Comprehensive Massachusetts Emergency Link List

National Agencies & Organizations:

American Red Cross (ARC):

http://www.redcross.org/

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT):

https://www.citizencorps.gov/cert/

http://www.cert-la.com/index.shtml

Department of Homeland Security (DHS):

http://www.dhs.gov/index.shtm

Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC):

http://www.emacweb.org/

Emergency Management Accreditations Program (EMAP):

http://www.emaponline.org/

Emergency Management (EM):

http://em.nemaweb.org/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA):

http://www.fema.gov/

Medical Reserve Corps (MRC):

http://www.medicalreservecorps.gov/HomePage

National Emergency Management Association (NEMA):

http://nemaweb.org/

Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD)

http://www.defenselink.mil/osd/

Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES):

http://www.usraces.org/

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Agencies and Organizations

Department of Fire Services (Massachusetts):

http://www.mass.gov/dfs

Massachusetts Association of Emergency Management Professional (MAEMP):

http://www.maemp.org/

Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA):

http://www.mass.gov/mema

Massachusetts Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT):

DMAT-1: Boston: http://www.ma1dmat.org/mambo/

DMAT-2: Worcester: http://www.dmatma2.com/

Massachusetts Urban Search & Rescue Task Force &

FEMA US&R MA TF-1:

http://matf.org/

State of Massachusetts Animal Response Team (SMART):

http://www.smart-mass.org/

Weather Related

National Hurricane Center:

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/

National Weather Service – Boston:

http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/

National Weather Service – National:

http://www.weather.gov/

National Weather Service – Storm Prediction Center:

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/

National Weather Service –Space Weather:

http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/

Homeland Security Advisory Councils

National Association of Regional Councils:

http://www.narc.org/activities/homeland-security-2.html

Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission (CMRPC) &

Central Region Homeland Security Council:

http://www.cmrpc.org/default.aspx

Northeast Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council (NERAC):

http://www.nerac.us/

Western Regional Homeland Security Advisory Council (WRHSAC):

http://www.wrhsac.org/

Forms Related

Applied Technology Council (Damage Assessment Forms):

http://www.atcouncil.org/fandp.shtml

Incident Command System (ICS) forms:

http://training.fema.gov/EMIWeb/IS/ICSResource/ICSResCntr_Forms.htm

FEMA Forms:

http://www.fema.gov/help/forms.shtm

Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) (Forms):

http://www.defenselink.mil/osd/

Reference Guides and Tools

Acronym Finder

http://www.acronymfinder.com/

Acronyms List (Federal Official List):

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/plan/prepare/faatlist03_05.pdf

(Electronic) Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (eCEPM)

https://ecemp.chs.state.ma.us/MemaCem/memalogin.aspx

Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO):

http://www.epa.gov/emergencies/content/cameo/index.htm

Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP):

http://www.fema.gov/government/coop/index.shtm

Template: http://www.mass.gov/mema

FEMA Ready.gov:

http://www.ready.gov/

Google Earth:

http://earth.google.com/

Local Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Draft Guidance:

http://www.mass.gov/mema

Massachusetts Geographical Information System (GIS):

http://www.mass.gov/mgis/massgis.htm

Risk & Vulnerability Assessment Tool:

http://www.csc.noaa.gov/rvat/

WebEOC – Massachusetts:

http://www.memanet.org/eoc6/

National Incident Management System (NIMS) & ICS Related

ICS Core Competencies Guide:

http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=2948

National Integration Center (NIC):

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/

NIMS Online:

http://www.nimsonline.com/

National Response Plan (NRP):

http://www.dhs.gov/xprepresp/committees/editorial_0566.shtm

National Response Framework (NRF): (replaces NRP – yr 2008):

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nrf/

NIMS Compliance Assistance Support Tool (NIMSCAST):

https://www.fema.gov/nimscast/index.jsp

NIMSCAST Guidance Manual:

http://www.fema.gov/nimscast/img/pdf/NimcastUsersGuide.pdf

NIMS Compliance Corrective Action Plan Guide:

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/ng_0107.pdf

NIMS Full Document:

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/nims_doc_full.pdf

NIMS Guide:

http://www.fema.gov/emergency/nims/rm/guide.shtm

Resource Credentialing Definition and Criteria Guide:

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/ng_0002.pdf

Resource Typing Criteria Guide:

http://www.fema.gov/pdf/emergency/nims/ng_0001.pdf

Training Related

FEMA Independent Study – Emergency Management Institute:

http://training.fema.gov/IS/

MEMA Training Registration System:

https://www.mass.gov/mema

Local Emergency Planning Committee Related:

Emergency Planning & Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA):

http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/epcra.html

Forms: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/epcra/reportingform.html

Criminal Background Related

Criminal History Systems Board (CHSB) &

Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI):

http://www.mass.gov/chsb