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U.S. NRC Fact Sheet: Radiation Monitoring at Nuclear Power Plants and the 'Tooth Fairy' Issue
This United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) factsheet discusses the monitoring of Strontium-90 (Sr-90), "a silvery-white alkaline earth metal that exists in several stable and unstable (or radioactive) isotopes," and the Tooth Fair Project, a study which claims that "Sr-90 concentrations in baby teeth are higher in areas around nuclear power plants than in other areas." It further discusses the limits NRC places on the amount of radioactive emissions allowed to be released from nuclear power plants, the environmental program that is reviewed and inspected by NRC, and that "Sr-90 in the atmosphere form nuclear power plants is extremely small compared with other man-made sources."
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Office of Public Affairs
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Safe Operation of Fire Tankers
"The alarming rate at which fire department tankers are involved in serious crashes led the United States Fire Administration (USFA) to commission this report. Since its inception, the USFA has been committed to enhancing the health and safety of emergency response personnel. Fire service personnel across the United States rely on the USFA for current information and state-of-the-art guidance on critical fire service operational issues. The purposes of this report include: (1) documenting all fatal crashes involving fire department tankers since 1990; (2) analyzing the causes and common factors associated with these crashes; (3) highlighting pertinent case histories that show examples of the problem; (4) providing information on reducing the frequency of these crashes and minimizing their severity/impact when unavoidable crashes occur; and (5) providing example procedures and checklists to assist departments in reducing the likelihood of tanker crashes."
United States Fire Administration
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USGS: Volcano Hazards Program [website]
"The mission of the USGS [United States Geological Survey] Volcano Hazards Program is to enhance public safety and minimize social and economic disruption from eruptions through delivery of effective forecasts, warnings, and information of volcano hazards based on scientific understanding of volcanic processes. The USGS Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) monitors and studies active and potentially active volcanoes, assesses their hazards, and conducts research on how volcanoes work in order for the USGS to issue "timely warnings" of potential volcanic hazards to emergency-management professionals and the public. Thus, in addition to collecting and interpreting the best possible scientific information, the program works to effectively communicate its scientific findings and volcanic activity alerts to authorities and the public."
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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Prevent Fire. Save Lifes.: Fire Safety Campaign for People 50-Plus
This is a PowerPoint presentation with basic information about fire safety for persons over 50 years old.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; United States. Department of Homeland Security
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Access Board Emergency Evacuation Procedures
"This is the Access Board's current emergency evacuation plan, made publicly available, along with information on how it was developed, as a resource for other organizations who may implement or update their own plans. While this plan is specific to the Board's workforce and building site, it may help others identify and address some of the important issues that need to be taken into account in developing evacuation plans that accommodate persons with disabilities."
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
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Public Law 109-468: Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act, 2006
"To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation's energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes."
United States. Government Printing Office
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Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) [website]
"The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC®) serves the DoD [Department of Defense] community as the largest central resource for DoD and government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and business related information available today. For more than 60 years DTIC has provided the warfighter and researchers, scientists, engineers, laboratories, and universities timely access to over 2 million publications covering over 250 subject areas. Our mission supports the nation's warfighter. DTIC is a DoD Field Activity within the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics (AT&L), reporting to the Director, Defense Research & Engineering (DDR&E). All visitors can search DTIC's publicly accessible collections and read or download scientific and technical information, using DTIC Online service. DTIC also makes available sensitive and classified information to eligible users who register for DTIC services."
Defense Technical Information Center (U.S.)
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Deepwater BP Oil Spill [Obama Administration White House Archives]
This is the archived version of the Obama Administration's White House website section on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. This informational page is primarily a compilation of relevant links. It also includes information about volunteer opportunities, safety in the Gulf of Mexico, and daily updates on what the government is doing.
United States. White House Office
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Pipeline Safety Trust [website]
"The Pipeline Safety Trust promotes fuel transportation safety through education and advocacy, by increasing access to information, and by building partnerships with residents, safety advocates, government, and industry, that result in safer communities and a healthier environment."
Pipeline Safety Trust
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Terrorist Designation Lists
This United State Department of State webpage provides an up-to-date list of people and groups designated by the United States as terrorists.
