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Selvaduray, G.
Japanese Private Sector Earthquake Programs and Their Applicability in the United States. Volume 2. Earthquake Emergency Preparedness of Japanese Industries.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Directorate for Engineering., cJanuary 1986, 125 p.
Identifying Number(s): REPT-8503-FR-2
Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Earthquake warning systems; Public education; Safety engineering; Businesses; Japan; Industries; Hospitals; Research projects; Petroleum industryMileti, D. S.
Natural Hazard Warning Systems in the United States: A Research Assessment.
National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. Research Applied to National Needs., January 1975, 120 p.
Keywords: Urban planning; Tsunamis; Community relations; Emergency preparedness; Flood forecasting; Earthquakes; Research; Landslides; Forecasting; Warning systems; Hurricanes; Geophysics; Tornadoes; Volcanoes; Weather forecasting; DisastersSchiff, A. J.
Proceedings of the Workshop on Performance Criteria for Telecommunication Services under Earthquake Conditions. Held in Stanford, California on April 16, 1998.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., July 15, 1998, 138 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-98-0008
Keywords: Earthquake damage; Emergency management; Performance evaluation; Packet switching; Public utilities; Earthquake engineering; Vulnerability; Criteria; Emergency preparedness; Meetings; Telephone systems; Seismic effects; Connectivity; Emergency power; Communication systems; Communication networks; Communications traffic; TelecommunicationsScawthorn, C.; Cowell, A. D.; Borden, F.
Fire-Related Aspects of the Northridge Earthquake.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (BFRL), Gaithersburg, MD., March 1998, 166 p.
Identifying Number(s): NIST-GCR-98-743
Keywords: Los Angeles (California); Incident management; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Pipelines; Emergency planning; Surveys; Natural disasters; Investigations; Northridge earthquake; Fire departments; California; Maps; Fires; San Fernando Valley (California); Natural gasKilijanek, T. S.
There She Blows: The Search and Rescue Response to the Mount St. Helens Volcano.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., January 1981, 151 p.
Keywords: Moses Lake; Washington (State); Local government; Searching; Mount Saint Helens; Emergency preparedness; State government; Volcanic ejects; Management; Emergency services; Rescue operations; Volcanoes; Search and rescue; DisastersJohnson, G. S.; Sheppard, R. E.; Quilici, M. D.; Eder, S. J.; Scawthorn, C. R.
Seismic Reliability Assessment of Critical Facilities: A Handboook, Supporting Documentation, and Model Code Provisions.
National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA., April 12, 1999, 396 p.
Identifying Number(s): MCEER-99-0008
Keywords: ; Building codes; Earthquake engineering; Emergency preparedness; Seismic design; Safety engineering; Design standards; Handbooks; CheckoutAtwater, B. F.; Cisternas, M.; Bourgeois, J.; Dudley, W. C.; Hendley, J. W.; Stauffer, O. H.
Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
January 2002, 24 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1187
Keywords: Lessons learned; Tsunami; Ocean waves; Coastal areas; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Credits; Strategies; Sources; Safety; Survival; Waves; Chile; CoastsSobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon (Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan).
January 2006, 28 p.
Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1218
Keywords: ; Lessons learned; Tsunamis; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Interviews; Hawaii; Survival; Japan; ChileEarthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region: 2002-2031.
January 2003, 235 p.
Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-214
Keywords: Ground motion; Risk assessment; Geologic faults; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; San Francisco Bay (California); Seismic events; Methodology; Probability; Damagement assessment; California; Disaster planning; Geologic history; Tectonics; Suburban areas; Urbanized areasLambright, W. H.
Role of States in Earthquake and Natural Hazard Innovation at the Local Level: A Decision-Making Study.
National Science Foundation, Washington, DC., December 1984, 338 p.
Keywords: Hazards; Local government; Emergency preparedness; Earthquakes; Comparison; State government; Decision making; Government policies; South Carolina; California; Japan; Nevada; Disasters