Disaster Response Home


There are various links listed below that will assist in gathering information to help ensure the safety of you and others.   The resources will provide a method for answering questions concerning what to do in the time of a disaster, as well as offering direct access to current weather conditions and alerts throughout our state.

American Hospital Association

Avian Flu - CDC Information - Worldwide Information

Business Continuity Plan Objectives

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Department of Homeland Security - Link to the National Homeland Security site

Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, Bureau of Narcotics, Bureau of Investigation, Crime Lab, Driver's License Information

Emergency Checklist - Important Information for you and your family

FEMA - Emergency Planning

Hospital Incident Command System - HICS

Hurricane Preparedness - Printable Documents

Institutes of Higher Learning - Mississippi Plan

Make a Family Plan - A guide to help you outline a family plan

Mississippi Emergency Management Agency - MEMA

Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality - DEQ Information and guidelines for our land, water, and air

Mississippi Department of Health

Mississippi Department of Transportation - Road Conditions, Traffic Reports, Maps

Mississippi Hospital Association - Find out the latest information provided to our health care agencies in Mississippi

Mississippi Volunteer Emergency Registry - Volunteers in Preparedness Registry

National Incident Management System - NIMS course instructions

                           NIMS Documents

                           NIMS Compliance - What courses do I need?

                                Incident Command System - IS 100 Course Summary

                                What is the National Incident Command System - IS 700 Course Summary

                                Applying ICS to Healthcare - IS 200 Course Summary

                                National Response Plan - IS 800 Course Summary                               

     NEW NIMS INSTRUCTIONS FOR HEALTHCARE COURSES- 2007

National Institutes of Health - The Nation's Medical Research Agency

National Guideline Clearinghouse - Clinical Practice Guidelines

National Disaster Life Support Foundation - Mass Casualty Training

National Weather Service - Southern Region Headquarters

Pediatrics - Helpful Tips for Children (English)

                   - Helpful Tips for Children (Spanish)

Pets & Our Animal Friends - Important information concerning our pets

Poison Control Center - UMMC

Radiation - Procedures for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure

Ready.Gov - Helpful documents for you and your family to use in preparing for emergency situations...

Stress - What to do?

The White House - Find out the latest information from Washington, D.C.

University of Mississippi Medical Center - Plan Tab Forms

EMERGENCY PLAN

Table of Contents

TAB G

Biologic Events

TAB N

Infant Child Abduction

TAB U Disaster Equipment TAB BB Transfer Surge

TAB A

Environment of Care

TAB H

Fact Sheets

TAB O

Fire

TAB V Pharmacy

TAB CC

Media

TAB B

Activating the Plan

TAB I

Bomb Threat

TAB P

Building Evacuation

TAB W Manpower Pool TAB DD Special Needs Patients
TAB C Communications

TAB J

Civil Disturbance

TAB Q

Morgue Overflow

TAB X Employee Rest Plan TAB EE Employee Support

TAB D

Medical Response

TAB K Equipment Utility Failure

TAB R

Security Plan

TAB Y

Bed Expansion

TAB FF Information Systems

TAB E

Pediatric Disaster Plan

TAB L

Hostage Situation

TAB S Credentialing and Community

TAB Z

Drills and Quick Reference

TAB GG

Avian Flu

TAB F

Hazardous Materials

TAB M

Weather Issues

TAB T

Patient Registration

TAB AA

Mental Health

UMMC Pandemic Flu Plan

Yale New Haven - Emergency Credentialing Program

                                                    (Brochure in Color - pdf format)

A to Z Information in Various Languages - Resource Documents in Various Languages