Development of Civil Defense Damage Assessment Programs
Development of Civil Defense Damage Assessment Programs

Author: Leo A. Schmidt

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 153

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This study documents efforts leading towards the development of a national damage assessment system to analyze damage resulting from a nuclear attack. It describes conversion of a number of programs from the IDA computer to that currently used at the FEMA Olney Computer Center. It documents computer programs developed for road network data base management and for nationwide fallout dose calculations. A narrative description of study activities and conclusions concerning requirements for damage assessment systems are presented.

Computer Procedures for Civil Defense Damage Assessment Program
Computer Procedures for Civil Defense Damage Assessment Program

Author: Edmund J. Wells

Publisher:

Published: 1956

Total Pages: 141

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

One of the requisites of sound civil defense planning is the capability of predicting the results of nuclear attacks on the United States. Stanford Research Institute has been engaged by the Federal Civil Defense Administration (FCDA) to develop a system for the assessment of damage resulting from such attacks. This system as devised by the Institute includes: 1. Data on population and critical resources recorded in a form suitable for machine processing. 2. A method for determining the effects of nuclear weapons on population and critical resources. 3. Machine techniques for handling the computational work and the tabulation of results. The machine techniques (Item 3 above) have been developed around the IBM 650 because this computer was locally available at the Stanford computer center. This basic program can be adapted for use with other machines.

Background of Civil Defense and Current Damage Limiting Studies
Background of Civil Defense and Current Damage Limiting Studies

Author: Joseph Romm

Publisher:

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 28

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

A brief history of civil defense administration precedes analysis of nuclear attack conditions and the influence of protective measures. Damage limitation procedure is explained in terms of--(1) blast effects, (2) radiation doses, (3) geographical fallout distribution patterns, and (4) national shelter needs. Major concept emphasis relates to--(1) lifesaving potential of improved strategic defense programs, (2) functional protection factor determination for shelters, and (3) geographic and demographic characteristics of hypothetical attack situations. Extensive substantive data and diagrams are included.

States Can be Better Prepared to Respond to Disasters
States Can be Better Prepared to Respond to Disasters

Author: United States. General Accounting Office

Publisher:

Published: 1980

Total Pages: 76

ISBN-13:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

GAO reviewed sections of six states' emergency plans developed or updated with Federal funds provided under the Disaster Relief Act of 19714. These plans show the role state agencies will perform during and after a disaster. Some state agencies had not developed adequate procedures to determine how tasks would be performed. None of the states had developed training programs to prepare state and local personnel to implement assigned tasks. In five states, local communities' emergency plans were not compatible with state plans. This report makes a number of recommendations to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to effect the needed improvements.