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Chemical Transportation
Emergency Center (CHEMTREC) 1-800-424-9300 24-hour emergency
number connecting with manufacturers and/or shippers. Advice
provided on handling, rescue gear, decontamination considerations,
etc. Also provides access to the Chlorine Emergency Response
Plan (CHLOREP).
Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry Emergency Response (770) 488-7100
24-Hours or 1-404-639-6360 24-hour emergency number ATSDR
Emergency Response Teams are available 24 hours a day, and
are comprised of toxicologists, physicians, and other scientists
available to assist during an emergency involving hazardous
substances in the environment.
Armed Forces Radiobiology
Research Institute, Medical Radiobiology Team Phone: (301)
295-0530 Web: www.afrri.usuhs.mil
Bureau of Explosives 1-719-585-1881
Contact number for technical questions about railway transport
of hazardous materials. For emergencies, call CHEMTREC (1-800-424-9300).
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) Phone: (800) CDC-INFO Web: www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation
Citizen
Corps
Get Involved in Preparing your
Community. Citizen Corps, Homeland Security's grassroots effort,
localizes preparedness messages and provides opportunities
for citizens to get emergency response training; participate
in community exercises; and volunteer to support local first
responders. To learn more and to get involved, contact your
nearest Citizen Corps Council by visiting www.citizencorps.gov.
State of Nevada Citizen Corps
Council
101 North Carson Street
Carson City, NV 89701
(775) 687-7320
City of Las Vegas
300 Stewart Ave, 8th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 229-6501
Clark County Emergency Management
Agency
500 South Grand Central Parkway, P.O. Box 551713, 6th Floor
Las Vegas, NV 89155
(702) 455-5710
Emergency Planning and Community
1-800-424-9346 Available 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (EST).
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website: www.epa.gov/regional
Environmental response teams; Regional Offices available
for technical assistance.
Region I (CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT) 1-617-918-1111
Region II (NJ, NY, PR, VI) 1-212-637-3000
Region III (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV) 1-215-814-2900;
intra-regional only: 1-800-438-2474
Region IV (AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN) 1-404-562-9900;
Emergency Response & Removal Branch: 1-800-564-7577
Region V (IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI) 1-312-353-2000
Region VI (AR, LA, NM, OK, TX) 1-214-665-2200
Region VII (IA, KS, MO, NE) 1-913-551-7003
Region VIII (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY) 1-303-312-6312
Region IX (AZ, CA, HI, NV; 1-415-744-1500; Pacific Islands
AS, FM, GU, MH, MP, PW) emergencies: 1-415-744-2000
Region X (AK, ID, OR, WA) 1-206-553-1200
Las Vegas Office of Emergency
Management
Address;500 N. Casino Center Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
(702) 383-2888
National Animal Poison Control
Center
1-800-548-2423 24-hour consultation services concerning animal
poisonings or chemical contamination. Provides an emergency
response team to investigate incidents and to perform laboratory
analysis.
National Pesticides Information
Retrieval System (NPIRS) 1-765-494-6616 Contact information
for help in searching NPIRS database to get fact sheets on
pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and state and federally
registered chemicals.
National Pesticide Telecommunications
Network (NPTN) 1-800-858-7378 Provides information about
pesticide- related topics, including pesticide products, recognition
and management of pesticide poisoning, toxicology, environmental
chemistry, referrals for laboratory analyses, investigation
of pesticide incidents, emergency treatment, safety, health
and environmental effects, cleanup, and disposal procedures.
National Response Center
1-800-424-8802 A federal hotline for reporting oil and chemical
spills where hazardous materials are responsible for death,
serious injury, property damage in excess of $50,000, or continuing
danger to life and property.
Radiation Emergency Assistance
Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) Phone: (865) 576-3131 M-F,
8am - 4:30pm EST (865) 576-1005 (after hours) Web: www.orau.gov/reacts
U.S. Army Soldier and Biological
Chemical Command (SBCCOM) 1-800-368-6498 24-hour consultation
service for threats and releases pertaining to chemical and
biological agents.
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