The following documents have been published by various agencies and the Federal Government. The Disaster Help Network complies with all new standards: for example, the National Response Plan's requirement for integrated volunteer and donations management. The Disaster Help Network system also complies with the Health and Human Services Administration's proposed guidelines for integrated health department systems. If you have specific questions, please contact us directly at 888.351.3332.

General Resources

• CDC Links Page
• National Response Plan (Dec. 2004 Draft) (.pdf 2,354 kb)
• Volunteer Florida Resources, including recommendations on how to recruit, structure
  and transition disaster volunteers.
  
• Volunteer Florida Hurricane Report, VolunteerFlorida.org.
• Disaster Volunteerism Basics (.ppt)
  
• National Incident Management System (NIMS) (.pdf 7,422 kb)
  
• "The Synergy of Structure and Good Intentions" from the Points of Light Foundation.
  (.pdf 990 kb)
• Vision Chart (.pdf 40 kb)
  

Medical Response Models

• Acute Care Centers Blue Book (ACC) (.pdf 339 k)
  
• SBCCOM Accute Care Centers (ACC) (.pdf 1,835 k)
  
• Neighborhood Emergency Help Center Guide (.pdf 140 k)
  
• SBCCOM Neighborhood Emergency Health Care Centers (NEHC)(.pdf 413 k)
  
• SEMLES Surge Capacity Model, Dr. Donna Barbisch(.pdf 687 k)
  
• SBBCOM Mass Prophylaxis
  
• Planning Guide - Improving Local and State Agency Response to Terrorist Incidents Involving Biological Weapons (.pdf 801 k)
  

Emergency Planning Documents

• Guide for All-Hazard Emergency Operations Planning
• Emergency Planning Guide
• EMAP NFPA 1600
  

Sample Orientations From our Customers

• Mohave County MRC Volunteer Orientation