The following is a list of key contacts in private and government agencies concerned with the protection of the civilian population in the event of nuclear, chemical or biological attacks with weapons of mass destruction.
GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
Director: Joe M. Allbaugh
If you have knowledge of fraud, waste, or abuse involving FEMA contracts, programs, or personnel, call the Fraud Hotline at:
1-800-323-8603
FEMA Office of Inspector General
Inspector General: George J. Opfer
Office of Inspector General, Room 502
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 “C” Street, S.W.
Washington, DC 20472
E-mail: www.fema.gov/ig/hotmail.htm
Office of Homeland Security
Director: Tom Ridge
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500
Switchboard: 202-456-1414
Fax: 202-456-2461
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P.O. Box 2008
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
National Emergency Management Association
NEMA is the professional association of state emergency management directors
c/o Council of State Governments
P.O. Box 11910
Lexington, KY 40578
(859) 244-8000
(859) 244-8239
PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
Oregon Institute of Science and Medicine
Doctors for Disaster Preparedness
The American Civil Defense Association
Publisher of the quarterly Journal of Civil Defense
Post Office Box 1057
118 Court Street
Starke, Florida 32091
Toll-free 1-800-425-5397
Direct 904-964-5397
FAX 904-964-9641
E-mail
Civil Defense Volunteers of Utah
Sharon Packer at (435) 657-2641 or
Paul Seyfried at (801) 280-8303, or
e-mail
Anser Institute for Homeland Security
Amateur Radio Emergency Communication
Jennifer Hagy
Media Relations Manager
(860) 594-0328
MANUFACTURERS OF CIVIL DEFENSE EQUIPMENT
Utah Shelter Systems
(also Civil Defense Volunteers of Utah)
Sharon Packer (435) 657-2641
Paul Seyfried (801) 280-8303
e-mail
Shalon Chemical Industries Ltd.
25, Nahmani St., Tel-Aviv 65794, Israel,
Tel: 972-3-6291225, Fax: 972-3-6291615
e-mail
BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
CIVIL DEFENSE OF FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS
Swiss Civil Protection Website