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In a year where both President Obama and Vice President Biden spoke to city leaders at National League of Cities (NLC) convenings about forming partnerships to achieve results, cities have successfully advocated for priorities that support America’s infrastructure, improve public safety and strengthen the economy
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Rather than viewing disaster planning as an end in itself, one should view the process as a form of action research
The plan also outlines high priority performance goals and promises “meaningful metrics” to measure impact of responses
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The 2010 version of NFPA 1600 can be downloaded via NFPA’s Web site
MSAT-G2 designed for rural, remote, disaster-prone areas
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With lower prices, more choices and faster networks, more and more responders are carrying smartphones on the job
ECaTS can also send e-mails, text messages and other alerts to various agencies.
On the morning of Dec. 6, 1917, in the inner harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia, a French munitions ship collided with a Norwegian freighter and caught fire, exploding with one-seventh the power of the first atomic bomb. The result was North America’s worst catastrophe.
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