GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Heritage Foundation Report: 'Reviewing America’s Disaster Preparedness'

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SOURCE: The Heritage Foundation

16March2011 11:08pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: As Americans watch with horror, the death toll from the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan continues to climb into the thousands. Recent experience has taught the U.S. the crippling effects of disasters—from earthquakes to hurricanes, floods, fires, and oil spills. It is vital that U.S. disaster preparedness undergo constant evaluation and that key changes are made before the country faces another incident, whether natural or man-made.

Ongoing Heritage Foundation research has identified key areas where disaster preparedness should be reviewed and improved. Success must include the private sector, federal agencies, state and local resources, and the military.

Perhaps one of the most significant lessons learned from recent U.S. disasters is that the private sector is a critical actor in the homeland security enterprise. Time and again, from the attacks of September 11 to Hurricane Katrina—and even recently with the Deepwater Horizon oil spill—the private sector has been at the forefront of relief and recovery operations. The private sector’s indispensable role begs for the federal government to form solid bonds with industry. These relationships not only promote security innovations but allow these new developments to be plugged directly into disaster response efforts. (read full report)

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GCIS INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING: Disaster Preparedness: FedHealth offers assistance and information on potential radiation exposure

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SOURCE: FedHealth

13March2011 1:22pmEST

GCIS INTELLIGENCE UPDATE: ARIZONA - FedHealth owner, and co-author of "IT'S A DISASTER!", Janet Liebsch, released a preventative letter today explaiing, "I'm not trying to be an alarmist but .. sending this as fyi in case things go south with Japanese reactors. Hopefully they can contain everything since structures are much more modern than Chernobyl. But sharing this with our friends and family in case you have loved ones on west coast. Hopefully you / they have KI and radiation detection units cuz if reactors blow and release .. well, again - let’s just hope it all stays contained.

And remember .. TIME, DISTANCE and SHIELDING are important during any type of radiological disaster. And radioactive materials decay rapidly .. per 7/10 rule, for every sevenfold increase in time, there is a tenfold decrease in radiation rate. For example, 75 Rems (rad) would drop to 7.5 Rems after 7 hours. Best thing you can do IF this even happens is .. stay inside a structure (don’t be running around outdoors) and stay put for hours or a day or 2 until it decays. Again .. that’s ONLY if things go bad.

If you don’t have our book handy, download our nuclear power plant accident tips in PDF here  .. and learn how to build an expedient shelter here. (Also attached both here in PDF.) If you don’t have access to KI, get a bottle of iodine from a local pharmacy so it’s on shelf .. then only IF a plume is coming .. wipe a swipe on your abdomen. It’ll stain your skin but it can fill up your thyroid with good iodine so it doesn’t absorb bad stuff. Children (including unborn) are most susceptible since their thyroids are still active. Unfortunately we don’t have suggestions for cesium yet (other than Prussian blue but don’t know how to get any) .. but working on finding options / alternatives.

Also please realize we’re talking potential semi-low Rad levels for western US and Canada per map (although Aleutian Islands may experience higher Rads)."

Per japan.org …

0-50 rads (Rems)– No obvious short-term effects

80-120 rads– You have a 10% chance of vomiting and experiencing nausia for a few days

130 -170 rads– You have a 25% chance of vomiting and contracting other symptoms

180-220 rads– You have a 50% chance of vomiting and having other severe physical effects

270-330 rads– 20% chance of death in 6 weeks, or you will recover in a few months.

400-500 rads - 50% chance of death

550-750 rads - Nausia within a few hours ; no survivors

> 1000 rads - immediate incapacitation and death within a week or less.

^{(Source: Japan.org)}

She asks people not to panic or be overly-obsessed with keeping track of the news, but to "stay current on events and try to educate yourself and others as best as possible."

Japan’s earthquake page is http://www.japan.org  and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is http://www.nrc.gov , not to mention the local and national media who will be monitoring this event as it progresses.

 

IT’S A DISASTER!…and what are YOU gonna do about it?

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