Overall
Why Prepare?
Citizen
Local
State
Federal
Basic Preparedness
Getting Informed
Planning and
Checklists
Special Needs
Disaster Supplies Kit
Shelter
Others
Natural Hazards
Floods
Hurricanes
Thunderstorms and lightning
Tornadoes
Winter storms and extreme cold
Extreme heat
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Landslides and debris flow
Tsunamis
Fires
Wildfires
Technological Hazards
Hazardous materials incidents
Household chemical emergencies
Nuclear power plant emergencies
Terrorism
Explosions
Biological threats
Chemical threats
Nuclear blasts
Radiological dispersion device events
Recovering from Disaster
Health and safety guidelines
Returning home
Seeking disaster assistance
Coping with disaster
Helping others
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Natural Hazards
Natural Hazards contains information about many types of
natural hazards. Natural hazards are events in nature that
threaten lives, property and other assets. Often, these can
be predicted; tending to occur repeatedly in the same
geographical locations because they are related to weather
patterns or physical characteristics of an area.
Natural hazards such as flood, fire, earthquake, tornado and
windstorms affect thousands of people every year. We need to
take prudent precautions to protect ourselves, our families
and our communities.
Use Natural Hazards to learn about the hazards that pose a
risk. Specific content on each hazard consists of
characteristics, terms, measures that can be taken
beforehand to lessen the impact of these events as well as
what individuals need to do during and after each event to
protect themselves.
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