• Department of Energy - Office of Energy Assurance

• Energy Assurance Daily

• American Red Cross: Blackouts

Safety Information for Short-Term Power Outages or "Rolling Blackouts"

• American Red Cross: Water Treatment

Information and suggestions on treating water after disaster strikes.

• American Red Cross: Food Safety Guidelines

Perishable foods should not be held above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours.

• American Red Cross: Generators

Purchasing a Generator and Using a Generator

• Rolling Blackouts into Disaster Planning

Lightening the Load when the Lights Go Out.

• Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Introduction to the concept of using on-site renewable energy systems to mitigate the crippling impact of power outages.

• Department of Energy

Latest News from the Department of Energy

• USDA: Rural Utilities Service: Rural Electrification Loans

Damage caused by disasters can qualify applicant for Hardship Loans, used to finance electric distribution and sub-transmission facilities.

• USDA: Food & Nutrition Service: FNS FDP's Food Assistance in Disaster Situations

FNS makes commodities available for distribution to disaster relief agencies, such as the Red Cross, when the President of the United States declares a disaster, as well as in other situations of distress.

• USDA: Food & Nutrition Service (FNS): EBT Disaster Guidelines

FNS has developed this EBT Disaster Plan Guide to help States in their planning for the electronic issuance of food stamp benefits during a disaster.

• USDA: Food & Nutrition Service (FNS): FNS FSP State Hotlines

Use the table of telephone numbers to get information on food stamp questions in the states and areas of states listed. Most are toll-free numbers. Some of the numbers that aren't toll free will accept collect calls.

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