Sources
Where every fact comes from
Every factual claim on this site links to one of the 392 sources below. Links were checked on October 22, 2026. Many figures are reused from the founder's two verified plans: FaultLine Utah (opens in a new tab), our sister site for earthquakes, and HiveWatch Utah for outbreaks.
How to read numbers here. Anything marked (estimate) is a planning guess, not a fact. Anything in [brackets] has not been confirmed and should be checked before you rely on it. Official figures carry the "as of" date their source gave. Some federal sites (CDC, BLS, DOI) block automated link checkers; those links were confirmed in a real browser.
211 Utah
- 211 Utah: dial 2-1-1 or text your ZIP to 801-845-2211https://211utah.org/
- Functional needs registries (directory listing)https://utahdhhs.211utah.org/node/324564
- 211 Utah directory listing (languages include Spanish)https://utahdhhs.211utah.org/node/356036
Administration for Community Living
- Building emergency shelf-stable mealshttps://acl.gov/sites/default/files/nutrition/BuildingEmergencyShelfStableMeals.pdf
AirNow (EPA & partners)
- When smoke is in the airhttps://www.airnow.gov/wildfires/when-smoke-is-in-the-air/
- AirNow en español: calidad del airehttps://espanol.airnow.gov/
- AirNow fire and smokehttps://www.airnow.gov/wildfires/
- Fire and Smoke Maphttps://fire.airnow.gov/
- AirNow: Air Quality Indexhttps://www.airnow.gov/
American Nurses Association
- Disaster preparedness for nurses, part 1https://engage.healthynursehealthynation.org/blogs/10/5050
American Red Cross
- Survival Kit Supplieshttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/survival-kit-supplies.html
- Disaster relief: home fires are most of the disasters we respond tohttps://www.redcross.org/about-us/our-work/disaster-relief.html
- Home Fire Campaign, Nevada and Utah Region (free smoke alarms)https://www.redcross.org/local/utah/about-us/our-work/home-fire-campaign.html
- If a fire startshttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/fire/if-a-fire-starts.html
- Home fire recoveryhttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/fire/home-fire-recovery.html
- Forging stronger partnerships (Minnesota & Dakotas, 2025)https://mndaksredcross.org/2025/11/14/forging-stronger-partnerships/
- Find an open shelterhttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.html
- Incendios: plan de escape (Cruz Roja)https://www.redcross.org/cruz-roja/obtener-ayuda/tipos-de-emergencias/incendios.html
- Activa tu alarma (alarmas de humo gratis)https://www.redcross.org/cruz-roja/obtener-ayuda/tipos-de-emergencias/incendios/activa-tu-alarma.html
Apple
- Emergency and government alerts on iPhonehttps://support.apple.com/en-us/102516
Associated Press (via Global News)
- Utah girl dies after wind sends trampoline flying (2013)https://globalnews.ca/news/787557/utah-girl-dies-after-wind-sends-trampoline-flying
Be Ready Utah
- Be Ready Utah (Utah Division of Emergency Management)https://beready.utah.gov/
- 12 Areas of Preparedness: Waterhttps://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/12-areas-of-preparedness/water/
- 12 Areas of Preparednesshttps://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/12-areas-of-preparedness/
- Get a Kit (family)https://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/get-a-kit-family/
- Make a Plan (family)https://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/make-a-plan-family/
- Wildfirehttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/wildfire/
- Floodhttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/flood/
- Landslidehttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/landslide/
- Avalanchehttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/avalanche/
- Power Outagehttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/power-outage/
- Droughthttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/drought/
- Be Ready Businesshttps://beready.utah.gov/business/
- Be Ready Schoolshttps://beready.utah.gov/school-preparedness/
- Be Ready Communityhttps://beready.utah.gov/community-preparedness/
- CERT (Community Emergency Response Teams)https://beready.utah.gov/get-involved/cert/
- 12 Areas of Preparedness: Communicationhttps://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/12-areas-of-preparedness/communication/
- 12 Areas of Preparedness: Hygiene and sanitationhttps://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/12-areas-of-preparedness/hygiene-sanitation
- Hazardous materialshttps://beready.utah.gov/utah-hazards/hazmat
- 12 Areas of Preparedness: Foodhttps://beready.utah.gov/family-preparedness/12-areas-of-preparedness/food/
- Get involvedhttps://beready.utah.gov/get-involved/
- Cuatro principios de preparación para emergencias (PDF)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NtmtlUCTnKPHROL5aMbHAcpzEgdLm9Lx/view?usp=sharing
- Kit de suministros para desastres (PDF)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1w0izOYU0Ik99jiIKTYGW9wAjNkrT5BQl/view?usp=sharing
- Comunicación para emergencias (PDF)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D2hNG48-Lp7NwjriX4-rpfWNoqaEj1go/view?usp=sharing
- Higiene y saneamiento (PDF)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HjKb-86qg_5FsWAXFFm433HSX4iKhccV/view?usp=sharing
- Almacenamiento de agua (PDF)https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oKEy-E0QV9RBr_VvVlQ20snqpWac5ns3/view?usp=sharing
Beaver County (AlertSense)
- Alert sign-up form with Spanish language preferencehttps://public.alertsense.com/SignUp/PublicUser.aspx?regionid=1399
Brigham Young University
- An approach to longer-term food storage (2019)https://brightspotcdn.byu.edu/b1/4d/75fc449e4ce9843daa701f69faa4/an-approach-to-longer-term-food-storage.SEPT2019.pdf
