MJ#59: Fuel cost-add this to your preplans, Even more on the Ricin Guy, Teen suicide with poison gas, and more!

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This week on Mitigation Journal The All Hazards Podcast:
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Fuel issues demand attention: Fuel costs are reaching farther than just prices at the pump...consider the possibility that you may not be able to get fuel at all or only on a limited basis. How will this impact the ability of your service? How will this effect your personnel availability to respond or be called back to work when needed?
We also have to consider the average citizen stockpile of fuel, use of unapproved alternate fuels and the related hazards to responders.
We'll find out a bit more about the Ricin Guy...talk about ricin exposure and the signs and symptoms of ricin intoxication.
Last week I talked about the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing...I was reminded this week that March 25, 1995 was the anniversary of the Tokyo subway sarin nerve agent attack. Special thanks to MJ listener, Tom for keeping me on my toes.
In a related story, a 14-year old girl commits suicide by creating poison gas...a blood agent, hydrogen sulphide. H2S is a blood agent, similar to Cyanide.
Both these events underscore the need for us to be aware that the Consumer-Level Hazardous Materials Events are deadly...can be intentional or accidental...but deadly.