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Chapter 2Homeland Security and the All-Homeland Security and the All-
Hazards UmbrellaHazards Umbrella
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Background: Recent Difficulties in Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster ReliefDisaster Relief
All-Hazards Emergency Management: All-Hazards Emergency Management: Core ConceptsCore Concepts
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Background: Recent Difficulties in Background: Recent Difficulties in Disaster ReliefDisaster Relief
Prior to September 11, 2001Prior to September 11, 2001 Hurricane AndrewHurricane Andrew Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
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All-Hazards Emergency Management: All-Hazards Emergency Management: Core ConceptsCore Concepts
Preparedness PlanningPreparedness Planning Mitigation of RiskMitigation of Risk Emergency Response OperationsEmergency Response Operations Recovery SystemsRecovery Systems
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Tropical Cyclonic StormsTropical Cyclonic Storms EarthquakesEarthquakes TornadoesTornadoes FloodsFloods Wildland FiresWildland Fires
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Tropical Cyclonic StormsTropical Cyclonic Storms
Tropical Depressions, Storms, HurricanesTropical Depressions, Storms, Hurricanes Superstorm SandySuperstorm Sandy
EarthquakesEarthquakes
Modified Mercalli Intensity ScaleModified Mercalli Intensity Scale Richter ScaleRichter Scale
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TornadoesTornadoes
Enhanced Fujita-Pearson ScaleEnhanced Fujita-Pearson Scale April 2011 and May 2013 OutbreaksApril 2011 and May 2013 Outbreaks
FloodsFloods
Flood ZonesFlood Zones Special Flood Hazard AreasSpecial Flood Hazard Areas
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Wildland FiresWildland Fires
Causes: Human and NaturalCauses: Human and Natural Potential for Serious Infrastructure DamagePotential for Serious Infrastructure Damage
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FUJITA SCALE DERIVED EF SCALE OPERATIONAL EF SCALE
F Number Fastest 1/4-mile (mph)
3 Second Gust (mph) EF Number 3 Second Gust
(mph) EF Number 3 Second Gust (mph)
0 40-72 45-78 0 65-85 0 65-85
1 73-112 79-117 1 86-109 1 86-110
2 113-157 118-161 2 110-137 2 111-135
3 158-207 162-209 3 138-167 3 136-165
4 208-260 210-261 4 168-199 4 166-200
5 261-318 262-317 5 200-234 5 Over 200
Hazardous Material AccidentsHazardous Material Accidents Infrastructure MalfunctionsInfrastructure Malfunctions Non-Wildland FiresNon-Wildland Fires
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Hazardous Material AccidentsHazardous Material Accidents
Essential Materials for SocietyEssential Materials for Society Mishandling and AccidentsMishandling and Accidents Potential CatastrophesPotential Catastrophes
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Grid Infrastructure MalfunctionsGrid Infrastructure Malfunctions
Grids that are Essential to Domestic Grids that are Essential to Domestic Commerce Commerce
Financial ConsequencesFinancial Consequences
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Non-Wildland FiresNon-Wildland Fires
Populated AreasPopulated Areas Human-Constructed InfrastructureHuman-Constructed Infrastructure Frequent and HazardousFrequent and Hazardous Expensive and LethalExpensive and Lethal
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Conventional WeaponsConventional Weapons Common ExplosivesCommon Explosives Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and
Nuclear HazardsNuclear Hazards
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Conventional WeaponsConventional Weapons FirearmsFirearms
Submachine GunsSubmachine Guns Assault RiflesAssault Rifles Rocket-Propelled GrenadesRocket-Propelled Grenades
Common ExplosivesCommon Explosives Plastic ExplosivesPlastic Explosives ANFO ExplosivesANFO Explosives
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Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear HazardsNuclear Hazards Biological AgentsBiological Agents Chemical AgentsChemical Agents Radiological AgentsRadiological Agents Nuclear WeaponsNuclear Weapons
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