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Extreme Driving
What to Do After a Single-Car Crash By Shamit Choksey, Cars.com Do's ... * Stay in your car until you can assess how badly you've been injured. If everything seems fine, just sit for a minute and collect your thoughts. * If you suspect you have a...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Injuries and Wounds, Road Transportation, Travel, Transportation
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Special Report: Poor planning left Texas firefighters unprepared
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - The fertilizer-plant explosion that killed 14 and injured about 200 others in Texas last month highlights the failings of a U.S. federal law intended to save lives during chemical accidents, a Reuters investigation has found....Tags: Fertilizer, Environmental Issues, Robin Williams, Local Government, Science and Technology
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Access to U.S. chemical-site records is spotty
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - A law Congress passed more than a quarter-century ago to alert the public to chemical hazards is seen today by some government officials as a potential tip sheet for terrorists. As a result, public access to hazardous-chemical...Tags: National Security, Local Government, Terrorism, Science and Technology, U.S. Congress
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The American Red Cross shows WDBJ7 its Emergency Response Vehicles
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe American Red Cross has 400 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) in the country. During Sandy, the entire fleet deployed. Each ERV can distribute up to 300 meals at a time, so usually it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The vehicles are packed with...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Hurricane Sandy (2012), American Red Cross
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Avon Schools Chief Issues Statement On School Safety
Superintendent of Schools Gary Mala and his staff met on Friday and reviewed how they will respond to the questions that he anticipates from the public about the district's emergency procedures in the wake of shootings at an elementary school in Newtown...Tags: Parenting, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School
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Emergency response volunteers honored
Organizers from the city of Newport Beach's emergency program recognized some of their own during an annual awards dinner last week. Friday's event for the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team at the OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar honored...Tags: FEMA, Disasters and Accidents
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FEMA snub surprised Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County and the rest of Florida getting turned down for federal aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac came as a surprising snub ??? especially given who signed the letter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week......Tags: Jeb Bush, Tropical Storms, Local Government, Palm Beach County, Charlie Crist
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Should Sandy spur national disaster insurance?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo this is what rising sea levels look like. From South Florida's beachfront enclaves to the low-lying streets of Lower Manhattan, Sandy has given us a grim preview of what awaits a world where water wins out against man-made development.......Tags: Insurance, Manhattan (New York City), Floods, Natural Disasters
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TMI Siren Tests: Three Mile Island will be testing new siren system Oct. 18
Exelon Generation has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art siren system around Three Mile Island (TMI) Generating Station, part of a $13 million investment to upgrade sirens around the company`s nuclear stations. The new system includes...
Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, FEMA, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Guest Column: Be prepared for emergencies through CERT
In an ongoing effort to focus more deeply on the elements of the La Cañada Flintridge General Plan that relate to public safety, Public Safety Commission Chair Andy Beattie and Commissioner Olivia Brown prepared an agenda for the May commission meeting on...Tags: Politics, FEMA, Safety of Citizens, Government
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State-of-the-Art Siren System for Three Mile Island installed; Tests scheduled
Exelon Generation has completed the installation of a new state-of-the-art siren system around Three Mile Island (TMI) Generating Station, part of a $13 million investment to upgrade sirens around the company's nuclear stations.
The new system includes...Tags: Television Industry, Television Stations, FEMA, Medical Procedures and Tests
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Maryland emergency crews on standby to head north
With Maryland largely spared from the worst of superstorm Sandy's wrath, some Baltimore-area emergency personnel — including a specially trained urban search and rescue team and multiple medical units — are gearing up to be dispatched to...Tags: New York City, Annapolis, National Security, Howard County, FEMA
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Dec 14, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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Oct 17, 2012
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Oct 30, 2012
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