Emergency Planning

The Emergency Management Center conducts a wide range of applied research related to disasters. This has included evacuation feasibility studies; public response and nursing homes; definition of emergency planning zones for hazardous materials accidents; post-disaster audits of responder and organizational performance; effectiveness of warning systems; an evaluation of the National Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program; an assessment of the impact os sea level rise on coastal hazard mitigation; development of criteria for re-entry into contaminated areas, accident detection systems; and atmospheric dispersion models.