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Author
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Title
Are You Ready. Your Guide to Disaster Preparedness.
Coporate
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC
Report
FEMA-H-34, September 1990, 90 p.
Distribution
Available from National Technical Information Service
Keywords
disasters | handbooks | planning | earthquakes | hazardous materials | nuclear power plants | emergency plans | shelters (fallout) | weather effects
Identifiers
emergency preparedness; floods; emergency planning; hurricanes; storms; tornadoes; tsunamis
Abstract
The handbook outlines basic steps to take in case of natural disasters (such as floods or tornadoes), man-made disasters (such as a nuclear power plant incident or industrial fire) and national security emergencies (such as an attack on the country). Each chapter ends with a list of publicatons one can get to find out more about disaster planning.