# Volcano Hazards Program > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Volcano_Hazards_Program > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Volcano_Hazards_Program.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_Hazards_Program > Source revision: 1351386058 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) The '''Volcano Hazards Program''' is a program directed by the [USGS](/source/USGS) that monitors the activity of [volcano](/source/volcano)es and the public awareness of eruptions. Under the mandate of the Robert T. [Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act](/source/Stafford_Disaster_Relief_and_Emergency_Assistance_Act) (Stafford Act), the Volcano Hazards Program monitors active and potentially active volcanoes, assesses their hazards, responds to volcanic crises, and conducts research on how volcanoes work. The Volcano Hazards Program supports the work of the [Volcano Disaster Assistance Program](/source/Volcano_Disaster_Assistance_Program) through a mobile monitoring and response system.{{cite web|title=USGS Volcano Hazards Program|url=https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vhp/|access-date=3 January 2014}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://volcanoes.usgs.gov Official site] *[https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap/index.php U.S. Volcano Disaster Assistance Program official site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104021247/http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/vdap/index.php |date=2014-01-04 }} {{Authority control}} Category:Volcanology Category:United States Geological Survey {{volcanology-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Volcano Hazards Program](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_Hazards_Program) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_Hazards_Program?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.