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Hazards UmbrellaHazards Umbrella

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Background: Recent Difficulties in Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster ReliefDisaster Relief

All-Hazards Emergency Management: All-Hazards Emergency Management: Core ConceptsCore Concepts

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Background: Recent Difficulties in Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster ReliefDisaster Relief

Prior to September 11, 2001Prior to September 11, 2001 Hurricane AndrewHurricane Andrew Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina

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All-Hazards Emergency Management: All-Hazards Emergency Management: Core ConceptsCore Concepts

Preparedness PlanningPreparedness Planning Mitigation of RiskMitigation of Risk Emergency Response OperationsEmergency Response Operations Recovery SystemsRecovery Systems

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Tropical Cyclonic StormsTropical Cyclonic Storms EarthquakesEarthquakes TornadoesTornadoes FloodsFloods Wildland FiresWildland Fires

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Tropical Cyclonic StormsTropical Cyclonic Storms

Tropical Depressions, Storms, HurricanesTropical Depressions, Storms, Hurricanes Superstorm SandySuperstorm Sandy

EarthquakesEarthquakes

Modified Mercalli Intensity ScaleModified Mercalli Intensity Scale Richter ScaleRichter Scale

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TornadoesTornadoes

Enhanced Fujita-Pearson ScaleEnhanced Fujita-Pearson Scale April 2011 and May 2013 OutbreaksApril 2011 and May 2013 Outbreaks

FloodsFloods

Flood ZonesFlood Zones Special Flood Hazard AreasSpecial Flood Hazard Areas

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Wildland FiresWildland Fires

Causes: Human and NaturalCauses: Human and Natural Potential for Serious Infrastructure DamagePotential for Serious Infrastructure Damage

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FUJITA SCALE DERIVED EF SCALE OPERATIONAL EF SCALE

F Number Fastest 1/4-mile (mph)

3 Second Gust (mph) EF Number 3 Second Gust

(mph) EF Number 3 Second Gust (mph)

0 40-72 45-78 0 65-85 0 65-85

1 73-112 79-117 1 86-109 1 86-110

2 113-157 118-161 2 110-137 2 111-135

3 158-207 162-209 3 138-167 3 136-165

4 208-260 210-261 4 168-199 4 166-200

5 261-318 262-317 5 200-234 5 Over 200

Hazardous Material AccidentsHazardous Material Accidents Infrastructure MalfunctionsInfrastructure Malfunctions Non-Wildland FiresNon-Wildland Fires

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Hazardous Material AccidentsHazardous Material Accidents

Essential Materials for SocietyEssential Materials for Society Mishandling and AccidentsMishandling and Accidents Potential CatastrophesPotential Catastrophes

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Grid Infrastructure MalfunctionsGrid Infrastructure Malfunctions

Grids that are Essential to Domestic Grids that are Essential to Domestic Commerce Commerce

Financial ConsequencesFinancial Consequences

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Non-Wildland FiresNon-Wildland Fires

Populated AreasPopulated Areas Human-Constructed InfrastructureHuman-Constructed Infrastructure Frequent and HazardousFrequent and Hazardous Expensive and LethalExpensive and Lethal

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Conventional WeaponsConventional Weapons Common ExplosivesCommon Explosives Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and

Nuclear HazardsNuclear Hazards

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Conventional WeaponsConventional Weapons FirearmsFirearms

Submachine GunsSubmachine Guns Assault RiflesAssault Rifles Rocket-Propelled GrenadesRocket-Propelled Grenades

Common ExplosivesCommon Explosives Plastic ExplosivesPlastic Explosives ANFO ExplosivesANFO Explosives

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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear HazardsNuclear Hazards Biological AgentsBiological Agents Chemical AgentsChemical Agents Radiological AgentsRadiological Agents Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Weapons

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