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1 Bibliography American Red Cross. Against the Wind: Protecting Your Home from Hurricane Wind Damage. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross. Are You Ready for an Earthquake? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Fire? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Flood? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Heat Wave? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Hurricane? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Thunderstorm? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Tornado? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Are You Ready for a Winter Storm? Washington, D.C.: The American Red Cross. Can You Afford to Lose Everything You Own? Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages 159

2 American Red Cross. Community Disaster Education Instructor Specialty Course Instructor's Manual. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross. Community Disaster Education Presenter's Resource. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross. Disaster Preparedness for People with Disabilities. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross. Safe Steps for Winter Weather.Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross. Your Guide to Home Chemical Safety and Emergency Procedures. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, American Red Cross and the Humane Society of the United States. Pets and Disasters: Get Prepared. Washington, D.C.: The American National Red Cross, California Office of Emergency Services. Living on Shaky Ground. Arcata, California: (undated). Disaster Supplies Kit. Washington, D.C., Family Disaster Plan. Washington, D.C., Food and Water in an Emergency.Washington, D.C., Wildfire: Are You Prepared? Washington, D.C., Hall, John R. U.S. Experience With Smoke Detectors and Other Fire Detectors: Who Has Them? How Well Do They Work? When Don't They Work? Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, June Hall, John R. U.S. Experience With Sprinklers: Who Has Them? How Well Do They Work? Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, June Hall, John R. The U.S. Fire Problem Overview Report Through Leading Causes and Other Patterns and Trends. Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, December Bibliography

3 Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition. Home Fire Sprinklers. Quincy, Massachusetts: Humboldt Earthquake Education Center, Humboldt State University. On Shaky Ground. Humboldt, California: (undated). Karter, Michael J., Jr. U.S. Fire Experience by Region Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, March Lopes, Rocky. Public Perception of Presentations Using Disaster Damage Images. Boulder, Colorado: Institute of Behavioral Sciences, The University of Colorado, Lystad, Mary Hanemann. Children's Reactions to Disaster: Family Implications. Rockville, Maryland: National Institute of Mental Health, Miller, Alison L. The U.S. Home Product Report, Forms and Types of Materials First Ignited in Fires. Quincy, Massachusetts: National Fire Protection Association, February National Fire Protection Association. 10 Tips for Fire Safety. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. E.D.I.T.H. Exit Drills in the Home. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Fire in Your Home. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Fire Prevention All Over Your Home. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Hazardous Materials in the Home. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Heating Without Getting Burned. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Home Portable Fire Extinguishers. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Kitchen Fire Safety.Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Match and Lighter Safety. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. National Fire Alarm Code (NFPA72). Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages 161

4 National Fire Protection Association. Preventing Burns at Home. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Fire Protection Association. Special Data Information Package Socioeconomic Factors Studies. Quincy, Massachusetts: NFPA, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Naming of Hurricanes. Miami, Florida: National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA Weather Radio. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Severe Local Storm Spotter Reporting Procedures. Washington, D.C.: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tsunami! The Great Waves. Washington, D.C.: National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Red Cross. Flash Floods and Floods The Awesome Power.Silver Spring, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Red Cross. Hurricanes The Underrated Killers. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the American Red Cross. Thunderstorms and Lightning The Underrated Killer. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and American Red Cross. Tornadoes Nature's Most Violent Storm. Silver Spring, Maryland: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and American Red Cross. Winter Storms The Deceptive Killers. Silver Spring, Maryland: Parker, Stanley D.; Brewer, Marilynn B.; and Spencer, Janie R. Natural Disaster, Perceived Control, and Attributions to Fate. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 6, (September 1980): United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Fire Incident Study National Smoke Detector Project. Bethesda, Maryland: January, United States Geological Survey. Building Safer Structures. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Earthquakes. Reston, Virginia: Bibliography

5 United States Geological Survey. Living on Active Volcanoes The Island of Hawaii. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Living With Volcanic Risk in the Cascades. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. National Landslide Information Center. Denver, Colorado: (undated). United States Geological Survey. The Next Big Earthquake. Anchorage, Alaska: (undated). United States Geological Survey. Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Saving Lives Through Better Design Standards. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Southern Californians Cope With Earthquakes. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Stream Gauging and Flood Forecasting. Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. Volcanic Ash Danger to Aircraft in the North Pacific? Reston, Virginia: United States Geological Survey. What Are Volcano Hazards? Reston, Virginia: Talking About Disaster: Guide for Standard Messages 163

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