Local resources
Iowa Department of Public Health resources
- Center for Disaster Operations and Response
- Division of Acute Disease Prevention & Emergency Response
National resources
- The Red Cross: Prepare Your Home and Family
- Homeland Security: Get Ready Now
- Homeland Security: Ready Kids
Hazard specific emergencies
- Extreme Heat
- Hazardous Materials Incidents
- Home Fires
- Household Chemical Emergencies
- Power Outages
- Severe Weather
- Snowstorms & Extreme Cold
- Thunderstorms and Lightning
- Tornadoes
Resources in other languages
- Health Information Translations: Disaster Preparedness (arranged by topic toward the bottom of the webpage, dual-language)
Some website information can be viewed in alternate languages by clicking along the right side of the page.