Energy emergencies. [Handbook]
The mission of the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency is to provide Federal assistance and direction, coordination, and guidance to State and local government in establishing and maintaining civil preparedness for an enemy attack on the United States, specifically, for nuclear attack. It is recognized, however, that increased attack preparations can also improve State and local capability for dealing with other emergencies, such as natural disasters. It is therefore an accepted concept that Federally assisted personnel employed under the civil defense program may, while in the process of developing an attack readiness capability, give attention to the adaptation and use of locally available operational systems and services for other-than-enemy-caused disasters, including threats to life and health that might be caused by an oil embargo. Some measures are presented for coping with energy emergencies. Specifically, measures are detailed for fast-developing health and safety hazards (stoppages of iron lungs, etc.); heating problems; electric power outages; natural gas shortages; coping with rationing and conservation programs.
- OSTI ID:
- 7061031
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
PREPAREDNESS AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL--AN URGENT GOAL
Local program paper handbook. [Civil defense]
Related Subjects
290300* -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Environment
Health
& Safety
45 MILITARY TECHNOLOGY, WEAPONRY, AND NATIONAL DEFENSE
450100 -- Military Technology
Weaponry
& National Defense-- Chemical Explosions & Explosives
450202 -- Explosions & Explosives-- Nuclear-- Weaponry-- (-1989)
ACCIDENTS
ALLOCATIONS
CIVIL DEFENSE
DECISION MAKING
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC POWER
EMERGENCY PLAN
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY DEMAND
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EQUIPMENT
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
GASOLINE
GLOBAL ASPECTS
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MANUALS
NATIONAL DEFENSE
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
POPULATIONS
POWER
PUBLIC HEALTH
RESERVES
RESOURCE CONSERVATION
RESOURCES
SAFETY
STOCKPILES
USA