Be prepared for emergencies
The CDA Emergency Management Team utilizes the All-Hazard Preparedness for Rural Communities guide, which is published by the Center for Food Security & Public Health at Iowa State University.
The All Hazards page is a great resource for learning how to minimize the impact of emergencies on your family, animals and agribusiness. Linked below are key resource pages for your convenience.
For the All-Hazard booklet pdf in English
and Spanish go to prep4agthreats.org
Family and Farm Preparedness
General Preparedness (Family, Farm, Ag Business)
CSU's Three-Day Emergency Supply of Shelf-Stable Food
Colorado Earthquake Preparedness - Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drill
Farm and Ranch Family Stress Checklist and Mental Health Program
Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP)
Food and Agriculture Sector - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
The Food and Agriculture-Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Food and Ag-ISAC)
International Association of Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) Professionals
- 2024 Protecting Life - Securing Agriculture Article
FBI - Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate
- The FBI routinely reaches out to key areas of the private sector, such as the chemical and agricultural industries, to increase awareness on potential threats and to facilitate reporting of information with potential intelligence value.
Farmworker Preparedness & Resilience
CDA's Agricultural Worker Services Program
OSHA Emergency Preparedness for Farmworkers
All-Hazards Preparedness for Rural Communities Guide (Spanish)
Resilience Board Game (Spanish) and Disaster Guide (Spanish)
Preparedness Board Game (Spanish)
Colorado AgrAbility (English/Spanish)
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Farm Safety
National Farm Medicine Center’s Safer Farm Library
Lightning Safety - Agricultural Safety and Health eXtension Community of Practice (CoP)
Gearing Up for Safety - Purdue University
Pesticide and Chemical Safety Resources - AgriSafe Network
Community Animal Response Team (CART) Resources
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