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IFMA's Messages
Message to IFMA members affected
by Hurricane Katrina (sent Aug. 30, 2005)
Message to IFMA membership
regarding IFMA's efforts to help those affected by Hurricane
Katrina (sent Sept. 2, 2005)
Breaking News
Press Release - Disaster Aid Deadline Extended
Conference
call minutes from chapter and council leaders - Sept.
2, 2005.
Please send donations to the American
Red Cross. This link
will accept online contributions specifically for Hurricane
Katrina relief.
Press Release - In Texas, Immunization
Requirements Relaxed for Students Displaced by Hurricane
Katrina
Press Release - Surviving the Aftermath
of Hurricane Katrina CPSC Warns of Deadly Post-Storm Dangers
with Portable Generators, Candles and Wet Appliances
List
of areas the postal service has suspended service.
Are you looking for a job because you are now displaced?
Here is a free job board you can access for employment:
http://www.jobtarget.com/katrinajobrelief
Helpful Documents
Emergency
Response—the First 72 Hours and Beyond (.pdf)
Emergency
Response—the
First 72 Hours and Beyond (.ppt)
by: Frederick J. Krishon, PE
Psychology
of Disastrous Events and Recovery (.pdf)
Excerpted from IFMA's Emergency Preparedness Workshop 2005,
Glin Jay, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow
Lessons Learned
(.pdf)
Excerpted from IFMA's Emergency Preparedness Workshop 2005,
Glin Jay, CFM, CFMJ, IFMA Fellow; Audrey Kaplan, CFM; Bill Gregory, CFM, IFMA Fellow
Balanced
Living
This useful document helps one overcome the psychological
aspects of hurricane disasters. Prepared by New
Directions.
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Need food or shelter assistance? Send an e-mail to
recovery@ifma.org.
Need FM guidance on recovering your building? Join
the Hurriance Katrina listserv. Send
a blank e-mail message to ifmakatrinahelp@listserver.ifma.org
and type SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.
Louisiana:
The Lousiana Department of Social Services is offering
emergency food stamps. Here
is the list of parishes that are eligible for Disaster
Food Stamps benefits.
Texas:
Hurricane evacuees wanting accurate information about
food stamps availability may call the 2-1-1 information
service or 1-888-312-4567. For information about TDSHS
locations and Katrina assistance, here
is the official Web site.
Also, if you are housing anyone from one of these
states you can call FEMA at (800) 621-3362 file a
claim and receive assistance for your help.
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New Orleans:
Houston area:
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