Resources for Health Care Professionals

Whether you are trying to help your community respond and recover from the California wildfires or you are trying to plan to protect health and save lives from fires in your area, the resources below can assist disaster health professionals and emergency managers.

• Lessons Learned: Wildfires
• Plans, Tools, and Templates: Fires and Wildfires
• Burn Injuries
• Emergency Wound Care
• Natural Disasters Topic Collection

Medical Facilities and Shelters

• Healthcare Facility Evacuation/Sheltering Topic Collection
• Alternate Care Sites (including shelter medical care) Topic Collection
• The Exchange:  Evacuating Healthcare Facilities​

Communications

• Emergency Public Information and Warning/Risk Communications Topic Collection
• Public Service Announcements for Disasters
• Social Media in Emergency Response​

Mental and Behavioral Health

• Disaster Behavioral Health: Resources at Your Fingertips
• Mental/Behavioral Health (Non-Responders) Topic Collection
• Psychological First Aid for Leaders​
• Human Trafficking: What Disaster Responders Need to Know
• SAMHSA Disaster Behavioral Health Apps
• SAMHSA's Disaster Kit

Children and Families

• Family Reunification and Support Topic Collection
• Pediatric Topic Collection
• Children in Disasters and Emergencies Information Guide
• Pregnant Women in Disasters and Emergencies

Responder Health and Resilience

• Responder Safety and Health Topic Collection
• Tips for Retaining and Caring for Staff after a Disaster

More All-Hazards Resources

• Access and Functional Needs Topic Collection
• Patient Movement and Tracking (forward movement of patients, tracking and tracking systems) Topic Collection
• Utility Failures (e.g. blackouts, potable water) Topic Collection
• Recovery Planning Topic Collection
• Disaster Recovery Information Guide
• Contact information for questions about clinical investigations affected by natural disasters​
• Impact of severe weather conditions on biological products

Technical Assistance Centers

• ASPR Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE)
• Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC) 

Tools and Resources

• HHS Response and Recovery Compendium
• DisasterLit
• HHS emPOWER Map
• HHS GeoHealth​
• ​Resources for an Inclusive Response