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Disaster Facts& Figureswww.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325
DISASTER FACTS & FIGURESBoth natural and man-made disasters are becoming more common allaround the world. El Niño and La Niña events impact billions of peoplesince these climate extremes disrupt jet streams and regions of high andlow pressure. These disruptions can potentially increase or decreaseweather-related disasters such as extreme heat and cold, floods, hurricanesand thunderstorms.According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’sPacific Marine Environmental Laboratory Tropical Atmosphere Oceanproject, El Niño happens when tropical Pacific Ocean trade winds die outand ocean temperatures become unusually warm. La Niña occurs when thetrade winds blow unusually hard and sea temperatures become colder thannormal. These warm and cold phases are referred to as El Niño/SouthernOscillation, or ENSO, which has a period of roughly 3-7 years. AlthoughENSO originates in the tropical Pacific system, it has effects on patterns ofweather all over the world. 1El Niño (warm episodes) occur about every 4-5 years and can last up to 12to 18 months. 2 La Niña (cold episodes) conditions recur every few yearsand typically last 9 to 12 months but can persist for as long as 2 years. 3There are also periods where the system is neither warm nor cold (calledneutral conditions).Even though there is still much to learn about these systems and theirimpacts on the global community, ENSO forecasts can help individuals,businesses, and governments prepare for these events.To learn more about NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental LaboratoryTropical Atmosphere Ocean project visit www.pmel.noaa.gov/tao/In addition to the climate extremes mentioned above, some key elementsin the increasing numbers of worldwide disasters include:• Global warming and cooling, earth’s crust moving, etc.• Larger cities are sprawling into high-risk zones• World population is nearly 6 billion and growing causingglobal water consumption to increase• Humans damaging our natural resources (e.g. pollution,destroying rain forests, coral reefs, wetlands, etc.)The World Meteorological Organization has released evidence that the1990s were the warmest decade globally since instrumental measurementsstarted in the 1860s with 1998 being the warmest year on record so far.2 www.itsadisaster.net or call 1-888-999-4325
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Page 17 and 18: CONTENTSDisclaimer . . . . . . . .
Page 19 and 20: About Chemical Agents . . . . . . .
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Page 26 and 27: GENERAL FACTS & FIGURES ON DISASTER
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Page 35 and 36: FAMILY EMERGENCY PLAN CHECKLISTThe
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Page 39 and 40: FAMILY EMERGENCY PLANEMERGENCY CONT
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Page 53 and 54: WHAT TO DO BEFORE ADISASTER STRIKES
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Page 59 and 60: WILDFIRE MITIGATIONAs our populatio
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• electrical damage - switch off
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deposit box) so you have identifica
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• If washing dishes or clothes, m
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Know how to shut off power - Know w
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Wildfires are intense fires that ar
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What are YOU gonna do about…AFLOO
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AFTER AFLOOD (OR HEAVY RAIN):Things
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Stay put - Stay inside until the en
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transportation accident involving h
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Strange vapors or danger - Report a
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Typhoon - used in Northwest Pacific
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IF IN A MULTI-STORY BUILDING - Go t
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What are YOU gonna do about…ANUCL
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What is Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)
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IF AN EXPLOSION OR BLAST - (like fr
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What are YOU gonna do about…TERRO
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Stay current on threats - Both U.S.
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GUARDED (Blue) - a general risk of
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HIGH (Orange) - credible intelligen
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SEVERE (Red) - terrorist attack has
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Cyber attacks target computer netwo
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• Animals and insects - some dise
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Plague - is caused by a bacterium c
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shoes that are contaminated but don
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or ticks) and found in soil, water
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Be ready to evacuate - Listen to lo
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A known terrorist tactic combines b
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(eyes, throat, or lungs), an acid i
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made and originally developed to ki
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• Breathing problems or disease -
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AFTER tips developed by FEMA and th
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Don’t panic -- Listen - Stay calm
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What if you or someone in your offi
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If radioactive materials were possi
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What are YOU gonna do about…ATHUN
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What are YOU gonna do about…ATORN
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DURING A TORNADO:Listen - Use a bat
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• Advisory - an earthquake has oc
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What are YOU gonna do about…AVOLC
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• Listen for creaking on your roo
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• calcium chloride - good for mel
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TIPS ON RECOVERING FROM ADISASTERUn
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Watch your temper - Stress will mak
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GETTING HELP: DISASTER ASSISTANCE
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• Obtain loans and grants - local
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TIPS ON USING HOUSEHOLD FOODSCOOKIN
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TIPS ON SANITATION OF HUMAN WASTEIn
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DEALING WITH DEATH OR MASS CASUALTI
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RED CROSS FIRST AID SERVICESAND PRO
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What are YOU gonna do about…AN EM
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TIPS ON CALLING FOR AN AMBULANCEWhe
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What are YOU gonna do about…BITES
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(pee) which reduces the stinging pa
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Things to watch for…Puncture mark
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Scorpions will sting anything that
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What are YOU gonna do about…BLEED
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What are YOU gonna do about…BREAT
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What are YOU gonna do about…BROKE
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• DO NOT remove any item that sti
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What are YOU gonna do about…CHOKI
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What are YOU gonna do about…COLD-
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What are YOU gonna do about…CONVU
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What are YOU gonna do about…DROWN
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FOREIGN OBJECT IN EARIf something c
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If the injury is from a chemical:
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What are YOU gonna do about…HEART
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CPR POSITION FOR ADULTS (8 YEARS &
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CPR POSITION FOR INFANTS (UNDER 1 Y
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• Put victim on their side to kee
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What are YOU gonna do about…INFEC
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Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA) and
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POISON - INHALED BY BREATHINGReview
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Illustration 3-4Poison IvyIllustrat
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POISON - SWALLOWEDSee TERRORISM (in
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What are YOU gonna do about…A STR
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ABOUT THE AMERICAN RED CROSS:Extrac
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ABOUT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCYMANAGEME
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STATE & TERRITORY EMERGENCY MANAGEM
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Nebraska Emergency Management Agenc
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warning and disaster tracking servi
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ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY CANADAExtracted
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• TRAINING AND EDUCATIONThe Canad
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INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CRO
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need. MRC volunteers work in coordi
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APPENDIX BBusiness Continuity(Plan
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• If possible, know who’s in th
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• Other Businesses/Immediate Neig
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Cyber threats - Computer crime and
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Web links - The following list incl
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Jane’s (company offers comprehens
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fires, and radioactive fallout (res
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Detection - You cannot see, smell,
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• More serious symptoms - person
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Indoor shelter shielding - Below ar
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Protect yourself - Review this Appe
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deadly the first few days without p
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APPENDIX EThe following SAMPLE GUID
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United States is not immune from ac
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. Everyone should stay focused on t
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AcronymsUsed in preceding 6-page
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American Heart Association. 2005 Gu
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Centers for Disease Control and Pre
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Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. U
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Survivor Industries, Inc. “The Wa
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES& WEB SITESAMER
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Heart and Stroke Foundation of Cana
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INDEXAactivated charcoal, first aid
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sunburn, first aid treatment, 167bu
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treatment, 104choking, first aid tr
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facts and figures, 2-8family emerge
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volunteer programs (Citizen Corps /
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safety information, 65-68shelter-in
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fires, 35, 55-56floods, 33-34landsl
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emergency shelters and, 15, 139evac
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iotoxin (also considered a chemical
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cyber attacks, 81, 89-90DCEMA’s T
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This Manual is available through th
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