• Houston Police Department
• Houston Fire Department
• Harris County Office of Emergency Management
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
• Houston High-Rise Triad

  Information on Fire Drills, Depository Boxes and More!

• BOMA International Government Affairs

• City of Houston
• City Ordinances
• City of Houston: City Council
• City of Houston: City Departments
• City of Houston: Controller's Office
• City of Houston: Mayor Home Page
• Department of Public Works and Engineering
• City of Houston: Pandemic Influenza Plan  

• Harris County Appraisal District
• Harris County District Courts
• Harris County Home Page
• Harris County- Houston Sports Authority Home Page
• Home Page of the Harris County Clerk's Office
• Houston-Galveston Area Council
• Harris County Public Health & Enviromental Services - Pandemic Influenza  

1. Severe Weather Warnings for Texas Counties
2. Instant Weather
3. AccuWeather
4. Realtime Weather Data (Division of Northshore Research)
5. National Weather Service
6. Texas Automated Buoy System
7. USGS Texas
8. Surf Cam (Tide, Buoy, Wind, Wave & Weather Info) 
9. Brazos River Authority
10. Trinity River Authority
11. Ozone Alerts for Texas
12. Weather Bug (Neighborhood Weather Conditions)
13. Buoyweather.com
14. EMWIN
15. The Weather Underground

1. Bidding Security Contracts Checklist
   Provided courtesy of Equity Office Properties.
2. Security Actions Based on Risk Rating
   Information dealing with graduating levels of security action based on perceived threats. Provided courtesy of BOMA Seattle/King County.
3. Security Self Assessment
   A list of security measures you can follow today to ensure the safety of your building. Also includes a bomb threat assessment checklist.
4. Protecting HVAC Systems
   Guidelines provided by Guardsmark.
5. Handling suspicious packages
   Kroll Inc. developed the attached protocol for dealing with suspicious packages; you may wish to share this information with your tenants.
6. Workplace Violence Evacuation Planning
7. Chemical/Environmental Threat
   Sample Response Plans for External Building Threats.
8. Chemical/Environmental Threat
   Sample Response Plans for Internal Building Threats.

Bioterrorism Information

1. Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy
2. CDC Public Health Emergency Preparedness & Response
3. Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies (Johns Hopkins University)
4. FDA Information Page
5. OSHA Fact Page
6. US Department of Human Health & Services
7. World Health Organization World Anthrax Data Site
8. Building Protection: Collective Protection Against Airborne Hazards Including Chemical and Biological Agents

Business Recovery Planning Resources

1. Emergency Management Guide for Business & Industry (FEMA document)
2. Disaster Recovery Journal (free, subscribe online)
3. Contingency Planning (free, subscribe online)
4. Business Continuity Institute
5. Disaster Resource Guide
6. Global Portal for Business Risk & Continuity Planning
   

Other Resources

1. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
2. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
3. American Society of Industrial Security
4. United States Postal Service
5. National Safety Council
6. Natural Hazards Center
   A national and international clearinghouse for information on natural hazards and human adjustments to hazards and disasters.
7. Public Entity Risk Institute
   Institute's mission is to serve public, private, and nonprofit organizations as a dynamic, forward thinking resource for the practical enhancement of risk management
8. American Red Cross
9. American Heart Association - CPR /First Aid / AED Certification

Fraud Reporting Resources

1. FTC's "Consumer Sentinel"
   See how law enforcement all over the world work together to fight fraud, using Consumer Sentinel, an innovative, international law enforcement fraud-fighting program.
2. Report Identity Theft
3. Do Not Call Registry
4. Spam Reporting (Unsolicited / Fraudulent)
   Forward the Spam to: SPAM@UCE.GOV