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Author(s)
Lstiburek Joseph W
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Organization(s)
Building Science Corporation,
BSC
Description
Report providing guidance on designing buildings to be flood resistant.
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Author(s)
National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program,
et al.
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Organization(s)
NEHRP,
FEMA,
Cal OES,
SCEC,
ECA
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Factsheet describing methods for securing HVAC units to avoid damage during an earthquake.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Online geospatial map with interactive viewer showing flood risk areas and base flood elevations
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Website describing and providing links to FEMA’s Flood Map Service Center, which home owners and builders can use to determine the flood risk of their location.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Website describing and providing a map showing the tsunami risk index for the United States, which home owners and builders can use to determine the tsunami risk of their location.
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Author(s)
US Environmental Protection Agency
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Organization(s)
EPA
Description
This document includes tips for safely and effectively cleaning up a home after a flood. It is available in several languages.
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Author(s)
California Department of Water Resources
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Organization(s)
DWR
Description
Website providing information to the public about preparing for floods and floods related to fires.
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Author(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASCE,
SEI
Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, earthquake, wind, and fire loads, and their combinations for general structural design. This version of the standard was published in the year 2016 and is available in both digital...
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Author(s)
American Society of Civil Engineers
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Organization(s)
ASCE,
SEI
Description
Standard using performance-based principles to determine dead, live, soil, flood, tsunami, snow, rain, atmospheric ice, seismic, and wind loads, and their combinations for general structural design. The current version of this standard was published in the year 2022 and is available in both digital...
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Online geospatial map with interactive viewer showing flood risk areas and base flood elevations
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Resources describing the National Flood Insurance Program's technical bulletins for flood zone construction, including foundation walls, corrosion protection, floodproofing, and breakaway walls among other topics.
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Author(s)
Federal Emergency Management Agency
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Organization(s)
FEMA
Description
Database describing FEMA preparedness webinars including natural hazard preparedness.
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Author(s)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Organization(s)
USDHS
Description
Article describing suggested food supplies, sanitation, safety, and cooking for during and after an emergency.