Lawmakers should put today’s technology to use and pursue a statewide early alert system. THE SAN ANDREAS Fault is overdue for a powerful earthquake, geologists say, but there is no way to predict when it will strike. Yet as Japan has demonstrated, it is possible to detect the start of a quake and [...]
Media coverage of a crime, natural disaster, war, act of terrorism, or other disturbing event provides us with vital and helpful information. News reports can keep us informed about what is happening and things we may need to do. But too much exposure to media coverage of frightening events can add to our distress [...]
By: Noelle Knell America’s infrastructure is at a crisis point, as illustrated by the Interstate 35W bridge collapse in Minneapolis on Aug. 1, 2007. During that Wednesday evening’s rush hour, the bridge spanning the Mississippi River suddenly gave way, killing 13 people and injuring 145. For 17 years leading up to the collapse, reports cited [...]
By Lonna Calhoun, CEM Those of us working in emergency management understand the importance of and the challenges of promoting emergency preparedness within vulnerable population groups. During disasters people with physical and mental disabilities, language barriers, and economic challenges fare far worse. With the help of our platinum sponsors Phillips66 and State Farm, and [...]
We are in a state of emergency. All the time. A new map from the U.S. Census Bureau allows users to tack real-time emergency information, from floods to fires to storms to FEMA-declared disasters. The map features a breakdown of all the crummy things going on across the country on any given …
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