Director's subject files, 1973-1990.

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Director's subject files, 1973-1990.

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Files include incoming and copies of outgoing correspondence with related governmental emergency service organizations; local defense organizations; and citizens concerning disaster planning and relief. Also included are emergency services incident files, studies and working papers for special projects, rules and regulations for state emergency services, federal grant applications, requests for federal disaster assistance funds, and transcripts of testimonies before the Congress and the General Assembly. Subjects include nuclear disasters, air defense systems, pollution, civil defense education and training, coordination of services, hazardous waste disposal, disaster preparedness, state and federal disaster legislation, nuclear and radiological research, chemical spills, search and rescue programs communication and warning systems, emergency medical services, fallout shelter construction and maintenance, weather forecasting, transportation of hazardous materials, industrial accidents, flood insurance, dam safety, snow removal, reentry of SKYLAB space station, and civilian evacuations.

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United States. Federal Disaster Assistance Administration

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U.S. Atomic Energy Commission

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