Tornadoes / Emergency Response Planning

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This thread was created in response to a posting on HS-Canada regarding tornado emergency response planning resources for schools and businesses.

Thanks to Workscaper LCarriere (http://www.workscape.ca/member.php?u=1027) for sharing the following Web resources (links below, and PDF attachments).

Weather, Warnings and Special Weather Statements
Meteorological Service of Canada
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/cd/brochures/warning_e.cfm

Weatheradio
Meteorological Service of Canada
http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/msb/weatheradio/index_e.cfm

A Guide for the Evacuation of Mobility-Impaired Persons
HRSDC
http://www.rhdcc.gc.ca/eng/labour/fire_protection/policies_standards/guidelines/guide/mobility_stage/page01.shtml

Tornadoes in Canada
Getprepared.ca – Government of Canada
http://getprepared.ca/knw/ris/trn-eng.aspx

Emergency Planning
Safecanada.ca
http://safecanada.gc.ca/atoz_e.asp?strOperation=view&CSTEngID=10693&letter=E&t=1

How to Conduct a Tornado Drill
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
http://www.vaemergency.com/threats/tornado/drill_stepbystep.cfm

Lightning Hot Spots in Canada
Meteorological Service of Canada
http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/education/lightning/index_e.html

Emergency Measures Organization
Province of Manitoba
http://www.gov.mb.ca/emo/index.html

Tornado Preparedness Tips for School Administrators
NOAA / National Weather Service
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/school.html

Tornadoes
Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management
http://www.ok.gov/OEM/Programs_&_Services/McReady/Tornadoes/index.html

Severe Weather Watcher Handbook
Meteorological Service of Canada
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/education/severe_weather/index_e.cfm

Drill Photos
City of Danville
http://www.danville-va.gov/page.asp?menuid=2820&sub1menuid=2830&sub2menuid=5064&sub3menuid=8843

Responding to Tornadoes
Virginia Department of Emergency Management
http://www.vaemergency.com/threats/tornado/tornrespond.cfm

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And some more PDFs. Please contribute to this thread if you have more helpful links/resources.

[admin]

A few more resources to add to this list. Feel free to add more.