The National Disaster Life Support Foundation (NDLSF) is a nationally and internationally known and active organizations in emergency response. The NDLSF has been active since 2004 in the training of medical care, public health, emergency management personnel in disasters, with extensive training in radiation-related emergencies and including nuclear war medical response. NDLS courses provide essential training for all-hazards disaster preparedness and response, which are competency-based, standardized, and multi-disciplinary. Over 250,000 personnel have been trained in the NDLS courses in 20 nations and all 50 U.S. states.