Emergency Contacts for Help
During Radiation Emergencies
- First responders will initiate notification of appropriate authorities, within the chain of command.
- The location, scope, and type of radiation emergency will dictate how the notification proceeds.
- Radiation emergency contact information is provided below, along with lists that may be customized.
- Federal Responders: official contact information
- State and Local Responders: official contact information
- Hospital Responders: customizable list of typical personnel that may be adapted to local needs and assets
View/Print the entire page as PDF (PDF - 60 KB)| Federal Emergency Contacts | |
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| Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute (AFRRI), Bethesda, MD | |
Emergency Medical Radiobiology Advisory Team (24 hours) |
(301) 295-0316 |
Biodosimetry specimen |
(301) 295-0530 |
| Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS), Oak Ridge, TN | |
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Emergencies, after hours, and weekends: |
(865)-576-1005 (ask for REAC/TS) |
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Day hours, Monday-Friday (between 8:30-4:30 CST) |
(865)-576-3131 |
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Biodosimetry specimen (ATTN: Dr. Adayabalam Balajee) |
Same numbers for daytime and emergencies |
| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA | |
| General contact |
(800)-CDC-INFO (800) 232-4636 |
| Emergency Response |
(770)-488-7100
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| NIOSH |
(800)-CDC-INFO (800) 232-4636 |
| Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) | |
| General contact | (800) 368-5642 |
| Emergency | (301) 816-5100 (24-hr) |
| Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) | |
| General contact | (800) 621-FEMA (3362) (800) 462-7585 (TTY) |
| Local FEMA offices | |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA) | |
| Report an emergency | (866) 300-4374 (24-hr) |
| Advisory Team for Environment, Food, and Health (EPA, USDA, CDC, FDA) | |
| More information about the Advisory Team | (866) 300-4374 |
| Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration's Radiological Assistance Program (RAP) | |
| Headquarters, Washington, DC | (202) 586-8100 (24-hr) |
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List of Emergency Response Assets Latest Map of RAP Regions and Emergency Phone Numbers (Jan 4, 2021) |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) | |
| National Response Center | (800)-424-8802 |
| Regional offices | |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) | |
| Headquarters, Washington, DC | (202)-324-3000 |
| Local field offices | |
| State/Local Emergency Contacts | |
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| Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) | |
| State phone number | |
| Map of offices | |
| Department of Energy, Transportation Emergency Preparedness Program (DOE/TEPP) | |
| 24 hour state contacts | |
| Your Law Enforcement, Fire, Hazmat | |
| Local police | |
| County police | |
| State police | |
| Hazmat | |
| Fire department | |
| Your Emergency Management Operations Center | |
| City | |
| County | |
| State | |
| Your Health Department | |
| City | |
| County | |
| State | |
| Hospital Contacts: on call personnel | |
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| Hospital administrator | |
| Medical officer | |
| Nursing Supervisor | |
| Emergency Department Medical Officer | |
| Emergency Department Nursing Officer | |
| Medical Director | |
| Security Officer | |
| Radiation Safety Officer | |
| Medical/Radiation Oncologist | |
| Nuclear Medicine | |
| Radiologist | |
References
- Nuclear/Radiological Incident Annex to the Response and Recovery Federal Interagency Operations Plan (PDF - 3.38 MB) (US Government Interagency, 2023)
- Resources for nuclear and radiation disaster response (PDF - 143 KB) (Health Physics Society/Nuclear News, September 2006)
- Hospital Incident Command System