Handbook/Manuals

Here you will find various handbooks and manuals related to emergency management.

• Updated Elected Officials’ Guide to Emergencies and Disasters now available for download [2MB PDF] UPDATED
• Special Facilities Emergency Operations Plan Review Matrix [ 128 kb xlsx]
• Local Emergency Coordinators Handbook, revised Oct. 2008 [4mb PDF]
• Emergency Preparedness Initiative Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners & Responders [National Organization on Disability] [external link - opens in a new window]
• National Warning System Operations Manual [265 kb PDF]
• Shelter Medical Group Toolkit: Local Emergency Preparedness Planners Guide for the Care and Sheltering of the Medically Fragile [Source: California Emergency Medical Services, Sept. 6, 2001] [434kb PDF]
• School Crisis Management Exercise Development Guide [378kb PDF]
• A Guide to Developing a Severe Weather Emergency Plan for Schools [National Weather Service] [external link - opens in a new window]
• Model School Crisis Management Plan [Virginia Department of Education] [external link - opens in a new window]