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  • Ross, K. E. K.
    Proceedings from the Conference on Disaster Preparedness: The Place of Earthquake Education in Our Schools. Held in Buffalo, New York on July 9-11, 1989.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 31, 1989, 276 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NCEER-89-0017
    Keywords: Abstracts; Curriculum; Emergency preparedness; School safety; Earthquakes; Meetings; Instructional materials; School buildings; Public information programs; Disaster planning; Statistical data; Emergency programs

  • Gillespie, D. F.; Sherraden, M. W.; Streeter, C. L.; Zakour, M. J.
    Mapping Networks of Organized Volunteers for Natural Hazard Preparedness.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., June 1986, 208 p.
    Keywords: Social services; Hazards; Readiness; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Organizations; Networks; Volunteers; Communications management; Disasters

  • Are You Ready. Your Guide to Disaster Preparedness.
    September 1990, 102 p.
    Identifying Number(s): FEMA-H-34
    Keywords: ; Storms; Tsunamis; Hazardous materials; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Emergency planning; Nuclear power plants; Shelters; Disaster planning; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Fires; Floods; Disasters

  • Natural Hazards Observer, Volume IV, Number 2, December 1979.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management., December 1979, 12 p.
    Keywords: Flood plains; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Research; Meteorology; Land acquisition; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Shore protection; Newsletters; Coasts; Disaster relief; Disasters

  • Turner, R. H.; Nigg, J. M.; Paz, D. H.; Young, B. S.
    Community Response to Earthquake Threat in Southern California. Part Five: Action Response in the Public.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Engineering and Applied Science.; Geological Survey, Reston, VA., January 1980, 164 p.
    Keywords: Responses; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Evaluation; Communities; Behavior; Public opinion; Forecasting; California; Warning systems; Attitudes; Government agencies; Mass media

  • Leik, R. K.; Carter, T. M.; Clark, J. P.; Kendal, S. D.; Gifford, G. A.
    Community Response to Natural Hazard Warnings.
    National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Office of Planning and Resources Management.; Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC.; National Weather Service, Washington, DC., April 1981, 79 p.
    Keywords: Responses; Hazards; Emergency preparedness; Disaster preparedness; Earthquakes; Surveys; Communities; Public opinion; Attitudes; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Disasters; Floods

  • Engineering Resilience Solutions From Earthquake Engineering to Extreme Events: 1997-2007, A Decade of Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Resilience.
    Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA. Earthquake Engineering Research Centers Program., December 2008, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-08-SP09
    Keywords: ; Earthquake engineering; Electric power systems; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Research and development; Emergency response; Water supply; Utilities; Hospitals; Power grids

  • Tierney, K. L.; Petak, W. J.; Hahn, H.
    Disabled Persons and Earthquake Hazards.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., cJanuary 1988, 170 p.
    Keywords: ; Handicapped persons; Hazards; Physically handicapped; Risk assessment; Case studies; Elderly persons; Social effect; Losses; Nursing homes; Literature surveys; Disabled persons; Earthquake damage; Earthquake; Intermediate care facilities; Buildings; Emergency preparedness; Emergency planning; California; Fires; Local planning; Disasters; Senior citizens

  • Jones, L. M.; Bernknopf, R.; Cox, D.; Goltz, J.; Hudnut, K.; Mileti, D.; Perry, S.; Ponti, D.; Porter, K.; Reichle, M.; Seligson, H.; Shoaf, K.; Treiman, J.; Wein, A.
    ShakeOut Scenario. Version 1.0.
    January 2008, 312 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['USGS-OFR-2008-1150', 'CGS-25']
    Keywords: Kern County (California); Scenarios; Damage assessment; Seismic design; Socioeconomic factors; Geology; Casualties; Orange County (California); Economic impact; Earthquakes; Utilities; Los Angeles County (California); Riverside County (California); Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; San Bernardino County (California); Emergency preparedness; Aftershocks; California; Imperial County (California); Emergency response; San Andreas Fault; San Diego County (California); Ventura County (California)

  • Stambaugh, H.; Sensenig, D.
    Special Report. Fire Department Preparedness for Extreme Weather Emergencies and Natural Disasters.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., April 2008, 39 p.
    Keywords: ; Crimes; Buildings; Fire prevention; First responders; Emergency preparedness; Public safety; Emergency communications; Fire fighting; Communities; Fire departments; Natural disasters; Weather; Arson