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  1. Social networks set tone for community information during LA fires
  2. Researchers announcement advancements in disaster communications
  3. State and local governments to get federal information sharing guideline suggestions
  4. Report finds nonprofits underprepared in DC area
  5. Disaster response accountability group
  6. Hurricane Ike wrap-up
  7. Hurricane Ike heads toward Houston
  8. As Gustav heads toward Gulf Coast, partnerships help to build information portals for community members and response organizations
  9. Tropical Storm Fay inundates Florida
  10. DHS creates private sector accreditation program
  11. New radio technology developed to help communications in buildings and underground
  12. Report looks at mass transportation's role in emergency response
  13. Report finds increased disaster preparedness outreach needed in immigrant communities
  14. America's Emergency Network - public/private partnership to deliver nation-wide emergency network
  15. EPA report examines increase in climate extremes changing communities' dynamics
  16. WebAnywhere helps the blind access the Internet
  17. RX Response partnership provides medications to communities during disasters
  18. Stadiums as shelters part 2
  19. Social Network allows users to build customized social issues communities
  20. Private organization works to help respond in the first 72 hours
  21. Midwest flooding hits communities and food prices hard
  22. University creates disaster preparedness website and outreach for diverse and minority communities
  23. Verizon preps Georgia residents for 2008 hurricane season
  24. Partnership looking into emergency organ donor response
  25. Community Foundation's 9/11 Survivor's Fund closes and serves as financial recovery model
  26. Muslim disaster relief group partners with Dartmouth College Students
  27. Citizen groups working to respond to China disaster
  28. Jewish community members establish information sharing portal
  29. IPAWS
  30. Sustainable infrastructure development after disasters
  31. China rushes to evacuate thousands in danger from quake lakes
  32. California partnership plans for "Big One" earthquake
  33. Citizen preparedness
  34. Oreck during Katrina
  35. Local infrastructure and disaster response in Asia
  36. Google Health launched
  37. VMware releases disaster management software
  38. Smart grids produce resilient power infrastructure
  39. TD International and Assist America partner through SecureAssist for emergency medical assistance and more
  40. Oklahoma town considers desertion after tornadoes
  41. KERRN works to help prepare for response to major environmental disasters
  42. New WiMax nationwide network planned
  43. Limited supplies hampering response and recovery efforts in Myanmar
  44. Target partners with FBI for Twin Cities Partnership
  45. ENE works to respond and restore environment after disasters
  46. Response to Cyclone Nargis
  47. Cyclone in Myanmar kills tens of thousands
  48. New report outlines pandemic treatment priorities
  49. Resolve Marine deploys for water-based response operations
  50. Need for national business disaster response and continuity standards Conference Board says
  51. Portable water filtration and moveable base camp solutions
  52. Earthquakes continue in West, officials urge local preparedness
  53. US/Mexican border partnership for disaster preparedness training
  54. Tornadoes hit Virginia, state of emergency declared
  55. Food Defense and Emergency Response Releases Food Defense Plan for warehouses and distro centers
  56. Earthquakes in Nevada prompting local preparedness
  57. New earthquake preparedness and safety report released
  58. New study finds areas for improvement in interops communications
  59. Honeywell partners with Butler University
  60. Seismic scientists use laptop network to monitor possible earthquake activity
  61. Insurer's group announces new research institute to study property damage caused by natural disasters
  62. FEMA releases strategic plan for 2008 - 2013
  63. Illinois governor lauds school response and safety program
  64. Interactive mapping from Google Earth gives context to mapping infrastructure
  65. Duos Technologies announces security upgrades for DC rail corridor security project
  66. Pennsylvania uses solar power for emergency recovery solution
  67. State Farm works to prepare for natural disasters
  68. UNH partnership works to integrate technologies for interoperable communications
  69. LG partners with Harris to deliver digital spectrum solution for emergency response data transfer capability
  70. New wireless radio network for City of San Jose
  71. FCC approves national SMS alert plan
  72. 3M works to develop technology solutions for homeland security and first responders
  73. New satellite communication network for Florida Nat'l Guard
  74. Safe America's First Responders program
  75. Baxter Healthcare announces new donations targeting communities in crisis
  76. New report outlines using private sector resources to help augment disaster response
  77. Northeast Utility announces new disaster recovery and management software
  78. FIRST Conference showcases partnerships working to address 21st century security problems
  79. New undersea cable to help increase communication resiliency and ability around Pacific
  80. Carnegie Mellon announces new business resiliency software
  81. Arkansas flooding damages farming communities - state officials working to respond
  82. Colorado town responds to water crisis
