Webster County

Here is advice and links from the University of Missouri Extension Center in Webster County to help you prepare and respond to natural and man-made threats to the safety, health and well-being of you, your family and your livelihood. Contact us via e-mail at websterco@missouri.edu if you have questions not answered here.

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• Severe Weather & Community Emergency Management
  Tools, training and resources to help Missouri communities prepare for and recover from storm-related disasters
   
• Flood Recovery Resources
  List maintained by University of Missouri Extension
   
• Resources for Your Flooded Home
  A step-by-step guide to restoration
   
• Disaster Assistance Resource Numbers (4/3/2006 version)
   

• Natural Disaster Resources
  From the Missouri Department of Natural Resources
   

• Weather Forecasts & Storm Safety
  Links to many weather resources
   
• Tornadoes 101 (click here to download Word2000 version)
  Basic information on recognizing tornadoes and taking safety precautions
   
• Wind Zones in the United States
  Check your risk level from high winds using this colored map
   
• Taking Shelter from the Storm: Building a Safe Room Inside Your House
  Or order the booklet, FEMA Publication 320, by calling tollfree 1-888-565-3896
  See also www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/saferoom
   
• Storm Shelter Packet
  Lists selection considerations. constructions plans, and sources of storm shelters and safe rooms
   
• USDA Plan 6209 Storm Cellar
  A one-page construction blueprint for building two sizes (8' x 16' and 5' x 10') of in-ground concrete storm cellars. Order for $3 plus $1.50 shipping & handling through University of Missouri Plan Service, 207 Agricultural Engineering Bldg., Columbia, MO  65211.  Call tollfree 1-800-995-8503.
   

• Drought Management Strategies
  Links to many drought resources
   

• Preparing Vehicles for Winter Weather
  Tips from a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist

• Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) Resources
   

• Plant Biosecurity Preparedness Plan for U.S. Agricultural Producers
  This guide offers preparedness practices in plant biosecurity management that will also facilitate rapid and appropriate responses to any emergency situation
   

• Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Disease Fact Sheets & Resources
  Your source for the latest information on BSE
   

• Facts About Anthrax
  This fact sheet for consumers and livestock producers covers the forms of anthrax, transmission of the disease, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.
   

• Foot-and-Mouth Disease Questions & Answers
  What consumers and producers need to know about Foot-and-Mouth Disease
   

• Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Agro-Security Information
  Standard operating guides on traffic control, mortality management, temporary housing, cleaning and disinfection, continuity of services

• Community Emergency Management
  This University of Missouri Extension site provides education and technical assistance to individual and families, local governments, businesses, schools and organizations in preparing and responding to natural and man-made disasters.
   
• Are You Ready? A Guide to Citizen Preparedness
  A 102-page handbook from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) that brings together facts on disaster survival techniques, disaster-specific information, and how to prepare for and respond to both natural and man-made disasters. Request your personal copy by calling tollfree 1-800-480-2520.
   
• DisasterHelp.gov
  Site developed by FEMA and 26 partner agencies to help municipalities across the United States deal with disasters and other emergency situations. DisasterHelp.gov includes maps and other geographic information system data, tools for secure online chats among emergency response personnel, and links to 17 nongovernmental assistance agencies and to 27 federal disaster help sites.
   
• Ready.gov
  You can help stop terrorist attacks before they happen. This U.S. Department of Homeland Security site helps you learn about potential threats so we all are better prepared to react during an attack. Request your personal copy of "Preparing Makes Sense. Get Ready Now." by calling tollfree 1-800-BE-READY  (1-800-237-3239).
   
• West Nile Virus Information
  from the Centers for Disease Control
  This disease is transmitted by the bite of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus. It presents a threat to public, equine, and animal health, and can cause fatal encephalitis (inflammation of the brain) in humans and horses.
   
• E.D.E.N. (Extension Disaster Education Network)
  From food safety to field safety, from the physical to the psychological, and from governmental process to community development, EDEN has resources help reduce the impact of disasters.
   
• Missouri Office of Public Safety
  State resources to deal with emergency preparedness and terrorism response or call
  573-522-3007
   
• Family Readiness Kit in Preparing to Handle Disasters
  From the American Academy of Pediatrics

• Shock Chlorination of Water Wells
  or download file here
  Procedure for killing disease-causing bacteria in 6-inch diameter water wells
   
• Safe Drinking Water in an Emergency
  or download file here
  How to prepare, purify and store drinking water
   
• Stocking an Emergency Food 'Survival Pantry'
  What food and non-food items items to stock for your family

• For the Unprepared: Home Heating in an Emergency
  Priority tips from University of Missouri Extension
   
• Sizing & Safety Tips for Standby Power Generators
  Tips from a University of Missouri Extension natural resource engineering specialist
   
• Standby Electric Generators for Emergency Farm Use
  From Virginia Cooperative Extension
   

Web Manager:  Bob Schultheis Webster County Extension Center Email comments to: schultheisr@missouri.edu Last revised: 05/18/2009

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