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This is what particulary disturbs me: "What if my children are at school during an emergency?In an emergency, your children may be sheltered in place or evacuated from school. If protective actions are being taken at your children's school, do not go to the school. School personnel are trained to handle emergencies. Do not call your child's school. You could tie up a phone line that is needed for emergency communications. For further information, listen to local emergency radio and TV stations to learn when and where you can pick up your children." (UNACCEPTABLE!)You can download a PDF file of...

U.S. Plans to Evacuate Workers in Case of Attack Sat Aug 17, 4:22 PM ET CRAWFORD, Texas (Reuters) - The Bush administration has approved plans aimed at speeding the evacuation of federal workers in the nation's capital in the event of an attack using weapons of mass destruction, officials said on Saturday. Under the plan the Office of Personnel Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the General Services Administration would have the authority to order an evacuation of up to 350,000 federal workers in the Washington, D.C., area and 1.8 million nationwide if an attack occurs or if one...

BBC News ticker reports - "Church of the Nativity compound evacuated after blast. "