Guide for Standard
Messages

Purpose and
Use of Guide

American Geological Institute

American Red Cross

Disability Preparedness Center

Home Safety Council

The Humane Society of the United States

International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM)

Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS)

National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)

National Interagency Fire Council (NIFC)

National SafeKids Campaign

National Science Foundation

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service

Extension Disaster Education Network

Food Safety and Inspection Service

U.S. Department of Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

National Weather Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

U.S. Fire Administration

U.S. Department of the Interior

U.S. Geological Survey

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Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education

The Talking About Disasters Guide for Standard Messages is maintained by the Coalition of Organizations for Disaster Education. This coalition meets as needed to discuss disaster preparedness awareness and education messages to ensure consistent, accurate and timely messages.

The coalition works by professional consensus of the participants and exists only as a forum for the participating organizations to come together; the coalition by itself is neither a governing nor policy setting entity. We rely on the subject matter experts in each of the topic areas to achieve a consensus on messages that organizations voluntarily follow. This helps ensure the public hears the same preparedness message even if from different sources, and this reinforces the message and makes it easier for people to determine what positive action steps they can take to be better prepared.

Each of these organizations can provide more detailed information in their specialty area and you are encouraged to use the resources they make available to increase awareness and promote education of disaster preparedness.