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Disaster and Weather Information

• American Red Cross (ARC)
• DisasterHelp.gov
• Emergency Preparedness Information Exchange
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• HUD Disaster Recovery Assistance
• National Earthquake Information Center (USGS)
• National Hurricane Center 
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Weather Service (NWS, NOAA)
• Pacific Disaster Center (PDC)
• Ready.gov 

State Disaster Assistance Offices & Agencies

• Alaska Division of Emergency Services (ADES)
• Arizona Division of Emergency Management (ADEM)
• Arkansas Department of Emergency Management (ADEM)
• California Office of Emergency Services (OES)
• Colorado Division of Emergency Management (CDEM)
• Government of the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI)
• National Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM)
• Hawaii State Civil Defense (HCD)
• Idaho Bureau of Disaster Services (BDS)
• Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HLSEM) 
• Kansas Division of Emergency Management (KDEM)
• Louisiana Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (GOHSEP)
• Missouri State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA)
• Montana Disaster and Emergency Services (DES) 
• Nebraska Emergency Management Agency (NEMA)
• Nevada Division of Emergency Management (DEM)
• New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management (NMDHSEM)
• North Dakota Department of Emergency Services (DES) 
• Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management (OEM)
• Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)
• South Dakota Office of Emergency Management (OEM) 
• Texas Governor’s Division of Emergency Management (GDEM)
• Utah Division of Homeland Security (HLS)
• Washington State Emergency Management Division (EMD)
• Wyoming Office of Homeland Security (WOHS)

Federal Employment Information 

• U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Other Informative Sites

• Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
• The Institute for Business & Home Safety (IBHS)
• FirstGov
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)