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Tropical Storm Nicole to Bring Heavy Rain to New York and U.S. East Coast

Tropical Storm Nicole dropped heavyrains that cut roads, washed away bridges and homes and may havekilled at least one child as it moved through Jamaica, Cuba andthe Cayman Islands before dissipating over the Straits ofFlorida today. One child was reported swept away when a house succumbed toflood waters, according to Jamaica’s Office of DisasterPreparedness and...

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Complexity and Emergency Reactiveness « Censemaking – The Censemaker

This past weekend a fire broke out in a large apartment block in Canada’s most dense and multi-ethnic communities. The fire, not as large as one could imagine when you hear “6-alarm blaze”, was still far greater in its impact than its size would suggest. As of last night, there remain 1700 people unable to return...

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Emergency Services Awareness Day is this Saturday

The public is invited to attend the annual Emergency Services Awareness Day at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Lowe’s parking lot. During Saturday’s free event, people can interact with representatives from the Henderson fire Department, the Henderson Police Department, the Kentucky State Police, the Henderson City-County Rescue Squad and fire departments from Union and Webster counties,...

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City preps for the ‘real thing’

Emergency drills and preparation are fast becoming a habit for the city of Mercer Island, and it seems that the third time is the charm. “It was really well done and went much smoother this year,” Emergency Preparedness Officer Jennifer Franklin said of Wednesday’s drill. The three-hour session simulated the first day of a catastrophic 6.7-magnitude earthquake...

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Emergency Officials Keeping Close Eye On Water Levels

With the forecast for heavy rain, the man in charge of emergency management in Reading is watching the river levels and the possibility of flooding.The Schuylkill River level is below average.”The river right now is about two and half feet,” said Jim Conrad, emergency management coordinator. “It usually runs about three and half.”It’s Conrad’s job...

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Crist Proclaims September as Florida Preparedness Month

Font Size: Tallahassee, Florida (Press Release) – On September 1, Governor Crist proclaimed September as ‘Florida Preparedness Month.’ In recognition of the month, the Florida Division of Emergency Management will be partnering with more than 3,200 organizations across the U.S. to help create a culture of disaster preparedness. “With the tropics becoming more active,...

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Geography iPod Touch Project: Earthquake Survival Kit on a budget!

Introducing the issue to the pupils: Creating a Disaster Preparedness Kit from Carolwood Productions on Vimeo Shake out 2008 – California earthquake preparedness scenario – Youtube Editorial: Lessons from the earthquake rubble (New Zealand 2010) – via @GeoBlogs Wake up new Zealand (flickr @ GeoBlogs) I also use this resource sheet (based on a leaflet sent out to...

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Water managers open emergency operations center; no flooding reported

By Christine Stapleton Palm Beach Post Staff Writer Updated: 2:29 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 Posted: 9:49 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2010 As South Florida’s unusual wet season dry spell ended today with Tropical Storm Nicole dumping as much as 8 inches of rain, water managers opened the district’s emergency operations center this morning. At a briefing this morning, no flooding was reported by the South Florida Water Management...

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NOAA – Resource Restoration Planning Process Begins for BP/Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

The Department of the Interior, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the co-trustees for natural resources affected by the BP/Deepwater Horizon oil spill announced today they have started the injury assessment and restoration planning phase of the Natural Resource damage Assessment, a legal process to determine the type and amount of restoration needed to...

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