United States. Department of State
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Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) [website]
"The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) operates in a dynamic and challenging environment. The scope and complexity of our safety mission will continue to grow, requiring that we fundamentally rethink how we will use data, information, and technology to achieve our safety goals. In this context, PHMSA's leadership team has updated the agency's strategic framework. As part of this work, we have developed bold new vision and mission statements that better reflect our focus on innovation, and how essential PHMSA's safety mission is to the daily lives of Americans - allowing for the safe transportation of energy that heats our homes and powers our mobile devices. PHMSA's mission is to protect people and the environment by advancing the safe transportation of energy and other hazardous materials that are essential to our daily lives. To do this, the agency establishes national policy, sets and enforces standards, educates, and conducts research to prevent incidents. We also prepare the public and first responders to reduce consequences if an incident does occur."
United States. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
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NIOSH Science Blog [blog]
This is a blog of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). "The mission of the NIOSH is to generate new knowledge in the field of occupational safety and health and to transfer that knowledge into practice for the betterment of workers." The blog "facilitates directed discussion on specific topics."
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) [website]
"Missouri Information Analysis Center (MIAC) provides a public safety partnership consisting of local, state and federal agencies, as well as the public sector and private entities that will collect, evaluate, analyze, and disseminate information and intelligence to the agencies tasked with Homeland Security responsibilities in a timely, effective, and secure manner. MIAC is the mechanism to collect incident reports of suspicious activities to be evaluated and analyzed in an effort to identify potential trends or patterns of terrorist or criminal operations within the Missouri area. MIAC will also function as a vehicle for two-way communication between federal, state and local law enforcement community within our region."
Missouri Information Analysis Center
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DipNote: U.S. Department of State Official Blog [blog]
"The mission of the U.S. Department of State is to create a more secure, democratic, and prosperous world for the benefit of the American people and the international community. Through its websites and other online resources, the Department offers broad public access to a wide range of information. Blogs.state.gov offers the public an alternative source to mainstream media for U.S. foreign policy information. This blog offers the opportunity for participants to discuss important foreign policy issues with senior Department officials."
United States. Department of State
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Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) [website]
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) "offers an extensive scope of programs that covers the entire range of Federal, State and local government services. Programs administered by either Tribes or Indian Affairs through the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) include an education system consisting of 183 schools and dormitories educating approximately 42,000 elementary and secondary students and 28 tribal colleges, universities, and post-secondary schools. Programs administered through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) include social services, natural resources management on trust lands representing 55 million surface acres and 57 million acres of subsurface minerals estates, economic development programs in some of the most isolated and economically depressed areas of the United States, law enforcement and detention services, administration of tribal courts, implementation of land and water claim settlements, housing improvement, disaster relief, replacement and repair of schools, repair and maintenance of roads and bridges, and the repair of structural deficiencies on high hazard dams, the BIA operates a series irrigation systems and provides electricity to rural parts of Arizona. Through Indian Affairs programs, Tribes improve their tribal government infrastructure, community infrastructure, education, job training, and employment opportunities along with other components of long term sustainable development that work to improve the quality of life for their members."
United States. Department of the Interior
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Investigation into use of FEMA Trailers
The following document contains a letter, and supporting documents, sent from the office of Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, to Attorney General Eric H. Holder, the General Services Administration Administrator Martha N. Johnson, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator W. Craig Fugate. The letter calls for an investigation into press reports that trailers once used as temporary housing units during the aftermath of hurricane Katrina, and have since become contaminated with, among other toxins, formaldehyde are currently being used by workers involved with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill cleanup. This is in spite of Representative Thompson's prior efforts to ensure these units would not be used as housing if resold, and assurances from the aforementioned agencies that such a situation would not occur.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Homeland Security
Thompson, Bennie, 1948-; King, Peter T., 1944-
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Army National Guard Annual Financial Report: Fiscal Year 1998
"During Fiscal Year 1998, the Army National Guard saw duty in Bosnia and dozens of other nations throughout the world. At home, the Guard was called into service to support a wide variety of Emergency Response missions throughout the country. Through it all, our Guard personnel executed these missions with the exceptional skills, training, and devotion that have been a hallmark of the Army National Guard since 1636. [...] Accomplishing our mission in a constrained resource environment requires careful management of the dollars entrusted to us. This publication is the initial effort of the Army National Guard to capture the key management aspects of this stewardship in an annual report."