Carbondale (Illinois) Fire Department
- Map Your Neighborhoodhttps://explorecarbondale.com/313
CDC
- About heat and your healthhttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/about/index.html
- Heat and health: who is at riskhttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/risk-factors/index.html
- Clinical overview of heathttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html
- Heat and medications: guidance for clinicianshttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/hcp/clinical-guidance/heat-and-medications-guidance-for-clinicians.html
- Heat and older adultshttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/risk-factors/heat-and-older-adults-aged-65.html
- Diabetes care during emergencieshttps://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/articles/diabetes-care-emergencies.html
- Managing insulin in an emergencyhttps://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/articles/managing-insulin-in-emergency.html
- Drinking water advisories: an overviewhttps://www.cdc.gov/water-emergency/about/drinking-water-advisories-an-overview.html
- Boil water advisoryhttps://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/psa-toolkit/boil-water-advisory.html
- How to find clean water in an emergencyhttps://www.cdc.gov/water-emergency/about/how-to-find-clean-water-in-an-emergency.html
- What to do in a chemical emergencyhttps://www.cdc.gov/chemical-emergencies/response
- How to safely clean and sanitize with bleachhttps://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/safety/how-to-safely-clean-and-sanitize-with-bleach.html
- What to do to protect yourself during a power outagehttps://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/response/what-to-do-protect-yourself-during-a-power-outage.html
- Guidelines for cleaning safely after a disasterhttps://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/safety/index.html
- Acerca del calor y su saludhttps://www.cdc.gov/heat-health/es/about/acerca-del-calor-y-su-salud.html
- Advertencias sobre el agua potablehttps://www.cdc.gov/water-emergency/es/about/drinking-water-advisories-an-overview.html
- Measles cases and outbreakshttps://www.cdc.gov/measles/data-research/index.html
- H5 bird flu: current situationhttps://www.cdc.gov/bird-flu/situation-summary/index.html
- Hantavirus case datahttps://www.cdc.gov/hantavirus/data-research/cases/
- Ebola: current situationhttps://www.cdc.gov/ebola/situation-summary/index.html
- Respiratory illness data channelhttps://www.cdc.gov/respiratory-viruses/data/index.html
- Make water safe during an emergencyhttps://www.cdc.gov/water-emergency/about/index.html
- Use a generator safelyhttps://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/psa-toolkit/use-a-generator-safely.html
CDC (archive)
- 1918 Pandemic (H1N1 virus)https://archive.cdc.gov/www_cdc_gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html
CDC / NCHS
- Provisional COVID-19 death counts (dataset)https://data.cdc.gov/National-Center-for-Health-Statistics/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Week-Ending-D/r8kw-7aab
CDC / NIOSH
- Heat-related illnesseshttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/heat-stress/about/illnesses.html
- Outdoor workers and wildland fire smokehttps://www.cdc.gov/niosh/outdoor-workers/about/wildfire-smoke.html
- NIOSH Certified Equipment List (check an N95's approval number)https://wwwn.cdc.gov/NIOSH-CEL/
Celiac Canada
- Emergency preparednesshttps://www.celiac.ca/emergency-preparedness/
Charlie Foundation for Ketogenic Therapies
- Keto-on-the-go baghttps://charliefoundation.org/go-bag/
Clemson Cooperative Extension
- Vitamin B12https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/vitamin-b12
Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Shrestha et al. (2011), burden of 2009 H1N1 in the U.S.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21342903/
Colorado Springs Fire Department
- Ready! Prepare early (the six P's)https://coloradosprings.gov/ready-prepare-early
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
- An essential guide to building an emergency fundhttps://www.consumerfinance.gov/an-essential-guide-to-building-an-emergency-fund/
Deseret News
- Salt Lake City sets new highest temperature ever (July 13, 2026)https://www.deseret.com/utah/2026/07/13/salt-lake-city-sets-new-highest-temperature-ever-in-152-years-of-record-keeping/
- Utah is overdue for a big earthquake (Mar. 17, 2025)https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/03/17/utah-overdue-for-big-earthquake/
- The 1918 flu in Utah (2018)https://www.deseret.com/2018/12/23/20661936/1918-flu-utah-spanish-influenza-pandemic/
DisasterAssistance.gov
- Apply for disaster assistance (1-800-621-3362)https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
FaultLine Utah (sister site)
- FaultLine Utah: Living on the Faulthttps://faultlineutah.com/
- Know Your Ground: faults, liquefaction, and shaking for any Utah addresshttps://faultlineutah.com/ground.html
- Fault Lines: statewide fault maphttps://faultlineutah.com/faults.html
- Is It Brick? Unreinforced-masonry self-checkhttps://faultlineutah.com/brick.html
- Magna 2020: the story, and what scientists learnedhttps://faultlineutah.com/magna.html
FCC
- FCC/FEMA emergency communications tipshttps://www.fcc.gov/emergency
- Public notice on Spanish-language Wireless Emergency Alerts (DA 26-86, 2026)https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-26-86A1.txt
Federal Highway Administration
- Case study: 2005 Roper Yard tank car leak, South Salt Lakehttps://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/fhwahop08014/case5_1.htm
Federal Trade Commission
