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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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A new map from the U.S. Energy Information Administration will help the energy industry keep an extra close watch on the natural disasters as they unfold. -
California's considering a bill to create a statewide system to alert people when earthquakes are coming. Scientists say the East Coast has just as much to gain from it as the Golden State.
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The data behind modern maps is 10 times as accurate as the older data.
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Has the country been lucky or are homeland security officials and law enforcement getting good at preventing attacks?
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Video footage can help unravel an event and catch the perpetrators, but some say the presence of cameras could deter acts of violence.
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Adequate planning, training and exercises can provide public safety and emergency management professionals with a strong foundation to react appropriately to or avoid critical incidents when lives are in danger.
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North Carolina State University researchers are using video game technology to remotely control cockroaches, with the goal of developing ways that the insects can map disaster sites.
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The CERTify mobile app will enable Community Emergency Response Team coordinators to organize and manage the activities and data of volunteer emergency responders.
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In the future, sensors traditionally used to detect temperature or noise could be utilized by emergency managers and first responders to enhance their response.
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After human bones and skulls of unidentified individuals undergo CT scans, forensic artists use imaging software to re-create what a person may have looked like.
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The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome has been called the “greatest challenge facing the world today.”
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Volunteer disaster relief organizations use the open source platform to track residents who need help and to simplify coordination between response groups.
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A statewide automated external defibrillator system in Maryland requires program sites to register the devices, increasing the likelihood that they can be accessed quickly when needed.
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Sgt. Jesus M. Villahermosa Jr. of the Pierce County, Wash., Sheriff’s Department addresses how schools can develop better plans and prepare staff members for an emergency.
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Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson helps launch the Resilient Communities for America campaign.