United States. National Guard Bureau
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Radiation Emergency Medical Management [website]
"[Radiation Emergency Medical Management] REMM was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject matter experts from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many US and international consultants." The goals of this site are to: "Provide guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation injury during radiological and nuclear emergencies; Provide just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information with sufficient background and context to make complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise; [and] Provide web-based information that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an emergency if the internet is not accessible"
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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Hurricane Impacts on the Coastal Environment
"During August and September 1992, Category 4 hurricanes, with sustained winds between 131 mph and 155 mph, made four landfalls in the United States and its territories. The resulting damage in south Florida, Louisiana, Guam, and Hawaii was in the tens of billions of dollars. Hurricanes and extreme extratropical storms cause elevated sea level, known as storm surge, and extensive shoreline erosion and other geologic effects leading to the loss of property and life. We cannot yet predict with confidence the magnitude of this erosion and the extent of geologic impacts. The variability of shoreline types, including barrier islands of Louisiana, mangroves of south Florida, coral reefs and pocket beaches of Hawaii and Guam, make predictions especially difficult."
Geological Survey (U.S.)
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EPA Response to BP Spill in the Gulf of Mexico [website]
This website details the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) response to the Oil Spill that occurred in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010. Sections included on the site are Air Data, Water Data, Sediment Data, Waste Management, Dispersants, Questions and Answers, and What You Can Do.
United States. Environmental Protection Agency
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Domestic Preparedness [website]
"DomesticPreparedness.com, the DPJ Weekly Brief and the DomPrep Journal are the leading ePublications that reach multiple disciplines, multi-jurisdiction professionals in the preparedness and response community. Every Wednesday, the DPJ Weekly Brief is sent by email to senior management in first response, medical readiness (including public health), emergency management, local, state, federal authorities, plus industry concerned with infrastructure protection. DomesticPreparedness.com requires registration and login to access premium content. Many qualified readers receive complimentary membership. At the end of each month, the articles are reformated and published as the DomPrep Journal and available as a PDF download."
DomesticPreparedness.com
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Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance Center [website]
"The REMS [Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools] Technical Assistance [TA] Center's primary goal is to support schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education in emergency management, including the development and implementation of comprehensive emergency and crisis response plans. Established by the OSDFS in October 2004, the REMS Technical Assistance Center supports REMS and EMHE grantees in managing and implementing their grants and in sustaining their efforts over time. Non-grantee local educational agencies (LEAs), schools, and institutions of higher education (IHEs) also may receive support to improve and strengthen their emergency management plans. The TA Center disseminates information about emergency management to help schools, school districts, and institutions of higher education learn more about developing, implementing, and evaluating crisis plans. In addition, the TA Center helps the OSDFS coordinate technical assistance meetings, manage listservs for sharing emergency management planning information, and respond to direct requests for technical assistance."
United States. Department of Education. Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Radiological Dispersal Device Playbook
"The purpose of this playbook is to provide guidance for executive decision makers within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the event of an actual radiological terrorist attack in a U.S. city. Specifically, it outlines key measures and options to aid the Secretary in making essential decisions and directing the HHS response to a radiological attack. The playbook functions as a resource document to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to assist in coordinating the Department's Emergency Support Function (ESF #8) with other Federal and local emergency support agencies. It is not intended to serve as an instruction manual for implementing the ESF #8 missions at the operational or tactical level; rather, it illustrates the capabilities required to meet probable mission requirements. This playbook is a living document that must be updated periodically to reflect evolving processes and policy decisions including changes resulting from interagency plans or policies. ASPR is responsible for managing this process of bringing the playbooks up to date."
United States. Department of Health and Human Services
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National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS): Operations 2007
"Since the implementation of the NICS [National Instant Criminal Background Check System] on November 30, 1998, the FBI [Federal Bureau of Investigation] has continued to focus on identifying, developing, and implementing process and system improvements to the nation's firearms background check system. In support of its mission to provide the timely determination of a person's eligibility to receive firearms or explosives in accordance with federal and state law, the FBI CJIS [Criminal Justice Information System] Division's NICS Section strives to provide effective and efficient service to its users. The staff and management of the NICS Section take great pride in the many accomplishments achieved program-to-date (PTD), in the furtherance of public safety and national security in America." This report includes highlights of the NICS 2007 operations.
