By: Hilton Collins on September 28, 2011 Japan suffered its worst nuclear accident in spring 2011: On March 11, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake off Japan’s east coast caused tsunami waves in the Pacific Ocean that crippled power plants, rendering them incapable of pumping coolant to nuclear reactors. Fatality and injury estimates by …
A study by researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) recommends greater emphasis on health and wellness programs within fire departments, including pre-employment screening and annual medical exams, to reduce the number of firefighter line of duty fatalities from cardiac events. Cardiovascular events accounted for the largest single cause of line of …
USGS Website posts this article about a potential flood hazard in California. USGS Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project » ARkStorm: West Coast Storm Scenario.
Los Angeles Harbor Area Hazard Analysis Created for COPE Preparedness “Opening the Dialogue” Preparedness Summit April 4, 2009 Hazard Identification In looking at the communities we live in, we could probably tell that some hazards are possible while others would seldom or never occur. It is important when identifying possible disasters that we rely [...]
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