  83. Envisage to partner with South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy
  84. New biodetection technology released by partnership
  85. Chemical industry helps during Cyber Storm II
  86. Hawaii hospitals participate in mock bioterror response drill
  87. Ernst & Young releases insurance industry resiliency report for 2008
  88. CDC exercise focuses on challenges posed by pandemic
  89. Massachusetts community hosts new emergency preparedness website and emergency command center
  90. DoT releases report on Gulf Coast infrastructure and climate change
  91. Atlanta begins cleanup and recovery after tornado
  92. Welch Allyn develops wireless bedside data solution for hospitals
  93. Salesforce.com used to meet residents' needs with recovery operations in New Orleans
  94. Stargazer helps to connect families and resources during a disaster
  95. CA announces updated recovery management software
  96. Companies partner to create pollution response and training depots
  97. New report finds transportation infrastructure vulnerable to changing and severe weather
  98. Tsunami Warning System finished
  99. New inkjet printed solar technology
  100. Proxtronics solution establishes radiation baseline information for situational awareness
  101. San Diego releases after action report on wildfire response
  102. Chicago links responders and police to schools' surveillance systems
  103. LifeStraw provides drinkable water technology
  104. Navy builds information exchange
  105. National Data Exchange System
  106. Christian Appalachian Project partners with Enterprise for response transportation
  107. Honeywell partners with Baltimore energy company to help with demand response
  108. Harvard hosts emergency evacuation webcast
  109. Automated biometrics in airports
  110. Milwaukee partners to install surveillance system
  111. L-3 partners with CDC for biotraining and response
  112. IBM develops 3-D virtual business solution
  113. House Foreign Affairs Committee moves to create "Civilian Response Corps"
  114. Cooper Notification acquires Roam Secure, goes on national college tour
  115. Enterprise partners with Washington University for car-sharing program
  116. Coalition of major city water utilities partner to respond to water emergency
  117. Handheld windpower generation and storage
  118. Power outage in Southern Florida shuts down communities but prompts quick response
  119. VMWare develops disaster recovery virtualization software
  120. DHS works on internal disaster preparedness
  121. Meals-ready-to-eat help during disasters
  122. Sprint's communications resiliency
  123. Yuma's Regional Communication System
  124. New silica technology to clean water using nanotechnology
  125. Raytheon develops mobile radiation detection for DNDO
  126. Google partners with Cleveland Clinic in new medical information program
  127. CDC releases state public health response preparedness report
  128. The Pentagon as a first responder
  129. ESRI releases situational awareness report
  130. Motorola's MOTOBRIDGE IP allows for interops communications with Sprint Nextel
  131. Harris announces land mobile radio for secure interops communications
  132. Wyoming builds statewide interops communications system
  133. American Chemistry Council publishes responsible management system for railroad companies
  134. GATech partners with Austin company to develop technology to kill anthrax spores quickly
  135. Ahura Scientific develops handheld chemical ID device
  136. Emergency lodging assistance from Corporate Lodging Consultants
  137. Community-based flu wiki sites join to form family pandemic preparedness site
  138. EDS helps municipalities develop effective emergency response apparatae
  139. Avaya's partnership in Miami-Dade
  140. USVI company provides drinkable water through portable stations in Caribbean
  141. eSolar builds power generation able to withstand natural disasters
  142. Purdue working on cell phones with radiation detection
  143. Local Miami college joins community emergency alert network
  144. RAE Systems deploys sensor network technology during TOPOFF 4
  145. Capacitors help energy storage for security and military equipment and transportation
  146. Midwives provide care for women without access to hospitals during disasters
  147. Google announces initiative aimed at pandemic and infectious disease response
  148. Association of engineers and emergency managers announced to partnership to addresses infrastructure security
  149. Oxford group releases report on law enforcement and changes to climate
  150. Webinar outlines disaster readiness for state and local governments
  151. Purchasing cards help responders in first 72 hours
  152. Sacramento Metro Connect to begin construction on city-wide WiFi
  153. Chesapeake Innovation Center helps businesses develop effective HLS focus
  154. United Technologies Power installs on-site power generation in Connecticut hospital
  155. Honeywell's partnership with Operation USA
  156. South Carolina program collaborates with health care professionals to provide disaster training
  157. Super Bowl surveillance provided by NS Microwave
  158. U.K. firm promotes business resiliency to face challenges posed by disasters
  159. Spacenet releases new emergency communications vehicle
  160. First Water Systems releases white paper on county plan for clean water during emergencies
  161. Crime Reports partners with D.C.-area law enforcement
  162. Collaborative Fusion partners with San Francisco to develop and launch secure online stakeholder response tool
  163. Medical distro company awards EMS education scholarships and provides emergency medical supplies
