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EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE NEWS
Contacts are key in Emergency Management
emergencymgmt.com
I don't think there's anyone I know who will not say that individual relationships are key to a successful emergency management program. People talk and write about it and espouse it in any number of venues and publications. But what are we really after? <READ MORE>
Like your house, the safest place in NOAA's new Disaster Response Room is the bathroom
al.com
The new storm-hardened federal Disaster Response Center here is so strong and flexible that hurricane responders can even work out of the bathrooms if necessary. <READ MORE>
Preparedness emphasized during SC earthquake week
sacbee.com
This week is Earthquake Awareness Week in South Carolina.
The state Emergency Management Division has several events planned to remind residents that earthquakes are as much of a hazard as hurricanes, floods and tornadoes in South Carolina. <READ MORE>
Do alert notifications fail to live up to expectations?
emergencymgmt.com
Wildfires that threatened lives and property of Colorado residents in El Paso and Teller counties this year were the most destructive wildfires in state history - 29 square miles around Colorado Springs burned, destroying more than 340 homes, and causing two deaths and personal property damage exceeding $352 million. <READ MORE>
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