Quarantelli, E. L.2005-05-072005-05-071989http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/1232Until the last decade or so, there were a number of communities in the United States that had very low probabilities for having any kind of natural disaster impacts. However, with the development of a technologically based society, any community now that is near a railroad track, an interstate or major highway, or barge/river traffic, is at risk, even if there are no chemical or nuclear plants in the vicinity.613034 bytesapplication/pdfen-USplanningtransportation accidentshazardous materialsemergency responsesWorking Paper