Chemical disaster preparedness at the local community level.

By:

Quarantelli, E. L. (Enrico Louis), 1924-

Contributor(s):

Ohio State University. Disaster Research Center

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1984Description: 11p., 9 refsReport number: AcademicSubject(s):

Subject: The results of a four year study in the United States of organizational preparedness in local communities for actual and potential sudden disasters resulting from chemical agents, are reported. Especially noted are the problems in planning which stem from the fact that the operative local community is seldom congruent with the formal jurisdiction area of a community. Differences between planning for chemically based disasters and for natural disasters are also discussed

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Reprinted from Journal of Hazardous Materials; 1984; Vol 8; pp239-249

The results of a four year study in the United States of organizational preparedness in local communities for actual and potential sudden disasters resulting from chemical agents, are reported. Especially noted are the problems in planning which stem from the fact that the operative local community is seldom congruent with the formal jurisdiction area of a community. Differences between planning for chemically based disasters and for natural disasters are also discussed

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