Disaster Prep & Recovery:
General Information
Will you be ready when storms or other natural disasters threaten your family, business, and community? Learn how you can be prepared.
The disaster preparedness and recovery resources listed on this page address various types of potential disasters and are intended for all audiences. For more specific information about hurricane preparedness, see Families & Consumers, Farmers & Ranchers, and Community Leaders.
UF/IFAS Sites
UF/IFAS Publications
- Disaster Preparedness and Recovery
- Fire in the Wildland-Urban Interface series
- Flood Insurance: A Key to Recovery
- Florida Solid and Hazardous Waste Regulation Handbook
- Individual Assistance Programs from FEMA
- Safe Handling of Food and Water in a Hurricane or Related Disaster
- Sources of Information on Flood-resistant Design and Construction
- Terrorism and the Family Series
- USDA Farm Service Agency Disaster Assistance
- Wildland Fire Education Handbook
- Wildland Fires
- Wind Damage Mitigation (series)
Other Sites & Publications
- Biodefense & Bioterrorism--MedlinePlus
- Coping with Disaster--MedlinePlus
- Disaster Preparation: Contractor Continuity of Operations--Florida Department of Community Affairs (pdf)
- Disaster Preparation and Recovery--MedlinePlus
- Disaster Recovery--U.S. Small Business Administration
- Florida Business Disaster Survival Kit
- Florida's Online Business Continuity Planning Starter Kit
- Hurricane/Tornado Fire Safety--U.S. Fire Administration
- MySafeFlorida.org
- National Rural Behavioral Health Center
General Resources
UF/IFAS Sites
- Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences
- Program for Resource Efficient Communities
- UF/IFAS Disaster Handbook
UF/IFAS Publications
- Bioterrorism and Biosecurity
- Climate Change
- Cold Protection and Chilling Damage
- Drought
- Fire
- Flood
- Hurricanes
- Sinkholes
- Terrorist Attack
- Toxic and/or Hazardous Chemical Release
- Wind Damage Mitigation (series)
State & Federal Agencies
- FEMA
- Florida Department of Community Affairs
- State Animal Response Teams
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Other University Sites
Organizations & Associations
- Federal Alliance for Safe Homes (FLASH)
- Florida Association of Counties
- National Association of Counties
- National Conference of State Legislatures