- How to avoid scams after weather emergencies and natural disastershttps://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-avoid-scams-after-weather-emergencies-and-natural-disasters
FEMA
- Wireless Emergency Alertshttps://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system/public/wireless-emergency-alerts
- What's the best way to communicate after a disaster?https://www.fema.gov/node/whats-best-way-communicate-after-disaster-phone-call-text-or-email
- Individuals and Households Programhttps://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/program
- FEMA assistance for survivors with insurance coveragehttps://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/fema-assistance-survivors-insurance-coverage
- When can I apply for individual assistance?https://www.fema.gov/node/when-can-i-apply-individual-assistance
- Programs to support your recoveryhttps://www.fema.gov/assistance/individual/disaster-survivors
- FEMA Flood Map Service Centerhttps://msc.fema.gov/portal/home
FEMA and American Red Cross
- Food and water in an emergency (2004)https://www.fema.gov/pdf/library/f&web.pdf
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
- IS-5.a: An introduction to hazardous materialshttps://emilms.fema.gov/IS-0005a/groups/176.html
FloodSmart (NFIP)
- What is a flood?https://www.floodsmart.gov/know-your-risk/what-is-a-flood
- Buy a flood insurance policy (waiting period)https://www.floodsmart.gov/get-insured/buy-a-policy
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Connection Team
- Preparedness starts local: tips for food allergy familieshttps://www.foodallergyawareness.org/disaster-resource-center/preparedness-starts-local/
Food Allergy Research & Education
- Food allergy emergency and disaster preparednesshttps://www.foodallergy.org/resources/food-allergy-emergency-and-disaster-preparedness
FoodSafety.gov
- Food safety during a power outagehttps://www.foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/food-safety-during-power-outage
Geophysical Research Letters
- Pang et al. (2020), the Magna earthquake fault geometryhttps://doi.org/10.1029/2020GL089798
Gluten Intolerance Group
- Gluten-free emergency preparednesshttps://gluten.org/2020/10/08/emergency-preparedness-for-gluten-free-individuals/
- Emergency alerts on Androidhttps://support.google.com/android/answer/9319337
Great Salt Lake Commissioner (State of Utah)
- The Great Salt Lake Strategic Plan (PDF)https://greatsaltlake.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Great-Salt-Lake-Strategic-Plan.pdf
Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills
- The Great Utah ShakeOuthttps://www.shakeout.org/utah/
HHS / ASPR
- COVID-19 public health emergency declarationhttps://aspr.hhs.gov/legal/PHE/Pages/2019-nCoV.aspx
InciWeb (interagency)
- InciWeb incident informationhttps://inciweb.wildfire.gov/
Influenza Encyclopedia (Univ. of Michigan)
- Salt Lake City and the 1918 influenzahttps://www.influenzaarchive.org/cities/city-saltlakecity.html
Insurance Information Institute
- Earthquake insurance for homeownershttps://www.iii.org/article/earthquake-insurance-for-homeowners
- Renters insurancehttps://www.iii.org/article/renters-insurance
- Insurance for your house and personal possessionshttps://www.iii.org/article/insurance-for-your-house-and-personal-possessions
- Which disasters are covered by homeowners insurance?https://www.iii.org/article/which-disasters-are-covered-by-homeowners-insurance
- Settling insurance claims after a disasterhttps://www.iii.org/article/settling-insurance-claims-after-a-disaster
International Association of Fire Chiefs
- Ready, Set, Go! programhttps://www.iafc.org/topics-and-tools/resources/resource/ready-set-go-program
Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
- Texture of emergency foods and aspiration risk in older adults (2019)https://www.medicaljournals.se/jrm/content/html/10.2340/16501977-2542
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- What to do in an enteral feeding emergencyhttps://www.kentcht.nhs.uk/leaflet/what-to-do-in-an-enteral-feeding-emergency/
Kidney Community Emergency Response (KCER)
- 3-Day Emergency Diet Plan (adapted from CMS)https://esrd.ipro.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Emergency_-3-day-emergency-diet_final_508.pdf
KJZZ/KUTV
- Illegal cross-connection prompts boil water order in Riverton (May 2026)https://kjzz.com/news/local/illegal-cross-connection-prompts-boil-water-order-in-riverton
KPCW
- Utah man's lightning death is 23rd in 30 years (July 22, 2026)https://www.kpcw.org/state-regional/2026-07-22/utah-mans-lightning-death-is-23rd-in-30-years
- KPCW en español (noticias)https://www.kpcw.org/enespanol
KSL
- Deadly Utah pileup highlights dust storm danger (July 26, 2021)https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/deadly-utah-pileup-highlights-another-concern-of-drought-expert-says/50211751
- Hazmat spill closes I-80; Tollgate residents shelter in place (2022)https://www.ksl.com/article/news/utah/hazmat-spill-closes-i-80-tollgate-residents-temporarily-shelter-in-place/51559170
KUER
- Utah summer heat records and risks (Sept. 8, 2026)https://www.kuer.org/science-environment/2026-09-08/utah-summer-heat-records-and-risks
- Órdenes de evacuación por el incendio de Parleys Canyon fueron emitidas solo en inglés (2021)https://www.kuer.org/kuer-en-espanol/2021-08-21/ordenes-de-evacuacion-por-el-incendio-de-parleys-canyon-fueron-emitidas-solo-en-ingles-generando-confusion-entre-hispanohablantes
- KUER en español (noticias)https://www.kuer.org/kuer-en-espanol
KUNC / Mountain West News Bureau
- Utah had the nation's highest home insurance nonrenewal rate in 2025 (Sept. 2026)https://www.kunc.org/2026-09-17/utah-homeowners-insurance-wildfires-climate-change
