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

  • ['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: ; Benefits; Castrophes; Tornadoes; Floods; Public safety; Economic theory; Costs; Hazards; Assessments; Natural disasters; Insurance; Fires; Information systems; Losses; Geophysics; Geology; Risk management; Data analysis; Maps; Earthquakes

  • ['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: ; Emergency preparedness; Fire prevention; Natural disasters; Emergency communications; Weather; Arson; Fire fighting; Buildings; Crimes; First responders; Public safety; Communities; Fire departments

  • ['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: Emergency preparedness; Scenarios; Soil-structure interactions; Public safety; Hazards analysis; Mitigation; Emergency plans; Risk assessment; Ammonia; Failure analysis; Chlorine; Chemical hazards; Diffusion modeling; Vulnerability; Chemical plants; Hazardous materials spills; Fault tree analysis; Earthquake damage; Plumes; Seismic effects; Gases; Facilities management; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Damage probability matrix; Dispersion

  • ['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: Seismic design; Liquid fuels; Electric power; Standards; Public utilities; Guidelines; Public safety; Recommendations; Risk assessment; Water supply; Hazards; Telecommunications; Policy making; Buildings; Meetings; Transportation systems; Sewers; National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program; Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Transportation networks; Natural gas