Davis-Besse exercise goes well
Sat, 14 May 2011 05:36:18 -0700

Port clinton -- Government officials said a recent radiological emergency preparedness exercise at Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station showed no serious problems. Stephen Tulley, exercise director for the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal ...

Training students for emergency
Mon, 16 May 2011 14:13:22 -0700

Be prepared, not scared, is the bottom line for a new public education program being introduced in Cambridge during National Emergency Preparedness Week. With floods in Manitoba, tornados in the US midwest, and the potential for air, rail and road ...

CERTainly Prepared
Thu, 19 May 2011 12:18:59 -0700

Begun the year after 9-11, training follows national standards set by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Subjects include emergency preparedness , disaster response, search and rescue, injury triage and first aid, and terrorism. ...

Rescue crews test their skills with heavy extrication scenarios
Sat, 21 May 2011 16:35:48 -0700

Training scenario's, created at the Emergency Preparedness Training Center in Institute, also included lifting a several ton circular cement column that has pinned a person. By Veronica Nett charleston, W.Va. -- Fire and emergency rescue personnel ...

TEEX hosts 70 Texas leaders at Lyceum conference
Fri, 20 May 2011 13:37:08 -0700

"The event was very successful thanks to the amazing teamwork and service of TEEXans in the Emergency Services Training Institute and Disaster Preparedness & Response divisions and across the agency. They know how to put on a great event, ...

Part Of Upgraded Emergency Preparedness , Simonton Holds Emergency Operations ...
Mon, 09 May 2011 11:31:48 -0700

Simonton preparedness simonton and Valley Lodge residents show off some the city's emergency flood pumping equipment following a recent training exercise. The exercise, which lasted several hours, involved training 15 community volunteers to ...

Gov, emergency management chief stress storm prep
Wed, 18 May 2011 00:09:08 -0700

Florida's new emergency management chief said Wednesday that he wants the private sector to be more involved in the state's disaster preparedness efforts so that local economies can recover quickly after hurricanes. "They want their employees to be ...

Barangays form risk reduction teams
Sun, 22 May 2011 03:20:43 -0700

By ed mahilum manila, Philippines -- Barangay volunteers in Caloocan City have been trained in disaster preparedness to improve their capability to save lives and properties during emergencies like typhoons, fires and other calamities. The training was ...

Emergency Workers Participate In Preparedness Drill
Sun, 15 May 2011 16:12:08 -0700

By Rodney Wardle, News Channel 3 Reporter thousand palms -- More than a hundred emergency preparedness volunteers received training Saturday at the Roy Wilson Fire Station in Thousand Palms. The volunteers belong to community emergency response teams, ...

Innovative Rigs on the Street: Coronado's Tiller
Fri, 20 May 2011 10:09:24 -0700

The department maintains several divisions including administration, operations and training , EMS, fire prevention, public education and emergency preparedness . Over the years, the Coronado Fire Department has operated a number of unique apparatus ...

Mock disaster drills offer a taste of potential problems
Wed, 18 May 2011 23:04:19 -0700

"I'm proud of the emergency - preparedness folks from around the state," he said. Brig. Gen. Corey Carr, commanding general of Indiana National Guard Joint Task Force 81, said the Atterbury training was an important dry run of a new military coordination ...

Disaster Preparedness and Capacity Building Specialist
Wed, 18 May 2011 06:49:40 -0700

Monitor a training -matrix for humanitarian department staff and volunteers to build overall capacity. Visit field offices to provide support and training in their emergency preparedness planning. 10. Manage the dissemination of best practices in the ...

IDHS and FEMA train for natural disaster at MUTC
Fri, 20 May 2011 11:17:28 -0700

Adm. James A. Winnefeld, Jr., commander of US Northern Command, visited the exercise in order to get a first-hand look at the training going into the country's emergency preparedness . I wanted to come for my second visit to Muscatatuck and take a look ...

26/11 attacks simulated to check security preparedness
Sun, 22 May 2011 02:50:06 -0700

"We are training for situations that may not happen very often, every five or six years. But we have to train to the highest level," Boston Fire Department' s Jim Welsh said. City Mayor Thomas Menino assured the public that the emergency training ...

Lake Oswego residents complete emergency preparedness training by tackling an ...
Sat, 21 May 2011 23:07:18 -0700

The Lake Oswego Fire Department graduated 15 new people into the city's Community Emergency Response Team on Saturday at the Westlake fire station. To cap off their training , the group had to complete a simulation of an earthquake that had them rushing ...

Disaster preparedness event a success
Thu, 19 May 2011 18:06:09 -0700

I hope folks will take the time to find out about the free training offered by CERTs-Community Emergency Response Teams and the American Red Cross, and attend venues such as this one when offered to learn what you need to do to get through the next ...

Red Cross Provides Earthquake Preparedness Training
Mon, 16 May 2011 10:41:36 -0700

All week, volunteers will receive training on sheltering, feeding and providing medical aid for victims. Some people who want to help in the event of an emergency often find they can't go to the disaster area because they don't have the training . ...

Update: State Preparedness and Response Efforts to Mississippi River Rising in ...
Wed, 18 May 2011 10:21:40 -0700

The team has linked with Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and is currently training to prepare for future support to recovery phase operations. * Yesterday, Louisiana Guardsmen assisted in the identification of 20 new ...

CERT training offered May 21
Wed, 18 May 2011 12:05:50 -0700

The recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan and severe weather in the South and Midwest have drawn attention to the necessity for emergency preparedness and for trained emergency responders. Community members are encouraged to join in upcoming Community ...

Leahy: Vermont nets more than $8.5 M in law enforcement, homeland security grants
Fri, 20 May 2011 04:28:20 -0700

Police officers, fire fighters, emergency medical technicians and a long list of other first responders keep criminals off the street, protect our communities, and help secure our borders, said Leahy. Safety, security and preparedness must continue ...