KUTV
- Residents raise questions about Utah's emergency alert system after wildfires (Aug. 11, 2026)https://kutv.com/news/local/residents-raise-questions-about-utahs-emergency-alert-system-in-light-of-recent-wildfires
- Boil order lifted in Beaver (July 31, 2026)https://kutv.com/news/local/drinking-water-concern-resolved-boil-order-lifted-in-beaver
MedlinePlus (NIH)
- Heat emergencieshttps://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000056.htm
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- How to use the gravity method with your feeding tubehttps://www.mskcc.org/cancer-care/patient-education/tube-feeding-using-gravity-method
NAIC
- Understanding earthquake deductibleshttps://content.naic.org/article/consumer-insight-understanding-earthquake-deductibles
National Disaster Interfaiths Network
- Sheltering and mass care for Jewshttps://dornsife.usc.edu/crcc/wp-content/uploads/sites/105/2015/03/NDIN_TSP_Competent_MassCare_Jews_v1014.pdf
National Kidney Foundation
- Emergency meal planning for patients on dialysishttps://www.kidney.org/kidney-topics/emergency-meal-planning-patients-dialysis
National Park Service (Bryce Canyon)
- Lightning safetyhttps://www.nps.gov/brca/planyourvisit/lightningsafety.htm
National Park Service (Zion)
- Monsoon season (July 29, 2026)https://www.nps.gov/zion/learn/news/2026-07-29-monsoon-season.htm
National Weather Service
- HeatRisk 7-day forecasthttps://www.wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/heatrisk/
- Heat illness: warning signs and what to dohttps://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-illness
- NOAA Weather Radio: programming your county (SAME)https://www.weather.gov/nwr/nwrsame
- NOAA Weather Radio coverage by Utah countyhttps://www.weather.gov/nwr/county_coverage?State=UT
- NWS Grand Junction (eastern Utah)https://www.weather.gov/gjt/
- The April 23, 1999 northern Utah downslope windstorm (Technical Attachment 99-09)https://www.weather.gov/media/wrh/online_publications/TAs/ta9909.pdf
- Salt Lake City tornado, August 11, 1999https://www.weather.gov/slc/SLC_Tornado
- Lightning fatalities in 2026https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-fatalities
- Before a high wind eventhttps://www.weather.gov/safety/wind-before
- During a high wind eventhttps://www.weather.gov/safety/wind-during
- Tornado watch vs. warning, and where to shelterhttps://www.weather.gov/safety/tornado-ww
- NWS Salt Lake City watches and warnings maphttps://www.weather.gov/slc/WWAmap
- Lightning safety: When Thunder Roars, Go Indoorshttps://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-safety
- Lightning safety tipshttps://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-tips
- Severe weather awareness: hailhttps://www.weather.gov/cys/severe_weather_awareness_week_wed
- Flood safetyhttps://www.weather.gov/safety/flood
- Winter weather safetyhttps://www.weather.gov/safety/winter
- NWS Salt Lake City forecast officehttps://www.weather.gov/slc/
National Weather Service (ADOT flyer)
- Pull Aside, Stay Alive: dust storm drivinghttps://www.weather.gov/media/twc/DustSafetyADOT2014Bold.pdf
Natural History Museum of Utah
- Mapping extreme heat in Salt Lake City (2023)https://nhmu.utah.edu/articles/2023/10/mapping-extreme-heat-salt-lake-city
NC Cooperative Extension
- Emergency food preparedness (2026)https://henderson.ces.ncsu.edu/news/emergency-food-preparedness/
NFPA
- Fire loss in the United States during 2024https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/fire-loss-in-the-united-states
- Escape planninghttps://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/escape-planning
- Smoke alarms: placement, interconnection, and alarms for people who are deafhttps://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/home-fire-safety/smoke-alarms
- Smoke alarms in U.S. home fires (2018-2022 data)https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/smoke-alarms-in-us-home-fires
- Home structure fires (2019-2023 data)https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/home-structure-fires
- Home cooking fires (2017-2021 data)https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/research/nfpa-research/fire-statistical-reports/home-cooking-fires
NFPA / Firewise USA
- Preparing homes for wildfire (Home Ignition Zone)https://www.nfpa.org/education-and-research/wildfire/preparing-homes-for-wildfire
NHTSA
- Child heatstroke preventionhttps://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/heatstroke
NIH NIDDK
- Eating, diet, and nutrition for lactose intolerancehttps://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/lactose-intolerance/eating-diet-nutrition
NOAA / NCICS
- State Climate Summaries 2022: Utahhttps://statesummaries.ncics.org/chapter/ut/
NOAA / NIDIS
- Drought.gov: current conditions for Utahhttps://www.drought.gov/states/utah
NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center
- River and snowmelt forecasts (Utah)https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/
NOAA NCEI
- State Climate Extremes Committee: Utah maximum temperature (2022)https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/monitoring-content/extremes/scec/reports/20220708-Utah-Maximum-Temperature.pdf
NOAA Storm Prediction Center
- Tornado safetyhttps://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/safety.html
- Convective outlooks, days 1-8https://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/outlook/
NoHeatstroke.org (San Jose State University)
- Pediatric vehicular heatstroke deathshttps://noheatstroke.org
North Fork Special Service District (Utah County)
- Evacuation levels: Ready, Set, Gohttps://www.northforkdistrictutah.gov/evac
