Radiation Emergency Preparedness Checklist: 14 Items
Prepare for a radiation release or other radiological emergency with official alerts, safe sheltering, and appropriate follow-up.
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🛡️ Prepare Before an Emergency
Notes: Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Save your city or county emergency management contact and follow current instructions.
Notes: Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Agree on a meeting point or short check-in message; keep contact information private.
Notes: Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Confirm safe water, medicines, and a charged radio or phone are accessible.
Notes: A basement or center room may improve sheltering.
A basement or center room may improve sheltering.
Notes: Do not rely exclusively on internet access.
Do not rely exclusively on internet access.
Notes: Review evacuation zones when applicable.
Review evacuation zones when applicable.
Notes: Keep supplies where shelter is available.
Keep supplies where shelter is available.
⚠️ Respond Safely When Needed
Notes: Follow CDC and local radiation emergency instructions.
Follow CDC and local radiation emergency instructions.
Notes: Use the safest interior shelter available.
Use the safest interior shelter available.
Notes: It is not a general radiation antidote.
It is not a general radiation antidote.
Notes: Follow public health orders.
Follow public health orders.
🔄 Recover, Maintain & Review
Notes: Handle exposed clothing according to the guidance received.
Handle exposed clothing according to the guidance received.
Notes: Do not self-diagnose radiation illness.
Do not self-diagnose radiation illness.
Notes: Local monitoring determines reopening.
Local monitoring determines reopening.
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How to Use This Checklist
Prepare for a radiation release or other radiological emergency with official alerts, safe sheltering, and appropriate follow-up.
Follow current alerts and instructions from local officials. Hazards, climate, geography, access requirements, and household needs can change which actions are appropriate.
Important Safety and Scope Notes
This practical checklist is an independent, English-language adaptation of the Ready.gov preparedness topic. It does not reproduce FEMA publications and is not endorsed by FEMA or any U.S. government agency.
Use this checklist to organize preparations and recovery tasks. In an active emergency, follow the latest official instructions rather than relying on a static checklist.
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