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National Response Framework (NRF), about, 217natural disasters. See disastersneck injuries, first aid treatment, 187nerve gas. See chemical agents9-1-1, tips for calling, 160NOAA (National Oceanic <strong>and</strong> Atmospheric Administration)Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory TropicalAtmosphere Ocean projectEl Niño <strong>and</strong> La Niña, about, 1Weather Radioabout, 0broadcast warnings forflood, 57hurricane, 67-68thunderstorm, 127tornado, 129-130tsunami, 133winter storm, 138disaster kit, including in, 18programming, Specific Area Message Encoding (SAME), 0web sites, 0, 1, 244nosebleeds, first aid treatment, 170nuclear blast (detonation), 113-115nuclear emergency, incident or attack. See also radiationbuzzwords, 74community planning for power plant emergencies, 73-74electromagnetic pulse (EMP), 115, 122, 125facts <strong>and</strong> figures, 4-5, 72falloutabout, 114-115best locations to go during, 119-120clean up before entering shelter, 125filtering water contaminated with, 121protecting from, 118-120, 122-124radioactive, 114-115reducing exposure to, 117shelter, about, 118-121sheltering from, 118-121potassium iodide (KI), using, 76, 117power plants, 72-76radioactive iodine <strong>and</strong>, 73, 76safety informationnuclear bomb or device, 113-126nuclear power plant emergency or incident, 72-76supplies, storing enough for a, 121nuclear radiation. See also radiationabout, 114258 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325

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