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<title>Calif. wildfires burn 30-plus homes, threaten 150</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Raquel Maria Dillon The Associated PressTEHACHAPI, Calif. &mdash; Two wildfires that erupted and spread quickly near the Mojave Desert have destroyed dozens of homes and forced evacuations in remote areas of California as hundreds of firefighters work to contain the flames.The most destructive of the fires was burning about 10 miles southeast of Tehachapi, which is about 75 miles north of Los Angeles.More ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 18:40:39 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Suspected Maine tornado causes massive damage</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Tom Bell The Portland Press HeraldPORTLAND, Maine &mdash; Explosive thunderstorms that triggered tornado warnings throughout southern Maine knocked down trees and power lines, flooded streets and damaged homes Wednesday evening in Alfred, Limerick, Gorham and other communities. About 22,000 Central Maine Power Co. customers were without electricity at 11 p.m. Wednesday. York County accounted for ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:58:53 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Girl missing after flooding in Flagstaff, Ariz. </title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Felicia Fonseca The Associated PressFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. &mdash; Northern Arizona authorities were searching for a young girl reported missing Tuesday after heavy thunderstorms sent floodwaters rushing through communities north of Flagstaff.Coconino County Sheriff's officials said the missing girl was around 11 or 12 years old, but her name was being withheld. It was not immediately clear how she was ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 23:17:13 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Unstable heat, lightning in Calif. spark 8 fires</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Associated PressRIVERSIDE, Calif. &mdash; Southern California was sweltering in triple-digit heat as monsoonal thunderstorms helped spark several brush fires.Fire officials blamed eight fires in Riverside County on lightning strikes Thursday. They say strong winds from a storm system are fanning the flames.Fire spokeswoman Cheri Patterson says residents were told to be ready to evacuate as a fire ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jul 2010 17:37:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Ohio responders get state-of-the-art incident command training</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Dan Wells FOX19CINCINNATI &mdash; At times a fire scene can seem like controlled chaos, from putting the fire out to directing dozens of emergency responders.Now there's a new tool to keep firefighters even more focused.The Blue Card Command Certification Program teaches Incident Commanders and other fire officers how to standardize incident operations across their department, providing:Safer, more ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 20:36:43 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>From Chile to US: The myth of disaster-proof buildings</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jeff Rubin, Ph.D., CEM]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Here's the most direct, in fact the only, way to create guaranteed disaster-proof structures:Step 1. Determine the purpose(s) the structure will serve.Step 2. Identify the hazards that place it at risk.Step 3. Don't build it.Short of that, this year's spate of earthquakes provides a compelling reminder (aside from the fact that Mother Nature is still in charge): There's no such thing as a structure ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:44:14 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>5 key qualities of good emergency planning </title>
<author><![CDATA[Jeff Rubin, Ph.D., CEM]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[One of the many vestiges of the recently departed decade was the conclusion that emergency plans had little value. Although it was not a new concept, this perspective came into particular vogue in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Pundits rolled out military quotations from von Moltke (&ldquo;No plan survives first contact with the enemy&rdquo;) to Eisenhower (&ldquo;Plans are worthless; ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:26:33 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Crush Syndrome made simple</title>
<author><![CDATA[Div. Chief Jim Sideras]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[In the wake of the massive earthquakes in Haiti and Chile, it's a good time to review crush syndrome and the basic treatment called for whenever patients are trapped for a length of time. Here's what rescuers need to know.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:59:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>5 New Year&#8217;s resolutions for the emergency management professional </title>
<author><![CDATA[Mitch Saruwatari]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Around this time each year, about 70 percent of us make our New Year&rsquo;s resolutions. And if you&rsquo;re like most people, by Feb. 1 you&rsquo;ll have forgotten all about them! Resolutions fail when we don&rsquo;t see results quickly enough (&ldquo;Why didn&rsquo;t I lose 10 pounds this week?&rdquo;) or the results don&rsquo;t make us any happier (&ldquo;It&rsquo;s much more fun to spend than save!&rdquo;) ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:00:54 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Looking forward: How today&#8217;s biggest issues will unfold in 2010</title>
<author><![CDATA[Jeff Rubin, Ph.D., CEM]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[There probably won&rsquo;t be many tears shed as we bid farewell to the &ldquo;aughts,&rdquo; but the decade&rsquo;s legacies won&rsquo;t pass with the New Year. I&rsquo;m not big on predictions, but it is worth looking ahead to some pending issues in 2010. This image, taken through a microscope and provided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, shows the H1N1 strain of the swine flu virus ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:08:50 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>RODOS for nuclear emergency management</title>
<author><![CDATA[Homeland1]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Homeland1 ran across an important article in this month's issue of Omega that effectively differentiated &quot;regular&quot; emergency management from nuclear emergency management. Contingency plans for nuclear incidents, the article asserted, cannot be comprehensively drawn in advance; instead, any plan must be flexible. To that end, European nations have adopted a radiation protection framework called ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:18:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Technology goals for smaller agencies</title>
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<description><![CDATA[For small or rural agencies, planning, purchasing and managing new technology can feel like a daunting task. That's why it's so important to define your goals and objectives prior to diving into the deep end. Typically, these objectives are linked to solving the specific problems that led to the need for change in the first place. Here are examples of a few common goals and objectives: This project ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:28:18 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How do responders prepare for ICS/UC implementation?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[When responders understand each other's roles and responsibilities and have a plan for working together, they are more likely to be able to reach consensus on response strategies and tactics. From OSHA.govThe key to successful implementation of an Incident Command System/ Unified Command is planning and exercising at the regional and area levels. Practice using an ICS/UC prior to an incident will help ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 20:30:18 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>People over gadgets in hospital planning</title>
<author><![CDATA[Homeland Protection Professional archive]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Hospital planning and training for conventional mass casualty incidents rely on qualified personnel. Although spending money on the latest gadgets is tempting, Yuri Millo, MD, director of the Simulation and Training Environment Lab at the ER One Institute, cautions against getting carried away. &quot;So far we have invested significantly in gadgets, as this is the easiest way to spend our money, however ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 8 Oct 2008 19:06:39 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Unified point of access for emergency organizations</title>
<author><![CDATA[From Law & Order]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Disaster Management's tools and resources are improving incident response and recovery for scenarios such as this month's Metrolink wreck and others by creating the ability to securely share information across the Nation's Emergency Management community. To that end, FEMA"s DisasterHelp.gov  is a unified point of access to disaster-related information and services for citizens and emergency organizations. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:52:26 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>FEMA Announcement: Only Three Weeks Left for Public Assistance Pilot Program</title>
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<description><![CDATA[US Fed News INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. &mdash; The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following press release:State and federal disaster recovery officials want to remind all Public Assistance applicants that the FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Pilot Program will end on New Year's Eve, December 31.This program temporarily waived certain regulations and allowed ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 9 Dec 2008 17:43:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Restore FEMA to Independent Agency Status Say Emergency Managers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM-USA) is calling for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to be restored to its former status as an independent agency reporting directly to the President. IAEM-USA also urges that the director be designated as a member of the President's Cabinet. This position was adopted by association's leadership during IAEM's ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:14:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>International Association of Emergency Managers: Intro to IAEM</title>
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<description><![CDATA[An introduction to the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM). Their goal is to unite Emergency Management professional to create the best possible response to any disaster. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:51:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>AristaTek Demo of PEAC-WMD 2007 Software</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The AristaTek PEAC-WMD 2007 software has integrated mapping, GPS connectivity, over 109,000 chemical names, synonyms, & tradenames, 4 new modeling tools, and much more. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 01:37:23 UTC</pubDate>

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