NPR (via WEKU)
- Winds up to 99 mph hit Utah (Sept. 9, 2020)https://www.weku.org/2020-09-09/winds-up-to-99-mph-hit-utah-skittering-semis-and-shuttering-capitol
Office of Gov. Spencer J. Cox
- Gov. Cox issues drought executive order (May 21, 2026)https://governor.utah.gov/press/gov-cox-issues-drought-executive-order-record-low-snowpack-and-record-warm-winter-drive-statewide-drought-response/
- Executive Order 2026-04 (June 25, 2026), wildfire and fireworks emergency (PDF)https://governor.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026.06.25-EO-State-Forester-Authority.pdf
OSHA
- Heat: overviewhttps://www.osha.gov/heat-exposure
- Winter weather: cold stresshttps://www.osha.gov/winter-weather/cold-stress
- Chainsaw safety fact sheethttps://www.osha.gov/sites/default/files/publications/chainsaws.pdf
PNAS
- Hatchett, Mecher & Lipsitch (2007), 1918 interventions and outcomeshttps://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0610941104
Ready.gov (FEMA)
- Build a Kithttps://www.ready.gov/kit
- Make a Planhttps://www.ready.gov/plan
- Pandemichttps://www.ready.gov/pandemic
- Prepare Your Pets for Disastershttps://www.ready.gov/pets
- Earthquakeshttps://www.ready.gov/earthquakes
- Wildfireshttps://www.ready.gov/wildfires
- Floodshttps://www.ready.gov/floods
- Landslides & Debris Flowhttps://www.ready.gov/landslides-debris-flow
- Power Outageshttps://www.ready.gov/power-outages
- Winter Weatherhttps://www.ready.gov/winter-weather
- Droughthttps://www.ready.gov/drought
- Avalanchehttps://www.ready.gov/avalanche
- Financial Preparednesshttps://www.ready.gov/financial-preparedness
- People with Disabilitieshttps://www.ready.gov/people-disabilities
- Older Adultshttps://www.ready.gov/older-adults
- Kids & Familieshttps://www.ready.gov/kids
- Water: storing and treatinghttps://www.ready.gov/water
- Extreme Heathttps://www.ready.gov/heat
- Foodhttps://www.ready.gov/food
- Car safetyhttps://www.ready.gov/car
- Commuter emergency plan (PDF)https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/commuter_emergency_plan.pdf
- Plan for locations: work, school, and childcarehttps://www.ready.gov/plan-for-locations
- Ready Responder toolkit (PDF)https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/documents/files/RRToolkit.pdf
- Family emergency communication plan (fillable card)https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2025-06/family-communication-plan_fillable-card.pdf
- Keep documents on the cloudhttps://www.ready.gov/collection/save-to-cloud
- Emergency alertshttps://www.ready.gov/alerts
- Chemicals and hazardous materials incidentshttps://www.ready.gov/chemical
- Shelterhttps://www.ready.gov/shelter
- Create your family emergency communication plan (PrepareAthon guide)https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/family-emergency-communication-planning-document.pdf
- Get tech readyhttps://www.ready.gov/get-tech-ready
- Evacuationhttps://www.ready.gov/evacuation
- Recovering from disasterhttps://www.ready.gov/recovering-disaster
- Ready.gov en español: prepárese para los desastreshttps://www.ready.gov/es
- Haga un planhttps://www.ready.gov/es/haga-un-plan
- Plan de comunicación familiar en emergencias (formulario)https://www.ready.gov/es/plan-form
- Prepare un kit de suministroshttps://www.ready.gov/es/kit
- Alertas de emergenciahttps://www.ready.gov/es/alertas-de-emergencia
- Calor extremohttps://www.ready.gov/es/calor-extremo
- Terremotoshttps://www.ready.gov/es/terremotos
- Incendios forestaleshttps://www.ready.gov/es/incendios-forestales
- Apagoneshttps://www.ready.gov/es/apagones
- Incendios en el hogarhttps://www.ready.gov/es/incendios-en-el-hogar
Rocky Mountain Power
- Storm and emergency preparednesshttps://www.rockymountainpower.net/outages-safety/storm-emergency-preparedness.html
- Trees and power lineshttps://www.rockymountainpower.net/trees
- Outages & safety (outage map, report an outage)https://www.rockymountainpower.net/outages-safety.html
- Access & functional needs, Medical Certificate programhttps://www.rockymountainpower.net/outages-safety/access-and-functional-needs.html
- Public Safety Power Shutoffs in southern Utah (June 26, 2026)https://www.rockymountainpower.net/about/newsroom/news-releases/rmp-initiates-public-safety-power-shutoffs-utah.html
Rocky Mountain Power (Utah Public Service Commission filing)
- Major Event Report: September 7-16, 2020 windstormhttps://pscdocs.utah.gov/electric/21docs/2103515/317616MjrEvntRprtSept7-16,20203-3-2021.pdf
Salt Lake City
- Fix the Bricks application pagehttps://www.slc.gov/housingstability/fix-the-bricks-application/
- ReTree SLC launches to replant lost city trees (2020)https://www.slc.gov/blog/2020/09/24/retree-slc-launches-as-an-effort-to-replant-lost-city-trees/
Salt Lake County
- Cool Zones (cooling centers)https://www.saltlakecounty.gov/mayor/cool-zones/
Salt Lake County Emergency Management
- Emergency response plan (2023 update)https://saltlakecountyem.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/ERP-2023-UPDATE-Final.pdf
Salt Lake Tribune
- Earthquake fears: new poll shows what Utahns worry about (Mar. 18, 2025)https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/03/18/earthquake-fears-new-poll-shows/
- Should Utahns get flood insurance? (May 18, 2023)https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2023/05/18/should-utahns-get-flood-insurance/
SAMHSA
- Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990https://www.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helpline
Seismological Research Letters
- Moschetti et al. (2021), ground motions from Utah earthquakes incl. Magnahttps://doi.org/10.1785/0220200449
ShakeAlert (USGS & partners)