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Criminal Justice Information Services Division
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FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives: 60th Anniversary, 1950-2010
"The purpose of this brief analysis was to examine the past 20 years of the FBI's [Federal Bureau of Investigation's] 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives' program, and how it has evolved at a time when the Bureau's organizational priorities have grown and shifted to a larger national security focus, with less resources devoted to catching fugitives. Specifically, the analysis looked at the types of crimes for which 'Top Ten' fugitives are wanted, how far from the scene of the crime they were when they were located, and the major factors that led to their capture. The pool of eligible crimes for inclusion on the list has evolved as the FBI's investigative responsibilities have broadened. What was once an exclusive list of bank robbers, escaped convicts, and murderers now includes additional crime categories such as terrorism, crimes against children, and organized crime."
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
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International Centre for Science in Drug Policy [website]
"International Centre for Science in Drug Policy (ICSDP) is an international network of scientists, academics, and health practitioners committed to improving the health and safety of communities and individuals affected by illicit drugs. The network comprises leading experts from around the world who have come together in an effort to inform illicit drug policies with the best available scientific evidence. ICSDP aims to be a primary source for rigorous scientific evidence on illicit drug policy in order to benefit policymakers, law enforcement, and affected communities. To this end, the ICSDP conducts original scientific research in the form of systematic reviews, evidence-based drug policy guidelines, and research collaborations with leading scientists and institutions across diverse continents and disciplines."
International Centre for Science in Drug Policy
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Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program: Findings from a National Evaluation
"Firefighters are called on to rescue people and protect property under serious and hazardous conditions. Some 100 firefighters die each year on duty, and another 80,000 are injured. Recommendations developed through the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's (NIOSH's) Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP) point to a number of safety practices that could improve the health and safety of the nation's firefighters. The purpose of this document is to summarize the findings of an evaluation of the FFFIPP. The goals of the evaluation were to assess the effects of FFFIPP recommendations on fire department policies and procedures and to identify possible strategies for improving the impact of the FFFIPP. The evaluation is based on a national survey of fire departments together with a series of focus groups with frontline firefighters. Key findings from the evaluation are that (1) small, volunteer departments have the greatest challenges to following safety guidelines; (2) existing resources limit safety practices; (3) gaps in knowledge and attitudes limit safety; (4) FFFIPP reports provide useful information but fire departments need additional information and in additional formats; (5) FFFIPP materials need to be better marketed and distributed; and (6) increasing awareness of FFFIPP investigations likely will improve safety practices."
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Peterson, Krisitina; Witt, Michael; Morton, Katherine
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NOAA: Incident News [website]
"This site has news, photos, and other information about selected oil spills (and other incidents) where NOAA's Office of Response and Restoration (OR&R) provided scientific support for the incident response. It contains information on thousands of historical incidents spanning 30 years of OR&R spill response."
United States. National Ocean Service. Office of Response and Restoration
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives: Data & Statistics
This section of the ATF (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives) website contains various statistics and reports on ATF-related subjects. "Available from no other source, this comprehensive collection of ATF-related data from national surveys, state-based surveys, other collected license statistics, and other data sources documents trends in firearms, commerce and use of federal services in the United States." Included on this page are the following statistical resources: United States Bomb Data Center (USBDC) Exlposive Incident and Arson Incident reports; Listing of Federal Firearms Licensees; U.S. and International Firearms Trace Data; Annual Firearms Manufacturers And Export Report; Firearms Commerce Report in the United States; Federal Firearms Licensee Statistics Theft / Loss Reports; and Number of National Firearms Act Firearms processed in a year; as well as Open Data and Resources for Developers.
United States. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives
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FEMA Shelters
The purpose of this learning module on FEMA shelters is to increase participants' understanding of shelter issues faced in disasters, the role of environmental health practitioners in addressing shelter issues, and the basic components of shelters; to ensure they are able to identify key response partners and key messages for the public and response partners, and can practice and demonstrate basic skills related to shelter assessment.
United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
