Industrial Emergency Preparedness

Could an industrial chemical incident affect your area?

Explore publicly reported industrial sites near a city, compare three hypothetical incident triggers, and learn how to prepare. This tool does not forecast a chemical plume or predict an attack.

How to use this tool

  1. Search for your city or use your location to view nearby facilities listed in public records.
  2. Choose an incident type, the confirmed release status and, optionally, wind direction.
  3. Review the scenario guidance. For real incidents, follow official local emergency alerts.

Reported sites nearby

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Blue = your selected area. Other markers = approximate public-record site locations, not precise facility coordinates.Site locations deliberately generalized.

Reported sites nearby

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01City or location

Location searches use OpenStreetMap Nominatim; "Use my location" asks your browser's permission. You can also click the map to choose your area.

Example location: Paris, France. Search your own area to begin.

Build a preparedness scenario

1. What started the incident?

Manually enter locally observed wind. Wind direction alone cannot establish a safe or hazardous area.

Selected area: Paris (example). No site selected.

Plan ahead, don't predict a plume

An industrial accident can involve fire, explosions or hazardous releases. Check official local alerts before acting.

Important: this is an educational preparedness tool.

A listed site is not proof of an active hazard or of a particular chemical inventory. A strike type does not determine the size of a chemical release. No map marker or wind setting represents a toxic-cloud footprint, impact probability, blast consequence or safe-distance calculation.

What to do if there is an actual chemical alert

1

Get inside

Move into the nearest suitable building. Bring children and pets inside. Follow official instructions on sheltering or evacuation.

2

Reduce outside air

Close doors and windows. Turn off ventilation that brings in outside air. Choose an interior room and seal openings when instructed.

3

Follow verified alerts

Use emergency authority alerts and wait for the all-clear. Do not assume an ordinary gas mask or an unverified filter protects against an unidentified chemical.

Sources and scope: EEA industrial reporting (not an exhaustive Seveso list); France Géorisques (Seveso status); US EPA RMP; CDC shelter guidance. Results depend on third-party services and reporting dates. Absence of records is not evidence that an area is safe.

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