- ShakeAlert earthquake early warning (CA, OR, WA)https://www.shakealert.org/
Summit County
- Notify alerts, including a Spanish WhatsApp channelhttps://summitcountyutah.gov/1068/Notify-Alerts
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Preparing an emergency food storagehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/emergency-preparedness/01-food-and-water-storage/01-preparing-emergency-food-storage?lang=eng
- Long-term food and water storagehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/emergency-preparedness/01-food-and-water-storage/03-long-term-food-and-water-storage?lang=eng
- Guidelines on emergency water storage and purificationhttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/emergency-preparedness/01-food-and-water-storage/02-guidelines-on-emergency-water-storage-and-purification?lang=eng
- Gospel Topics: Food storagehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/food-storage?lang=eng
- Family Home Storagehttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/family-home-storage/family-home-storage?lang=eng
- Home Storage Centershttps://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/life/home-storage-centers?lang=eng
TownLift
- Hiker dies on Mt. Timpanogos after lightning strikes summit (Sept. 2026)https://townlift.com/2026/09/hiker-dies-on-mt-timpanogos-after-lightning-strikes-summit/
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- 43 states at historically high unemployment rates in April 2020https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2020/43-states-at-historically-high-unemployment-rates-in-april-2020.htm
- Consumer Price Index, June 2022https://www.bls.gov/news.release/archives/cpi_07132022.htm
U.S. Chemical Safety Board
- 2009 Silver Eagle refinery accident, Woods Crosshttps://www.csb.gov/-csb-releases-analysis-showing-cause-of-rupture-and-hydrogen-blast-in-2009-silver-eagle-refinery-accident-in-woods-cross-utah-pipe-walls-thinned-due-to-corrosion-that-went-uninspected-for-years-/
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Micromobility (e-bike and scooter) information centerhttps://www.cpsc.gov/Safety-Education/Safety-Education-Centers/Micromobility-Information-Center
- Portable generator and fuel storage hazardshttps://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/5123_SafetyAlert_PortableGenerators_102021.pdf
U.S. Department of Labor
- Disaster Unemployment Assistancehttps://oui.doleta.gov/unemploy/disaster.asp
U.S. EPA
- Extreme heat and indoor air qualityhttps://www.epa.gov/emergencies-iaq/extreme-heat-and-indoor-air-quality
- Public Notification Rulehttps://www.epa.gov/dwreginfo/public-notification-rule
- Preguntas frecuentes acerca del humo de los incendios forestaleshttps://espanol.epa.gov/espanol/preguntas-frecuentes-acerca-del-humo-de-los-incendios-forestales
- Emergency disinfection of drinking waterhttps://www.epa.gov/ground-water-and-drinking-water/emergency-disinfection-drinking-water
- Indoor air filtration during wildfire smokehttps://www.epa.gov/wildfires/indoor-air-filtration
- How to create a cleaner air room at homehttps://www.epa.gov/wildfires/how-create-cleaner-air-room-home
- DIY air cleanershttps://www.epa.gov/emergencies-iaq/diy-air-cleaners
- Health risk of radonhttps://www.epa.gov/radon/health-risk-radon
U.S. FDA
- Insulin storage and switching between products in an emergencyhttps://www.fda.gov/drugs/emergency-preparedness-drugs/information-regarding-insulin-storage-and-switching-between-products-emergency
- Sodium in your diethttps://www.fda.gov/food/nutrition-education-resources-materials/sodium-your-diet
- Pulse oximeter basicshttps://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/pulse-oximeter-basics
U.S. Fire Administration
- State fire death risk (2023)https://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/deaths-injuries/states.html
- Fire risk to older adults (2023)https://www.usfa.fema.gov/statistics/deaths-injuries/older-adults.html
- Smoke alarms: test monthly, replace every 10 yearshttps://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prepare-for-fire/smoke-alarms/
- Heating fire safetyhttps://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/heating/
- Appliance and electrical fire safetyhttps://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/appliance-and-electrical/
- Lithium-ion battery safetyhttps://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prevent-fires/batteries/
- Fire extinguishers (PASS)https://www.usfa.fema.gov/prevention/home-fires/prepare-for-fire/fire-extinguishers/
- After the Fire: returning to normal (FA-46)https://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/fa_46.pdf
U.S. Small Business Administration
- Disaster assistancehttps://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance
UDOT
- UDOT Traffic: closures and conditionshttps://udottraffic.utah.gov/
UL Fire Safety Research Institute
- Close Before You Dozehttps://fsri.org/programs/close-before-you-doze
Union Pacific
- Union Pacific in Utah (2025)https://www.up.com/content/dam/upcom/corp-comm/documents/us-guide/pdf-utah-usguide.pdf
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
- UUSS: recent Utah earthquakes and informationhttps://quake.utah.edu/
USAGov
- How to replace lost or stolen ID cards and documentshttps://www.usa.gov/replace-vital-documents
USDA Forest Service
- Wildfire Risk to Communitieshttps://wildfirerisk.org/
USDA FSIS
- Keep your food safe during emergencieshttps://www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/safe-food-handling-and-preparation/emergencies/keep-your-food-safe-during-emergencies
USGS
- M 5.7 Magna, Utah earthquake, March 18, 2020 (event page)https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/uu60363602/executive
