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Hazard preparedness
Awareness of the consequences of hazards and actions to be taken before, during, or after hazards occur or are encountered.
Subtopics:
Earthquake preparedness (12 items)
Aviation safety (1 items)

Fire preparedness (3 items)
Flood preparedness (3 items)
Landslide preparedness (1 items)


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Natural Hazards - Wildfires [New Window]
Overview of fire-related hazards for the fire management community and fire effects on the landscape with links to capabilities and programs, directory, and link to other agencies involved in wildfire research and management.
Water resources of Washington State - Flood hazards [New Window]
Description of the Flood Hazards study project by Water Resources Program in Tacoma, Washington with links to other flood hazard projects.
Earthquake Hazards 101 [New Window]
Provides links to explanatory materials for the layperson, including information on concepts behind earthquake maps, the use of probability, what the maps mean, how they are made, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Earthquake Hazards 201 - Technical Information [New Window]
Provides detailed technical information on earthquake hazards in the form of frequently asked questions. Desisigned for the technical audience, including building and safety planners.
Earthquake Hazards Program - Central and Eastern U.S. [New Window]
Information on earthquakes in central and eastern United States with links to earthquake monitoring, published products, recent earthquake information, discussion group, and current projects.
Earthquake Hazards Program - Northern California [New Window]
Home page for Northern California Earthquake Hazards Program with links to earthquake news, real-time earthquake and shaking maps, earthquake probabilities, latest earthquake information, hazards and preparedness, research and special features.
Earthquake Hazards Program - Southern California [New Window]
Site for the Southern California Earthquake Hazards Program with links to latest quake information, real-time earthquake maps and shaking maps, general information, hazards and preparedness, research, networks, and earthquakes for kids.
Earthquake Hazards Program external research support [New Window]
Abstracts, program announcements and descriptions of projects funded by the external research program.
Earthquake hazard maps [New Window]
National seismic hazards maps, global seismic hazards map, predictive intensity maps, shaking hazards maps and probabilities for California, and a variety of fact sheets on earthquakes.
Earthquake preparedness information [New Window]
Links to web sites, publications, and fact sheets on earthquake preparedness.
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