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  • 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

  • Seligson, H. A.; Eguchi, R. T.; Tierney, K. J.; Richmond, K.
    Chemical Hazards, Mitigation and Preparedness in Areas of High Seismic Risk: A Methodology of Estimating the Risk of Post-Earthquake Hazardous Materials Release.
    National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research, Buffalo, NY.; National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., November 7, 1996, 140 p.
    Keywords: Scenarios; Risk assessment; Vulnerability; Gases; Fault tree analysis; Chlorine; Public safety; Soil-structure interactions; Facilities management; Chemical plants; Plumes; Chemical hazards; Earthquake damage; Diffusion modeling; Ammonia; Damage probability matrix; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Emergency preparedness; Failure analysis; Seismic effects; Emergency plans; Hazardous materials spills; Dispersion; Mitigation; Hazards analysis

  • Are You Ready: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness.
    September 2002, 116 p.
    Identifying Number(s): H-34
    Keywords: Man-made hazards; Terrorism; Animals; Technological hazards; Disaster preparedness; Emergency preparedness; Public safety; Citizens; Shelters; Emergency responses; United States; Natural hazards

  • Mohraz, B.; Chung, R. M.; McLane, T. R.
    Recommendations of the Lifeline Policymakers Workshop. Held in January, 1997.
    October 1997, 54 p.
    Identifying Number(s): NISTIR-6085
    Keywords: Hazards; Sewers; Risk assessment; Seismic design; Public safety; Water supply; Liquid fuels; Standards; Telecommunications; Guidelines; Policy making; Electric power; Public utilities; Ground motion; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Meetings; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; Transportation systems; Recommendations; Natural gas; Transportation networks

  • Bernknopf, R. L.; Brookshire, D. S.; Ganderton, P. T.
    Role of Geoscience Information in Reducing Catastrophic Loss Using a Web-Based Economics Experiment.
    January 2003, 38 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/PP-1683
    Keywords: ; Floods; Hazards; Risk management; Earthquakes; Public safety; Geology; Data analysis; Natural disasters; Economic theory; Losses; Information systems; Maps; Insurance; Geophysics; Assessments; Tornadoes; Fires; Castrophes; Costs; Benefits