- Latest Earthquakes maphttps://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/
- 2023 50-State National Seismic Hazard Modelhttps://www.usgs.gov/programs/earthquake-hazards/science/2023-50-state-long-term-national-seismic-hazard-model
- Great Salt Lake at Saltair Boat Harbor (gauge 10010000), live datahttps://waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/USGS-10010000/
- Great Salt Lake Hydro Mapperhttps://webapps.usgs.gov/gsl/
- Playa- and industrially-sourced metals in Great Salt Lake dust (publication summary)https://www.usgs.gov/publications/contributions-great-salt-lake-playa-and-industrially-sourced-priority-pollutant-metals
USGS Utah Water Science Center
- Great Salt Lake elevations and areal extenthttps://www.usgs.gov/centers/utah-water-science-center/science/great-salt-lake-elevations-and-areal-extent
USU Extension
- Lactose intolerance: practical solutions for adultshttps://extension.usu.edu/nutrition/research/lactose-intolerance
- Food storagehttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/food-storage
- Storing white ricehttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storing-white-rice
- Food storage conditionshttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storage-conditions
- Storing canned goodshttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storing-canned-goods
- Storing dried milkhttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storing-dried-milk
- Water: storage and emergency usehttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/storing-water
- A guide to food storage for emergencies (2013)https://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/files/Food-Storage-Booklet.pdf
- Seven tips to take stock before restocking food storage (2020)https://extension.usu.edu/news_sections/home_family_and_food/seven-tips-to-help-you-take-stock-before-restocking-food-storage
- Making "eat" a part of wheathttps://extension.usu.edu/utah/files/MakingEataPartofWheat.pdf
- Cooking wheat (handout)https://extension.usu.edu/fscreate/files/handout_wheat.pdf
- Food Storage in the Homehttps://extension.usu.edu/preserve-the-harvest/research/food-storage-in-home
- A Guide to Food Storage for Emergencies (booklet)https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/extension_curall/2599/
Utah Avalanche Center
- Utah Avalanche Centerhttps://utahavalanchecenter.org/
- Avalanche forecasts by regionhttps://utahavalanchecenter.org/forecast
- Backcountry emergencieshttps://utahavalanchecenter.org/education/backcountry-emergencies
- Avalanche education and courseshttps://utahavalanchecenter.org/education
- Know Before You Gohttps://utahavalanchecenter.org/know-before-you-go
Utah Department of Workforce Services
- Unemployment insurance claimant guidehttps://jobs.utah.gov/ui/jobseeker/claimguide.html
- Unemployment insurancehttps://jobs.utah.gov/ui/home
Utah DEQ
- Report an environmental incident (24-hour line)https://deq.utah.gov/general/report-an-incident
Utah DEQ, Division of Air Quality
- Great Salt Lake dust information and FAQhttps://deq.utah.gov/air-quality/great-salt-lake-dust-information-and-frequently-asked-questions
- Assessing community exposure to particulate matter from the Great Salt Lakehttps://deq.utah.gov/daq/great-salt-lake-particulate-matter
- Inversionshttps://deq.utah.gov/daq/inversions
- air.utah.gov: current conditions, forecasts, burn statushttps://air.utah.gov/
- Air quality forecast and action dayshttps://air.utah.gov/forecast.php
- Northern Wasatch Front ozonehttps://deq.utah.gov/air-quality/northern-wasatch-front-ozone
- Uinta Basin ozone (winter inversions)https://deq.utah.gov/daq/uinta-basin-ozone
Utah DEQ, Division of Drinking Water
- Utah's drinking water (978 public systems; boil orders)https://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/utahs-drinking-water
- Boil water order: FAQhttps://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/faq-boil-water-order
- Drinking water emergency resourceshttps://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/emergencies-drinking-water
- Water system searchhttps://deq.utah.gov/drinking-water/water-system-search-form
Utah DEQ, Utah Radon Program
- Radon Program (test kits, ZIP code data, mitigators)https://deq.utah.gov/dwmrc/radon
Utah DHHS
- Measles response (Utah case counts)https://epi.utah.gov/measles-response/
- Bird flu in humans (Utah)https://epi.utah.gov/bird-flu-in-humans/
- West Nile virus reportshttps://epi.utah.gov/west-nile-virus-reports/
- Arboviral surveillance weekly report, week 39, 2026 (PDF)https://epi.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/Arboviral-Surveillance-Weekly-Report__MMWR39_2026.pdf
- Plaguehttps://epi.utah.gov/plague/
- Hantavirushttps://epi.utah.gov/hantavirus/
- Utah Wastewater Surveillance Systemhttps://avrpublic.dhhs.utah.gov/uwss/
- Utah health dashboardshttps://dhhs.utah.gov/health-dashboards/
- Utah COVID-19 dashboard (final, Nov 2023)https://coronavirus-dashboard.utah.gov/overview.html
Utah Division of Consumer Protection
- File a consumer complainthttps://commerce.utah.gov/dcp/complaint/
Utah Division of Emergency Management
- Be Informed: local alerts and the UtahQuake text linehttps://dem.utah.gov/be-informed/
- Water storage guide (2026)https://dem.utah.gov/resource/water-storage-guide/
- Family emergency plan worksheet (2026)https://dem.utah.gov/resource/emergency-plan-worksheet/
- Utah CERT program finder (spreadsheet)https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-wKlgogYE-5L2VilrXj1XZ2Snl6HQBGzNOnOyXMShOY/edit?usp=sharing
- 2023 spring runoff flooding resourceshttps://floodhazards.utah.gov/2023-spring-flood-information/
Utah Division of Forestry, Fire & State Lands
