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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: Transportation, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Travel, Injuries and Wounds, Disasters and Accidents
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African connection: ND team shares its expertise in disaster preparedness with Ghana's military and civilian leaders
The Dickinson PressSherry Adams, an incident command instructor with the Southwest District Health Unit in Dickinson, shared her expertise regarding disaster response with leaders of Ghana, Africa, when she participated in a State Partnership Program between Ghana and North...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Africa, Human Interest, Ghana, Disasters and Accidents
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CORRECTED-Texas fertilizer company didn't heed disclosure rules before blast
Reuters(Corrects rental truck brand used by McVeigh was from Ryder, not U-Haul, in paragraph 20) By Joshua Schneyer, Ryan McNeill and Janet Roberts NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - The fertilizer plant that exploded on Wednesday, obliterating part of a small...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Economy, Business and Finance, Health and Safety at Work, Companies and Corporations, Environmental Politics
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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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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: Health and Safety at School, Parenting, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, 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: Regional Authority, Tropical Storms, Rick Scott, Local Government, Government
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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: Floods, Insurance, Natural Disasters, Manhattan (New York City)
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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 Stations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Television Industry, FEMA
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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: Safety of Citizens, FEMA, Government, Politics
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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 Stations, Medical Procedures and Tests, Television Industry, FEMA
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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: Annapolis, New York City, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Advanced Life Support, National Security
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Three Mile Island Reschedules Nov. 1 Siren Tests
Content ManagerExelon Generation has rescheduled the Nov. 1 Three Mile Island emergency warning siren tests to Thursday, Nov. 15. The tests are being rescheduled due to the severe weather that has occurred this week. The Nov. 15 siren tests will include up to six...Tags: Television Stations, Television Industry, FEMA
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