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Providers in St. Louis were awarded the money through the Missouri Department of Health’s Crisis Counseling Program, which has for decades been funded by FEMA to help build hope and resiliency in disaster survivors. -
When Typhoon Halong devastated Western Alaska last month, the hardest-hit communities were accessible only by air or water. That complicated response efforts and makes rebuilding a challenge.
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Hurricane experts fear that something far worse than Sandy, blamed for $50 billion in damage, is brewing. -
Gov. Rick Snyder announces the Cyber Civilian Corps at the 2013 Michigan Cyber Summit.
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In Case of Crisis app includes access to building diagrams, easy-to-reach contacts and push notifications for alerts and mapping.
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The consumerization of technology is enabling mapping to shift from an EOC support function to a skill of the modern emergency manager.
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The Chatham County, Ga., Community Emergency Response Team teaches residents about emergency preparedness.
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How San Francisco's Department of Public Works became prepared to capture 100 percent of its disaster response costs.
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It is more critical than ever to have formality, structure and measurement around a risk management framework, says Brian Schwartz of PwC.
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The technology allows police officers to decide if they want to be tracked via their department-issued cellphones.
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Unlike traditional insurance, which pays on the actual value of a loss, parametric insurance pays for a predefined event.
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New degrees in homeland security and emergency management face the same obstacles as the emerging criminal justice programs did a half century ago.
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Nearly 50,000 full-time National Guard employees have been furloughed as a result of the federal government shutdown.
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Private facilities can share building data with public safety responders via a common dashboard, providing situational awareness in an emergency.
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Henry Thompson, associate deputy airport director of Operations and Security, discusses SFO's approach to security and training.
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The teams of emergency managers and disaster volunteers lend virtual support to those on the site of a disaster.
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First responders need time with colleagues to decompress after responding to an incident.
