INTERNET RESOURCES FOR BREAKING NEWS

Thanks to Stuart Watson of WCNC-TV, Charlotte, for parts of this list.

Crisis coverage
http://www.newslab.org/links/crisislinks.htm
Links to background and data.

Disaster planning
http://www.notrain-nogain.org/Train/Res/Report/disast.asp
Guide includes practical advice on what to grab before you head out the door, tips for editors back in the newsroom and guidance on the first moves you should make on the scene of a disaster. Written for newspapers, but useful for all newsrooms.

Disaster links
http://www.cbsnews.com/digitaldan/disaster/disasters.shtml
Mega-list compiled by CBS News special events unit.

Earthquake
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/neic/
National info center, part of US Geological Survey, has current data, history, maps.

Hazmat spill
http://hazmat.dot.gov/enforce/spills/spills.htm
Incident summaries. Also check the searchable guidebook by substance name or ID number.

Hurricane
http://www.newslab.org/links/hurricanelinks.htm
Links to background, experts, safety info.

Lightning strike
http://www.lightningsafety.noaa.gov/
NOAA fact sheet and links.
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00052833.htm
CDC database, 1980-1995.
http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000901-d001000/d000907/d000907.html
CDC lightning safety sheet.

Plane crash
http://tinyurl.com/8ooak
Find plane by N-number, check govt. directives, performance standards, etc.
http://www.newslab.org/resources/crash.htm
Background on who does what in a crash investigation, with links.

Prison break or uprising
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/correct.htm
Bureau of Justice Statistics data on prisons and jails.

School violence
http://www.svrc.net/
Resources, statistics, fact sheets.

Shipwreck
http://cgmix.uscg.mil/IIR/
Coast Guard database of incident investigations, searchable.

Terrorist attack
http://tinyurl.com/amrzr
Fact sheets on biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear threats, from the National Academies.

Tornado
http://www.spc.noaa.gov/faq/tornado/
NOAA FAQ sheet has basics, history, research.
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/
CDC has safety and health info.

Train wreck or derailment
http://safetydata.fra.dot.gov/OfficeofSafety/
DOT site has data on accidents and incidents, inspections and highway-rail crossing data.

Truck or bus accident
http://www.safersys.org/
Govt. database searchable by name or DOT # will find what's carried, inspections, crashes, safety rating.

Wildfire
http://www.nifc.gov/
National clearinghouse with incident reports, maps, outlook, fact sheets.

Workplace accident
http://www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/est/est1
Search for OSHA enforcement inspections by the name of the establishment.

Workplace violence
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/violence/
Searchable incident database, fact sheets and background.