For those of you who are interested in taking minimal precautions to protect yourself and those you love in regards to the recent upgrade of the national terrorist threat alert, I put together a incomplete list of US Gov administered links, detailing recommended civilian response to various terrorist emergencies.
Hopefully this will give some of you alittle more insight into the appropriate courses of action in the unlikely event something happens.
....detailed guides on suggested general civilian response to an undefined terrorist emergency:
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/terrorism/terrorf.shtm
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bldvent/2002-139.html
(Guidance for Protecting Building Environments
from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks)
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to biological events:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlist.asp
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to chemical events:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlistchem.asp
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to radiological events:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/response.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/db.htm (information on and suggested response to dirty bomb event)
Hopefully this will give some of you alittle more insight into the appropriate courses of action in the unlikely event something happens.
....detailed guides on suggested general civilian response to an undefined terrorist emergency:
http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/keepsafe/unexpected.html
http://www.fema.gov/areyouready/
http://www.fema.gov/hazards/terrorism/terrorf.shtm
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/bldvent/2002-139.html
(Guidance for Protecting Building Environments
from Airborne Chemical, Biological, or Radiological Attacks)
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to biological events:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlist.asp
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to chemical events:
http://www.bt.cdc.gov/Agent/agentlistchem.asp
...detailed guides on suggested civilian response to radiological events:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/response.htm
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/radiation/db.htm (information on and suggested response to dirty bomb event)