Magnitude of Disasters

 Area affected by Event

 

• Individual:  Affects you/family and possibility your personal property.

 

• Local:  Affects your property and/or local community up to a county.

 

• Small Region:  Affects several counties to a complete state.

 

• Large Region:  Affects several states.

 

• National:  An effect on a nation.

 

• Global:  An effect on the whole planet.

 

All Disasters are local.