Questions & Answers
Community Emergency Response Team
How Do We Start A CERT Program?
CERT requires a partnership between community members and local government, emergency management and response agencies. ...
Family Disaster Planning
Disaster can strike quickly and without warning. It can force you to evacuate your neighborhood or confine you to your home. What would you...
Search and Rescue and Related Information
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911, Fire, Police, Medical Resources Web Site
Avalanche Bulletins - Cyberspace Snow and Avalanche Center
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Delaware Valley Orienteering Association
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Landslides
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Damage To Homes By Landslides
WHAT ARE LANDSLIDES?
What Are Landslides?
Landslides are rock, earth, or debris flows on slopes due...
Terrorism
What Is Terrorism?
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as "the unlawful use of force against persons or property to intimidate or coerce...
Flooding
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FLOODS AND FLASH FLOODS
Flash floods occur within a few minutes or hours of excessive rainfall, a dam or...
About Fingerprints
Fingerprints form before birth and, except for cuts resulting in permanent scars and diseases such as leprosy, remain unchanged until the body decomposes after...
Critical Incident Stress Management Training
The Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) training is sponsored throughout the year by the U.S. SAR Task Force at various locations in Pennsylvania, New...
Sponsors & Supporters
We have set up this special section and would like to take this opportunity to thank our 2016/2017 sponsors and supporters of the United...
Earthquakes
One of the most frightening and destructive phenomena of nature is a severe earthquake and its terrible after effects. An earthquake is a sudden...