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Posts in category Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Integrating Pets into Your Emergency ...

May 23, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Kitten being rescued from flood
What is the PETS Act? The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) of 2006 was passed following Hurricane Katrina.     Images of abandoned animals, as well as the knowledge that many individuals and families refused to evacuate when they found that they couldn’t take their pets with them spurred legislators into passi [...]
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Workplace Safety Preparedness, Includ...

March 21, 2014 Written by Nicholas
evacuation assembly area sign
Planning and Responding to Workplace Emergencies Does your workplace have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)? Nobody expects an emergency or disaster. Yet emergencies and disasters can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. Employers should establish effective safety and health management systems and prepare their workers to handle emergencies before [...]
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Improving the Disaster Resilience of ...

March 18, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Photo of devastation of St. Johns Hospital in Joplin, MO
Photo Source: NIST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the first of six workshops devoted to developing a comprehensive, community-based disaster resilience framework, a national initiative carried out under the President’s Climate Action Plan. The workshop will be held on Monday, 7 April 2014 in Gaithersburg, [...]
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Just Discovered: A Site Listing The 1...

February 11, 2014 Written by Nicholas
An image of an interactive map of states' natural disaster risk
Like the commercial says, “It pays to be prepared.” Insurance aside, Bankrate.com has posted a list of the costliest ten states to live in due to their history of major disasters. Although the list is designed to promote their insurance products, it may be of interest to those concerned with where disasters are likely to strike. [...]
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Preparing for the Storm

January 22, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Photo of empty store shelves
Four Steps to Staying Safe & Healthy in an Emergency Winter storms are inevitable. Most people know what groceries they need, as empty store shelves confirm. But it’s not only eleventh hour shoppers that can get into trouble. People know what groceries they need How can you make sure you can stay safe and healthy when a big winter storm h [...]
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