Survey of awareness of radiation disasters among firefighters in a Japanese prefecture without nuclear power plants.
Japanese firefighting organisations are essentially run as village, town, or city units. The Great Hanshin Earthquake of 1995 led to the establishment of emergency support teams to ensure rapid action in response to disasters beyond the capacities of local fire departments. The 2011 Great East Japan...
Main Authors: | Koji Yamada, Izumi Yamaguchi, Hideko Urata, Naomi Hayashida |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0236640 |
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