- HB 48 wildland-urban interface risk: FAQhttps://ffsl.utah.gov/wuirisk
- Utah Wildfire Annual Report 2024 (PDF)https://ffsl.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/UtahWildfireSummary_Final-1132025-1.pdf
- Utah FFSLhttps://ffsl.utah.gov/
Utah Division of Professional Licensing
- License lookup and verificationhttps://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html
Utah Division of Water Resources
- Great Salt Lakehttps://water.utah.gov/great-salt-lake/
- 2026 Drought Declarationhttps://water.utah.gov/water-data/drought/drought-declaration/
- Slow the Flow: water-saving tips, rebates, lawn watering guidehttps://slowtheflow.org/
- Utah water conditions update (2023 water year highlights)https://water.utah.gov/utah-water-conditions-update-4/
- Record snowpack expected to trigger flooding (Apr 14, 2023)https://water.utah.gov/record-snowpack-expected-to-trigger-flooding/
Utah Fire Info (interagency)
- Utah Fire Info: current fires and restrictionshttps://utahfireinfo.gov/
Utah Geological Survey
- Earthquake Hazardshttps://geology.utah.gov/hazards/earthquakes/
- Liquefactionhttps://geology.utah.gov/hazards/earthquakes/liquefaction/
- Update on Utah's Earthquake Early Warning Efforts (Survey Notes, Jan 2025)https://geology.utah.gov/map-pub/survey-notes/update-on-utahs-earthquake-early-warning-efforts/
- Utah Geologic Hazards Portal (interactive map)https://maps.geology.utah.gov/hazards/
- A Wasatch Front earthquake: what would happen?https://geology.utah.gov/wasatch-front-earthquake-what-would-happen
- Officials encourage preparation for groundwater flooding (2023)https://geology.utah.gov/officials-encourage-preparation-for-groundwater-flooding-hazards
- Landslideshttps://geology.utah.gov/hazards/landslides/
- Debris flowshttps://geology.utah.gov/hazards/landslides/debris-flows/
- Radon gas hazardshttps://geology.utah.gov/hazards/problem-soils/radon/
Utah Insurance Department
- Home insurance claims informationhttps://insurance.utah.gov/consumers/home-insurance/home-claims-info/
- Disaster preparednesshttps://insurance.utah.gov/consumers/disaster-preparedness/
- Insurance tips for wildfire seasonhttps://insurance.utah.gov/insurance-tips-for-wildfire-season/
- Before an emergency: how to prepare for a wildfire (2026)https://insurance.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/1PrepareForAWildfire.pdf
- Homeowner's insurancehttps://insurance.utah.gov/consumers/home-insurance/homeowners-insurance/
- After a fire losshttps://insurance.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/3AfterFireLoss.pdf
- Proving your loss: navigating the claim processhttps://insurance.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/5ProvingYourLoss.pdf
- Protecting yourself from fraud (2026)https://insurance.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/4ProtectingYourselfFromFraud.pdf
- Complaintshttps://insurance.utah.gov/complaints/
Utah Legislature
- Utah Code 58-17b-608 (pharmacist emergency refill)https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter17B/58-17b-S608.html
- Utah Code 53-2a-206 (governor's state of emergency, 30-day limit)https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title53/Chapter2A/53-2a-S206.html
- Utah Code 26B-7-317 (public health emergency, 30-day limit)https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter7/26B-7-S317.html
- SB 195 (2021) Emergency Response Amendments, enrolled (PDF)https://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/sbillenr/SB0195.pdf
- HB 294 (2021) Pandemic Emergency Powers Amendmentshttps://le.utah.gov/~2021/bills/static/HB0294.html
Utah Office of Energy Development
- 2025 Utah gasoline reporthttps://energy.utah.gov/wp-content/uploads/2025-Utah-Gas-Report.pdf
Utah Poison Control Center
- Utah Poison Control Center: 1-800-222-1222https://poisoncontrol.utah.edu/
Utah Public Notice Website
- Town of Junction boil order (July 22, 2026)https://www.utah.gov/pmn/sitemap/notice/1097185.html
- Public notices by government entityhttps://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html
Utah Public Radio
- Logan Island Fire evacuation notifications (Aug. 11, 2026)https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2026-08-11/logan-island-fire-evacuation-notification-alert
- Over 30 Draper homes damaged after groundwater flooding (Jan. 2023)https://www.upr.org/utah-news/2023-01-12/over-30-draper-homes-damaged-after-groundwater-flooding
Utah Seismic Safety Commission
- Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country (Utah handbook)https://earthquakes.utah.gov/putting-down-roots/
- Earthquake report outlines top priorities (2022)https://earthquakes.utah.gov/2022/01/31/earthquake-report-outlines-top-priorities/
- Terremotos en Utah: publicaciones en españolhttps://earthquakes.utah.gov/category/en-espanol/
Utah Seismic Safety Commission / Utah DEM
- Unreinforced Masonry Buildings in Utahhttps://earthquakes.utah.gov/unreinforced-masonry/
Utah Seismic Safety Commission / Utah Geological Survey
- Echando raíces en tierra de terremotos (guía en español, PDF grande)https://ugspub.nr.utah.gov/publications/non_lib_pubs/putting-down-roots-es.pdf
Utah State Fire Marshal
- Home fire safetyhttps://firemarshal.utah.gov/fire-safety/home-fire-safety
Utah Transit Authority
- Sign up for service alertshttps://www.rideuta.com/Rider-Info/Service-Alerts
Washington Emergency Management Division
- Map Your Neighborhood overviewhttps://mil.wa.gov/asset/5dbc4d5ff2af3
- Neighborhood preparednesshttps://mil.wa.gov/neighborhoods
World Health Organization
- Disease Outbreak News: pneumonia of undetermined etiology, Russian Federation (Oct 10, 2026)https://www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news/item/2026-DON620