Emergency Management News and Articles

Emergency Plan Speeds University's Recovery from Devastating Fire

Apr 30, 2008 - School's emergency plan is model for other state and local entities, officials say.

California Governor Orders Additional Resources and Personnel to Prepare for Dangerous Fire Season

May 9, 2008 - Schwarzenegger signs Executive Order to boost state's fire resources.

New York City, London Announce "Innovation Exchange" Program

May 9, 2008 - New York and London exchange program designed to share best practices in government innovation such as making government more transparent, accountable, accessible and efficient, with an emphasis on public safety and emergency management.

Maryland Opens New, State-of-the-Art Transportation Management Center

May 6, 2008 - State-of-the-art traffic operations center with access to over 300 cameras to monitor the flow of traffic throughout the city; also an event and emergency command center.

FEMA Monitors Severe Weather Across The Nation

May 5, 2008 - FEMA is closely monitoring a strong line of severe thunderstorms which has spawned dozens of tornadoes extending from the Upper Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes to the Gulf Coast area.

Storm Recovery Under Way in Southeast Virginia

May 2, 2008 - Governor's plan is to bring in every state resource needed to help in recovery efforts.

Emergency Plan Speeds University's Recovery from Devastating Fire

Apr 30, 2008 - School's emergency plan is model for other state and local entities, officials say.

California Losing More Than 30,700 Acres of Forestland Per Year

Apr 29, 2008 - The result from lack of replanting is a loss of forestland and a loss of all the benefits these forests provide - from filtering our water to absorbing greenhouse gases--a restored acre has the ability of absorbing and storing 200 tons of carbon dioxide - or the equivalent of absorbing carbon emitted by 35 minivans..

Alabama Emergency Management System Achieves National Accreditation

Apr 29, 2008 - "I commend our Alabama Emergency Management Agency and emergency preparedness teams all across the state for this major milestone."

APCO Wins Award For Missing Child Response Standard

Apr 29, 2008 - National competition award created specifically for emergency calltakers to present the missing and/or sexually exploited child response process in a logical progression from the initial call through the first response.

NYC Receives Grant for Water Contamination Alert System

Apr 25, 2008 - Water Security Initiative will serve as a model for Water utilities across country.

Colorado Communications Plan Approved

Apr 21, 2008 - Federal funding will enhance and improve communication technology and capabilities for first-responders and public safety agencies across the state.

Report Released on I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis Last Year

Apr 21, 2008 - Just after 6 p.m. on the evening of August 1, 2007, the 40-year old bridge collapsed into the river

FCC Announces Summit on Future of Nation's Emergency Alert System

Apr 21, 2008 - Panels will discuss current state of the alert system and next generation technologies.

Missouri Officials Inspect Bridges After Today's Earthquake

Apr 18, 2008 - So far, no damage has been found, according to the Missouri Dept. of Transportation.

Preparation for Epidemic Requires a Speedy Vaccination Process

Apr 18, 2008 - Digital pen and paper technology increase speed, accuracy of information gathered in simulated pandemic exercise.

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