emergency-preparedness
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Informal, Low/ No Cost Messaging Systems Are Key
Just caring. The Safety Lessons of Columbine, Re-Examined – WSJ.com The district gave Westwood High a metal detector a few years back, and it is in daily use at the entrance. But Ms. Carter is far more enamored of her low-tech approach: “Being visible,” she said. “And that’s no cost.”
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Chicago Backs Up 911
Fran Spielman has the story: City quietly builds backup 911 site at O’Hare Airport :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: City Hall Amid cloak-and-dagger secrecy, the Daley administration is building a backup 911 center at O’Hare Airport to handle emergency calls if a terrorist attack or natural disaster damages Chicago’s primary facility in the West Loop, City…
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Know Your Stuff Home Inventory Software > Great Tool in Disaster Preparedness
Know Your Stuff Home Inventory Software This software makes creating a home inventory fun and easy. Once you have completed your inventory, it is easy to keep your information up to date.
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Good Example of Emergency Preparedness Training in Washington, DC
DC Community Preparedness The District of Columbia Homeland Security Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) is sponsoring a series of community trainings and exercises to help District neighborhoods be prepared in the event of a disaster. More here from Alert DC: DC HSEMA community exercise tomorrow, February 7, 10 a.m. at Marshall Heights Community Development Organization 3939…
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Very Interesting Experiment: Strong Angel III
Strong Angel III | Strong Angel III THE DEMONSTRATION What will happen? Organizations and individuals participating in Strong Angel III are volunteering their time and resources to explore innovations in humanitarian response capabilities. This is not a trade show or a technology fair, with vendor booths, demos, and product literature. Nor is it an Exercise…