Disasters » Natural Hazards
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- Disasters / Disasters : US federally declared disasters, catastrophe information
US Federally Declared Disaster list, Catastrophe Information Center - current information on catastrophes in the USA
- Disasters / Earthquakes : Earthquake preparation advice
Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on earthquake hazards.
- Disasters / Floods : Flood hazard mitigation materials
Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on flood hazards. Preventing flood claims. Flood forecast maps. Cleanup guidelines.
- Disasters / Hurricanes : Guidelines on how to prevent losses from hurricanes
Resources and guidance on how to plan for a hurricane as well as mitigation activities afterwards. Table of Safir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with explanations of the destructive force of hurricanes.
- Disasters / Landslides : The dangers from landslide and mitigation activities to control loss
Fact sheets, bulletins, prevention guides on landslide hazards.
- Disasters / Storms : Reference materials on thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hail
Fact sheets on thunderstorms & lightning. Tornado safety. How to prepare for potential thunderstorm disasters. Guidance on preventing property damage from severe storms.
- Disasters / Volcanoes : Volcanic hazards
The basics about volcanic eruptions
- Disasters / Wildfires : Wildfire management and mitigation, campfire rules, etc.
Wildfire mitigation and management, Outdoor fire safety, firewise landscaping checklist, protecting your home from wildfire, fire-fighting aviation management, campfire rules, federal wildland fire policy, firefighting aviation, bushfires, firebreaks, etc.
- Disasters / Winter : Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety, winter storm preparation
Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety, winter storm preparation
- Disaster Management / Earthquake Disasters : Advice and resources on earthquake preparation
Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on earthquake hazards.
- Disaster Management / Flood Disasters : Guides, tools and resources on flood hazard mitigation
Flood clean up. Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on flood hazards. Preventing flood claims. Flood forecast maps. Cleanup guidelines. Floodplain management.
- Disaster Management / Hurricane Disasters : Hurricane guides on how to prevent losses
Resources and guidance on how to plan for a hurricane as well as mitigation activities afterwards. Table of Safir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with explanations of the destructive force of hurricanes.
- Disaster Management / Landslide Disasters : Landslide hazards and mitigation activities to control loss
The dangers from landslide and mitigation activities to control loss. Fact sheets, bulletins, prevention guides on landslide hazards.
- Disaster Management / Storm Disasters : Thunderstorm, lightning, tornado, hail safety resources
Guidance on preventing property damage from severe storms. Fact sheets on thunderstorms & lightning. Tornado safety. How to prepare for potential thunderstorm disasters.
- Disaster Management / Volcano Disasters : Volcanic hazards
The basics about volcanic eruptions. Volcano safety.
- Disaster Management / Wildfire Disasters : Wildfire management and mitigation
Wildfire mitigation and management. Outdoor fire safety. Firewise landscaping checklist. Protecting your home from wildfire. Fire-fighting aviation management. Campfire rules. Federal wildland fire policy.
- Disaster Management / Winter Disasters : Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety, winter storm preparation
Winter storm preparation. Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety.
- Disaster Safety / Earthquake Safety : Earthquake preparation advice
Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on earthquake hazards.
- Disaster Safety / Flood Safety : Flood hazard mitigation materials
Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on flood hazards. Preventing flood claims. Flood forecast maps. Cleanup guidelines.
- Disaster Safety / Hurricane Safety : Guidelines on how to prevent losses from hurricanes
Resources and guidance on how to plan for a hurricane as well as mitigation activities afterwards. Table of Safir-Simpson Hurricane Scale with explanations of the destructive force of hurricanes.
- Disaster Safety / Landslide Safety : The dangers from landslide and mitigation activities to control loss
Fact sheets, bulletins, prevention guides on landslide hazards.
- Disaster Safety / Natural Hazards : Fact sheets on floods, earthquakes, hailstorms, hurricanes, windstorms, etc
Prevention guides for natrual disaster emergencies - floods, tornadoes, winter storms, hurricanes, hailstorms, earthquakes, coastal hazards and more.
- Disaster Safety / Storm Safety : Reference materials on thunderstorms, lightning, tornadoes, hail
Fact sheets on thunderstorms & lightning. Tornado safety. How to prepare for potential thunderstorm disasters. Guidance on preventing property damage from severe storms.
- Disaster Safety / Volcano Safety : Volcanic hazards
The basics about volcanic eruptions
- Disaster Safety / Wildfire Safety : Wildfire management and mitigation, campfire rules, etc.
Wildfire mitigation and management, Outdoor fire safety, firewise landscaping checklist, protecting your home from wildfire, fire-fighting aviation management, campfire rules, federal wildland fire policy, firefighting aviation, bushfires, firebreaks, etc.
- Disaster Safety / Winter Safety : Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety, winter storm preparation
Extreme cold and ice storm disaster safety, winter storm preparation
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Insurance Loss Control / Catastrophes : Insurance claims data related to natural catastrophic occurrences in the USAInformation on insurance catastrophe losses in the USA - claims data, etc.
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