• Additional Disaster Related Resources
• Statewide Volunteer Opportunities
• Industry Standards, Best Practices and Benchmarking Resources
• Emergency Management Legislation and Regulations
• Emergency Management Blogs, Editorials, Interviews and Articles
• Doing Business in Washington - General Business Resources
  

Additional Disaster Related Resources:   

• The "Risk Self-Assessment Tool: What's In It for You?" 
• The Infrastructure Protection Security Survey: What's in It for You?
• HLS Private Sector Resource Catalog (PDF)
• Washington State Emergency Management Association (WSEMA)
• Contingency Planning and Recovery Management Group (CPARM)   
• Association of Contingency Planners - Washington State Chapter
• Cascadia Region Earthquake Workgroup (CREW) 
• Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS)
• Ready.gov for Business
• National Service - Donations
• Emergency Response Resources (CDC) 
• The Infrastructure Security Partnership
• Contingency Planning and Management
• Disaster Recovery Journal
• Disaster Resource
• Disaster Recovery Institute
• Security Management
• CBS News Disaster Links

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How You Can Help - Volunteer Information / Contact Resources:   

• Tools for Managing Volunteers During and After a Disaster

• Community Organizations Active in Disaster
• City of Auburn
• City of Bellevue
• Chelan County
• Citizen Corps
• CERT
• Columbia Basin Dive Rescue
• Columbia County
• Clallam County
• Cowlitz County
• Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency (CRESA)
• Douglas County
• Emergency Services Coordinating Agency (ESCA)
• Grant County
• Island County
• Island County Chapter Red Cross
• City of Kirkland
• King County
• King County - Public Health Reserve Corps

• Kitsap County
• Kittitas County
• Lewis County
• Mason County
• Mount Baker Red Cross
• Okanogan County
• Pacific County
• Pierce County
• San Juan County
• Skagit County
• Skamania County
• Snohomish County
• Spokane County
• Whatcom County

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Industry Standards, Best Practices and Benchmarking Resources

• 2009 National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP)
• Private Sector NIMS Implementation Fact Sheet
• NFPA 1600 - Standard
• Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs)

Appendix 3: Information Sharing and Analysis Centers (ISACs) are a direct result of Presidential Decision Directive 63. The directive requested the public and private sector create a partnership to share important information about physical and cyber threats, vulnerabilities, intrusions and anomalies within and between industry sectors, and the National Infrastructure Protection Center (NIPC) and events to help protect the critical infrastructure of the United States. There are ISACs for many of the 17 critical infrastructures/key resources (CI/KR) sectors. Some but not all sectors have an ISAC while some sectors have multiple ISACs.

Appendix 4: Tab A - Assessment Tools

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Emergency Management Legislation and Regulations

• Washington State Bill Tracking
• WA Emergency Response Rules (WAC Chapter 296-824)
• National Emergency Management Association (NEMA)
• International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)
• Voluntary Certification Program for Corporate Preparedness - Law

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Emergency Management Blogs, Editorials, Interviews and Articles

• BlogEMD
• Rising From the Ash: The Need for Risk Strategy (The Conversation)
• Louisiana Business Emergency Operations Center (The Advocate)
• Louisiana Fuel Supply Monitoring (The Advocate)
• On Leadership: FEMA's Craig Fugate (Washington Post)
• For Employees: Disaster Insurance - Do You Need It? (NY Times)
• Disaster Preparedness Encouraged - SBA News Release (Word)
  
• Moving Beyond the Rubble (Business Examiner) (PDF)
• In Case of Emergency - Blog
• Preparedness: Why Crisis Planning Matters
• Security Management Article - State Perspective
• Do Disasters Stimulate Economic Growth?
• Collaboration Between Public and Private Sectors (PDF)
• Made in Washington: Learning from Disaster (AWB)
• Institute for Global and Community Resilience - Blog
• Americans Are Generous People (AWB)

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General Business Resource Links:   

• NEW!   Small Business Guide - Washington State
• Doing Business in Washington - General information on licenses, permits, inspections, taxes, business status and more
• Choose Washington - Showcases Washington’s competitiveness and industry sector strengths
• Association of Washington Business
• Small Business Administration - Business Startup Kit, financing, laws and regulations, local resources and more   
• SCORE - Business tools and small business advice and articles
• County Assessor/Appraisal - Washington County Assessors Offices
• Bureau of Labor & Statistics - Unemployment rates by state or county   
• FedStats - General business statistics by state, county, city, or district
• US Census Bureau - State and County QuickFacts
• US Census Bureau - At home worker statistics (Excel)
• Bureau of Labor & Statistics - Occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities statistics by state
• Bureau of Economic Analysis - Regional Economic Measurement Division Interactive Map
• IRS Small Business and Self-Employed Tax Center - Federal Tax Information for Entrepreneurs, Employers and Businesses

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