf
Patient Refusal of Treatment or Transport .pdf
Veterinary Disaster Preparedness and Response Guide .pdf
Disaster Preparedness for Veterinary Practices .pdf
Disaster Medicine .pdf
The Effects of Interior Design Parameters on the Design Quality of Nurse Stations .pdf
Civil Defense Emergency Hospital .pdf
Civil Defense Emergency Hospital (companion video) .mp4
Lease of Life .mp4
Hospital Pandemic Planning Guidelines .pdf
Health Sector Pandemic Influenza Contingency Plan .pdf
School District Pandemic Planning .pdf
Mass Transit Pandemic Guideline .pdf
Ethics during a pandemic .pdf
Case Study of Civil Unrest During a Pandemic .pdf

 Lodging Services

Nutrition and Food Services Patient Disaster Menu Guidelines .pdf
Dining Services Disaster Plan .pdf
The Salvation Army Disaster Services Vehicles .pdf
Emergency Care for the Homeless .pdf
Care of the Homeless .mp4
Efficiently Cleaning a Guest Room .mp4
Base Camp Hygiene and Health .pdf
Loads of Hope .pdf
So What Exactly Does It Take To Install A FEMA Trailer .pdf
Wind Mitigation Recommendations for FEMA Travel Trailers .pdf
How MDS puts a project together .pdf

 Corporate Participation

Humanitarian Assistance and Corporate Social Responsibility .pdf
Mobilizing Corporate Resources to Disasters .pdf
Improving Your Communities Emergency Response .pdf
How Can My Company Help .pdf
Coporate Responses to Humanitarian Disasters .pdf
How the Public Can Help Disaster Victims .pdf
Disaster Donations .pdf
Faith Communities and Donations Management .pdf
Procedures for Fund Raising .pdf