Major power outages, hazardous materials spills, nuclear power plant leaks, explosions and fires, are emergency situations that can occur with little or no warning. In addition to causing injury, loss of life or property damage, these emergencies may have social, technological and economic consequences to whole communities or larger geographical regions.
In this section
Fire
Fire safety and combating wildfire
Hazardous Materials
Identifying and cleaning up hazardous materials
Power Outages
Dealing with power outages, generators and preventing carbon monoxide poisoning
Radiological Incidents
Nuclear regulatory information and planning and response for radiological incidents