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Visit ready.gov to learn how you and your family can prepare for and respond to natural and man-made disasters. The articles below include additional disaster-preparedness and general safety tips.

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  • Leading Cause of Death in National Parks

    A red car driving along a large turn along an alpine road.

    Every week someone loses their life in a vehicle crash on a national park road.

  • Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park

    Employee Surveys Give Clues to Reducing Tick-Borne Disease

    • Locations: Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park
    A woman wearing disposable gloves kneels next to a tent as she sprays it with permethrin.

    Two studies show the value of standardized procedures, in-person training, and site-specific information.

  • Press Kit: Natchez Trace Parkway Safe Driving

    • Locations: Natchez National Historical Park, Natchez Trace Parkway, Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail
    Parkway disappearing into the fog

    This press kit compiles relevant resources, links, and information for reporters to use in their reporting within the Natchez Trace Parkway. Specifically focusing on safe driving within the Parkway.

  • Commercial Services Program

    Harmful Algal Blooms and Safety

    • Offices: Commercial Services Program

    As the summer months approach and temperatures rise, harmful algal blooms (HABs) can occur in bodies of water, as a growing symptom of climate change. For concessioners operating in and around both fresh and salt water, this can be a concern.

  • Press Kit: Safe National Park Summer Trips

    On May 21, 2024, the National Park Service hosted a recorded media availability is to provide a wide variety of reporters, freelancers, and outlets with reporting resources on how visitors can recreate safely ahead of the summer season. This press kit compiles relevant resources, links, and information for reporters to use in their reporting ahead of the summer season.

  • What is the most dangerous park?

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  • Go for a Swim in a Park

    This article contains important swimming safety tips that all visitors who plan to swim in parks should read.

  • Stay Afloat: Always Wear a Life Jacket

    Family of four wearing US Coast Guard approved life jackets and riding in motor boat

    Wearing a life jacket can save your life! Learn how to pick the right life jacket for your and your activity.

  • Archeology of Firearms: Insights into the Human Past and Identification & Safe Handling of Ammunition

    Archeology of Firearms

    Over the past several centuries, firearms technology burst onto world history and brought about massive changes in the scope and nature of human conflict. They dramatically altered economic adjustments and patterns across the world.

  • Preserving the Gateway Arch: Evaluating Fire Protection and Life Safety Conditions Using a Performance Based Analysis

    • Locations: Gateway Arch National Park
    • Offices: National Center for Preservation Technology and Training
    Fire modeling results with a fire at the base of the Arch, extent of smoke spread, and visibility.

    Mills + Schnoering Architects and Hughes Associates, Inc. performed a fire/smoke modeling assessment of the Gateway Arch. This study evaluated fire protection and life safety risks to the public and building occupants in the event of a fire or similar emergency. An additional goal was to preserve historic or culturally significant building features. NPS strives to provide a fire-safe environment for visitors and employees within and atop the Arch.

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Last updated: September 1, 2020

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