Monday, May 30, 2011

Magnitude of Disasters

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 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.

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