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Table 2.1<br />

Types of disasters, hazards, or events that may require Federal assistance<br />

Type of event<br />

Natural<br />

Accidental<br />

Civil/Political<br />

Terrorist/Criminal<br />

Other<br />

Examples<br />

Flood, earthquake, hurricane, tornado, typhoon, l<strong>and</strong>slide, tsunami, ice<br />

storm, drought, wildfire, epidemic, disease<br />

Chemical spill, transportation accident, industrial accident, radiological<br />

incident, nuclear incident, explosion, utility outage<br />

Public demonstration, protest, civil disturbance, strike, mass<br />

immigration<br />

Chemical attack, biological attack, radiological attack, nuclear attack,<br />

high-explosive attack, war<br />

Inauguration, State of the Union, Olympics, major sporting event,<br />

summit conference, cyber attack<br />

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