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www.doh.wa.gov
a healthy dose of
information

For the General Public

Our public health emergency program
Program activities are described in our 2011 annual report

Emergency Resource Guide
Available for download from this site or in print from the state Department of Printing

Prepare: Home Emergency Guide
A smaller version of the Emergency Resource Guide with a focus on heath problems that commonly arise during emergencies. For download only. English and Spanish.

More emergency preparedness Web sites

Some files on this site require free readers. Download a reader

Fact Sheets (A - Z)

• 9-1-1 emergency calling: How to use it correctly 

   

• Accessible emergency information--Braille, large print and ASL video

• Anthrax

   

• Bioterrorism – questions and answers on how you

   can prepare

• Bomb threats

• Botulism

• Brucellosis

• Business preparedness

• Carbon monoxide poisoning

• Chemical warfare agents

• Children, helping them after a disaster

• Contact card – Out-of-area emergency contact information

• Disabilities and preparedness

  • Deaf and hard of hearing

  • Mobility disabilities

  • Special medical needs

  • Visual disabilities

• E. coli

• Earthquakes

• Emergency supplies checklist

• Fires in the home

• Floods

  • Cleaning your basement after a flood

• Food, keeping it safe during power outages

• Generators, how to use during a power outage

• Germs, prevent their spread

• Glanders

• H1N1 flu

• Hantavirus

• Hot weather precautions

• Household preparedness

• Hypothermia

• Infection control

  • Wash Your Hands to Prevent Illness

  • Use Disposable Gloves to Prevent Illness

  • Clean and Disinfect to Prevent Illness

  • Use Hand Sanitizer to Prevent Illness

  • Clean and Disinfect Mattresses and Pillows to Prevent Illness

  • Clean and Sanitize the Dishes to Prevent Illness

  • Clean and Sanitize the Kitchen to Prevent Illness

  • Cook Food to Prevent Illness

• Landslides and mud flows

• Medication distribution during emergencies

• Methamphetamine labs

• Pneumonic Plague

• Pandemic flu

• Poison – accidental poisoning and Washington State's Poison Control Center

• Power outages –
  See also Keeping food safe after a power outage

• Protect your pets

• Psychological and emotional needs during and after emergencies

• Radioactive materials

  • What you should know if there is an attack involving radiation (PDF, 35 K)

  • How to reduce exposure to radiation (PDF, 35 K)

  • Surviving a dirty bomb (PDF, 35 K)

• Sewage spills – cleaning up an indoor sewage spill

• Shelter-in-place

• Smallpox

• Terrorism

• Tsunamis

• Tularemia

• Utilities, how to turn off

• Vehicle preparedness – Supplies to carry in your vehicle and driving tips for difficult conditions.

• Viral hemorrhagic fevers

• Volcanoes

• Volunteering to help during public health emergencies (WAHVE)

• Water for drinking during emergencies (brochure)

• Water, how to purify

• Water – alternative sources in an emergency

• Water heaters, how to secure

• West Nile virus

• Wildfires

• Wind storms

• Winter storms
  See also Hypothermia
  

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Phone numbers
For emergency information, reporting illnesses, reporting suspicious substances or packages, drinking water questions or radiation questions.

  Emergency Information Phone Lines

Report illnesses, dead animals, health emergencies
Call your local health department. Find the Web site with their 24/7 contact number here.

If your local health department is unavailable contact the Washington State Department of Health at:
1-877-539-4344 (from 8-5. Monday-Friday).

For drinking water emergencies
1-877-481-4901 - Office of Drinking Water Hotline available 24/7

For Radiation Emergencies
206-NUCLEAR -  Radiation Protection Program Hotline available 24/7

Accidental poisoning
1-800-222-1222 to reach the Washington Poison Center or any poison center across the nation.

During Public Health Emergencies

Public Health Emergency Information Line – Washington State Department of Health
1-800-556-8744 – (recorded information)
TTY users dial 711 for the Washington Relay service  

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Information Hotlines
Hours: M-F: 5 a.m.–8 p.m.; Sa-Su: 7 a.m.–5 p.m. PST
English: 1-888-246-2675
Spanish: 1-888-246-2857
TTY: 1-866-874-2646

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