National Guard WMD Response Units Face Staffing, Preparedness Challenges: GAO
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:26:38 -0800

The "personnel, training and equipment challenges" experienced by the CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages "have adversely affected their preparedness to effectively execute" operations in the wake of a chemical, biological, radiological, ...

Weather spotting draws interest
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:08:18 -0800

"This training is a first-line defense against winter weather hazards and is an integral part of the preparedness mission that our agency is responsible for," he said. "This will also fulfill the final requirement set forth by the National Weather ...

Can Portia cross it?
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:09:49 -0800

Those occurrences led me to wonder: if the leader of the People's National Party (PNP), Mrs Portia Simpson Miller, were in those positions, what would be the nature of subsequent media conversations? I suspect that on each occasion such a response by ...

Groups: Cuts threaten readiness to provide meds in emergencies
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:53:52 -0800

By Don Michak Federal and state budget cuts are eroding Connecticut's preparedness for bio-terror and health emergencies, according to two national organizations that include a nonprofit headed by former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker. ...

Fema releases national preparedness system
Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:31:33 -0800

Washington, DC - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), on behalf of the Obama administration, Tuesday announced the release of the National Preparedness System description, which will help lay the groundwork for strengthening the nation's ...

Butte County receives preparedness award
Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:36:31 -0800

Storm Ready is an honor from the National Weather Service to credit counties and cities that have met a series of preparedness standards, explained John Gulserian. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, of which the National Weather ...

Gov't urges strict implementation of geohazard maps
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:42:28 -0800

Some quarters have blamed government agencies for the lack of preparedness and monitoring efforts. Environment Secretary Ramon Paje said the water that flowed in from upstream reached 7 meters high, submerging communities including Isla de Boro, ...

Disaster preparedness leads the way in holiday shopping this Christmas season
Fri, 02 Dec 2011 09:11:30 -0800

As Black Friday sales numbers continue to roll in from last week, a new report is showing that Americans are spending a large amount of money this year on disaster preparedness , and in particular, on guns. Rather than seeking discounts solely on ...

Disasters in 2011 Serve as Reminders to 'Resolve to be Ready'
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 02:55:07 -0800

FEMA has just kicked off its 2012 annual campaign, "Resolve to be Ready", which urges Americans to make preparedness a priority by making a New Year's resolution to be ready for disasters. "One of the most important lessons we can take away from this ...

Season of giving
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:20:25 -0800

Coping with climate change and disaster preparedness is like preparing for a war, this time it seems that we have lost yet again. The devastation caused by Sendong is just another rude reminder of the vulnerability that people face to climatic events ...

Alabama and Birmingham at risk of losing crisis readiness funds
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:05:03 -0800

UAB received a five-year, $937000-per-year grant to set up the South Central Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center. The national PERLC budget already was slashed 30 percent in fiscal year 2011 and is scheduled to see another $10 million ...

Questions linger after building occupation
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:06:29 -0800

... nongovernment organizations, and tribal leaders to conduct a comprehensive, capabilities-based threat and risk assessment for terrorism/all-hazards incidents under the National Response Framework (NRF), National Preparedness Guidelines and Homeland ...

Federal panel asks journals to censor reports of lab-created 'bird flu'
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 10:51:21 -0800

The work was paid for by the National Institutes of Health as part of a large portfolio of research aimed at pandemic preparedness . The recommendation from the board puts the federal government in a distinctly controversial and embarrassing position. ...

Opposition calls for UN action to halt 'massacres'
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:01:50 -0800

Damascus is conducting war games to test its preparedness against any invasion as a brutal security crackdown on civilians continues. Damascus: The opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) urged the UN Security Council and the Arab League yesterday to ...

Lockwood Named Vice President Of Emergency Management Organization
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:19:34 -0800

... Daycare Preparedness and Public Health Preparedness advisory committees. Lockwood also chaired the Evacuation, Transportation and Housing subcommittee for the National Commission on Children in Disasters for three years, according to the release. ...

BLU-MED Mobile Clinics Deployed in Tanzania
Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:40:31 -0800

21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Center for Disease Control in Tanzania recently deployed a mobile clinic for use at Tanzania National World's AIDS Day activities in Shinyanga. The BLU-MED Response Systems facility, operated by Intra Health International ...

PAKISTAN: Universities must tackle national problems
Sun, 18 Dec 2011 00:39:21 -0800

On 12 November the University of Peshawar started a bachelor degree in disaster preparedness and management while the University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar offers an earthquake engineering degree. "Pakistan's universities have the ...

Braintree commended for being 'Storm Ready'
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 20:41:53 -0800

By Jessica Melanson Thanks to the efforts of the Braintree Emergency Management Agency, Braintree is one of 11 Massachusetts communities that the National Weather Service has deemed Storm Ready. Such communities excel in preparedness for storms and ...

Journalists Set To Teach Aceh How to Reduce Disaster Risks
Tue, 20 Dec 2011 08:01:14 -0800

Fakhrurradzie said that on Thursday, the FJAPB planned to hold a national seminar to discuss how the media could promote disaster awareness and preparedness at a nationwide level. The speakers will include Arif Zulkifli from Tempo magazine, ...

VN prepares national plan to fight avian flu
Thu, 08 Dec 2011 19:05:22 -0800

Ha noi the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development yesterday launched the National Co-ordinated Action Programme on Avian Influenza, Pandemics Preparedness and Emerging Infectious Diseases (AIPED) for the 2011-2015 period. ...