Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- FEMA publishes a detailed guide to emergency preparedness called, "Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness." To order this publication, call FEMA's distribution center at 1-800-480-2520, or visit www.fema.gov/library.
- The FEMA website, www.fema.gov, also contains a great deal of information about preparing for and responding to emergencies.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
1-800-BE-READY (1-800-237-3239), or www.ready.gov
U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
1-800-311-3435, or www.cdc.gov
U.S. Department of Energy
1-800-DIAL DOE (1-800-342-5363), or www.energy.gov
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1-800-424-8802, or www.epa.gov
National Weather Service
www.weather.gov
NOAA All Hazards Radio
www.nws.noaa.gov/nwr
American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
Illinois Emergency Management Agency – Winter Storm Preparedness
www.state.il.us/iema
Ready America
www.ready.gov/america/index.html
National Weather Service site for Severe Weather Awareness
www.crh.noaa.gov
IEMA Severe Weather Preparedness Guide
www.state.il.us/iema/disaster/pdf/severeweatherpreparedness.pdf