You can prepare for an influenza pandemic now. You should know both the magnitude of what can happen during a pandemic outbreak and what actions you can take to help lessen the impact of an influenza …
Explosive Terrorist Attack Fact Sheet
Terrorists have frequently used explosive devices as one of their most common weapons. Terrorists do not have to look far to find out how to make explosive devices; the information is readily …
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Radiological Terrorist Attack Fact Sheet
Terrorist use of an Radiological Dispersion Device (RDD) — often called “dirty nuke” or “dirty bomb” — is considered far more likely than use of a nuclear explosive device. An RDD combines a …
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Nuclear Terrorism Fact Sheet
A nuclear blast is an explosion with intense light and heat, a damaging pressure wave, and widespread radioactive material that can contaminate the air, water, and ground surfaces for miles around. A …
Chemical Terrorism Fact Sheet
Chemical agents are poisonous vapors, aerosols, liquids and solids that have toxic effects on people, animals or plants. They can be released by bombs or sprayed from aircraft, boats and vehicles. …
Biological Terrorism Fact Sheet
Biological Threats Close up of bacterial colonies in a Petri dishBiological agents are organisms or toxins that can kill or incapacitate people, livestock and crops. A biological attack is the …
FEMA Emergency SMS Services
FEMA provides safety tips as well as emergency SMS services. Their text message program can be used in two ways: to receive regular safety tips for specific disaster types, and to search for …
Disaster Preparedness Kit
According to FEMA, here is what should be in the most basic disaster kit. Other names for this kit are 72 Hour Kit, GO Bag, or Bail out Bag (BOB). A disaster supplies kit is simply a collection of …
Cyber Terrorism Fact Sheet
Often times, we may not realize that our actions online might put us, our families, and even our country at risk. Learning about the dangers online and taking action to protect ourselves is the first …
What Every Public Safety Officer Should Know About Radiation and Radioactive Materials
This quick-reference guide for public safety personnel pro- vides basic information about and an understanding of radia- tion, radiation hazards, and initial response. It is not intended to replace an …