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Wed, 2013-02-27 19:46 — mdmcdonald
This working group focuses on Emergency Management at the community, city, county, and state levels

The Emergency Management Working Group's mission is to maximize emergency preparedness through education, identification, resolution, and introduction:  Educate residents on what emergencies may take place and how to prepare for them, identify gaps in preparedness and resolve them, and introduce residents to their local police, fire departments, and medical facilities.

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Coast Guard contains fuel spill in Government Cut Estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into water

Wed, 2014-04-16 16:06 — Albert Gomez

Coast Guard contains fuel spill in Government Cut

Estimated 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel leaked into water

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http://www.local10.com/news/coast-guard-contains-fuel-spill-in-government-cut/25504244 

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US - SouthEast
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Disaster Response
Disaster Risk Reduction
Environment
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Water
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Problem
Situation Report

2014 South Florida Regional Citizen Corps Conference - Sat, Feb 1, 2014 - Fort Lauderdale

Mon, 2014-01-06 14:31 — admin

The 2014 South Florida Regional Citizen Corps Conference will take place on Saturday, February 14, 2014, at the Renaissance Fort Lauderdale Cruise Port Hotel, 1617 Southeast 17th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316.

The conference aims to provide opportunities for Citizen Corps volunteers, professionals, and stakeholders in the emergency management field to network, train, and recognize achievements made in the strategy to build safer, stronger, and better prepared communities.

For more information and to register visit: http://www.sflccc.org

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Simulation and/or exercise
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Meeting
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US - SouthEast
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Emergency Management
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Predicting What Could Happen if Hurricane Hits

Mon, 2013-07-29 17:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                 

homelandsecuritynewswire.com - July 19, 2013

A Sandia National Laboratories team is gearing up for hurricane season, readying analyses to help people in the eye of a storm. The team has two jobs: conducting annual “hurricane swath” analyses of probable impacts on the Gulf Coast and East Coast, and providing quick analyses of crisis response in the face of an imminent hurricane threat to the United States. A swath analysis looks at how a hurricane might interrupt critical services and at impacts to infrastructure specific to an area, such as petroleum and petrochemical industries in Houston or financial services in New York City. It also looks at such things as the economic impact of the storm or how it could upset food deliveries.

12 Things You Should Have at Home in Case of a Hurricane

Tue, 2013-07-16 20:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

            

inhabitat.com - by Yuka Yoneda - July 12, 2013

It's already hurricane season - would you be ready if another Superstorm Sandy hit today? If you hesitated for a moment, you might be one of the many who meant to prepare for the next big storm but then just got sucked into the daily grind and forgot. The good news is that there's still time to gather up the essentials so that you'll be ahead of the game for the next hurricane instead of having to fight some lady for the last pack of batteries at Duane Reade. Read on for the 12 important items you should have at home in case of an emergency situation like a serious storm or other natural disaster. . .

Colorado State University Team Predicts Above-Average 2013 Atlantic Hurricane Season in 30th Year of Forecasting

Mon, 2013-04-29 20:25 — admin

Courtesty of Henry Rodriguez        Released by Colorado State Universtiy     Wednesday, April 10, 2013

The Colorado State University team today predicted an above-average 2013 Atlantic basin hurricane season due primarily to anomalous warming of the tropical Atlantic and expected lack of an El Nino event.

CSU is in its 30th year of issuing Atlantic basin seasonal hurricane forecasts.

The team calls for 18 named storms during the hurricane season, which falls between June 1 and Nov. 30. Nine of those are expected to become hurricanes and four of those major hurricanes (Saffir/Simpson category 3-4-5) with sustained winds of 111 mph or greater.

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Making Communities More Resilient to Climate-Induced Weather Disasters

Wed, 2013-02-27 20:03 — admin

February 18, 2013 - homelandsecuritynewswire.com                Courtesy of Samuel Bendett

Mounting scientific evidence indicates climate change will lead to more frequent and intense extreme weather that affects larger areas and lasts longer. We can reduce the risk of weather-related disasters, however, with a variety of measures. Experts say that a good strategy should include a variety of actions such as communicating risk and transferring it through vehicles such as insurance, taking a multi-hazard management approach, linking local and global management, and taking an iterative approach as opposed to starting with a master plan.

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Global
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Climate
Disaster Response
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