  164. Dickinson College installs emergency notification network
  165. L3 subsidiary develops wireless mine communication safety network
  166. Group builds blueprint for broadband access in rural Vermont
  167. Port Association joins stakeholders in Charleston
  168. American Hotel Association partners with renovation and remediation company
  169. Mine Safety Appliance gives equipment to PA communities during floods
  170. Avaya's Mobile Communications System
  171. DHS launches National Response Framework Resource website
  172. Contingency Planning & Outsourcing provides relief and recovery planning
  173. Crisis consulting from CR4
  174. Cox Enterprises launches crisis management site
  175. Rapid ResponseŠ emergency response system installed in Idaho schools
  176. Neutral Tandem proposes independent tandem infrastructure to secure national communications infrastructure
  177. Tiburon partners with Maryland county to build computer aided dispatch and public safety system
  178. Interfaith organization provides disaster relief, organization and partnership building in New York City
  179. Core Street builds credential capability in the field without needing networking
  180. Building best practices of business continuity after 9/11 at MetLife
  181. Skyhook Wireless geographically pinpoints without GPS
  182. Anheuser-Busch pre-stages water in hurricane-prone areas
  183. Composting toilets allow for waste disposal without water in the HELP project
  184. NYC hosts Ready New Yorker of the Month contest
  185. Edison Electric Institute gives Chicago electric company award for disaster recovery
  186. Envisage enters into partnership with Army to help with management of training for soldiers
  187. University of Arkansas announces study on security of rural transportation networks
  188. AT&T's Network Disaster Recovery
  189. Vocera builds wireless communications devices for hospital networks
  190. Meat plant in Nebraska to create biofuel from waste
  191. Carmax initiates disaster recovery and response operations for employees and customers
  192. Bank of America offers loan, credit and other financial assistance after California fires
  193. Update: Ready When the Time Comes working in California
  194. Missouri law enforcement agencies to use information-sharing technology
  195. Local Governments for Sustainability release preparedness guide for communities regarding climate challenges
  196. California to offer state grants for enhanced 911 service upgrades after reverse calling best practice during wildfires
  197. Matching donations and field relief supplies donated by Lowes during California wildfires
  198. Hearts of STIHL provide pre-positioned chainsaws in hurricane-prone areas for cleanup and recovery
  199. Hexayurts provide quick portable shelter through Disastr.org partnership
  200. Driving simulation program helps EMS, police and fire train for hazardous conditions
  201. Motorola builds interops system in Louisville
  202. State Bar of Arizona hosts emergency preparedness seminar
  203. Raytheon pilots program in Quad City area to increase communications abilities among responders
  204. National Weather Service partners with local Texas community for storm preparedness
  205. Caterpillar company helps provide electricity to San Diego during wildfires
  206. Manpower works to rebuild and install sustainable economies after disasters
  207. New York City OEM establishes business listing resource for emergencies
  208. University of Southern Mississippi program focuses on stadium security
  209. Radiation detection technology installed in VA ports to help expedite shipping
  210. North Carolina community consolidates emergency services
  211. EPA announces new collaboration with Mexico on border to enhance preparedness, environmentalism
  212. New report finds gaps in national medical preparedness
  213. New York State interops network fails first test
  214. PODS offer quick disaster shelter
  215. Agribusiness co-op announces new emergency notification system for business continuity
  216. Ice storms in Oklahoma raise resiliency issues
  217. HUMMER partners with Red Cross to coordinate disaster transportation
  218. Western Union to help U.N. response agencies
  219. Virginia community hospital uses imaging technology to share information
  220. New RAND report focuses on rail safety
  221. California seismologists test new detection and warning system for quakes
  222. Coast Guard installing Rescue 211 system
  223. Oil and gas companies provide ambulance service in western state
  224. Operation Safeguard works to connect public and private response preparedness plans
  225. Oregon officials say ham radio operators saving grace during storms
  226. New York City works with messaging service to start emergency alert pilot program
  227. T-Mobile USA customer care services cut during flooding in Northwest
  228. Georgia officials say preparations are needed to mitigate water shortage
  229. Medical University of South Carolina helps to establish National Center for Disaster Mental Health Research
  230. States of emergency in Northwest as storms kill 5
  231. Blu-Med to work with Idaho and New York communities to increase hospital surge capacity
  232. Call for airline industry to share medical emergency information to help in-flight response
  233. Updated: Alabama responders using Google Earth to find, map and analyze disaster sites
  234. Dallas picks National Congress partner as informational awareness provider
  235. Massachusetts community helps to shape pandemic response plans
  236. Maryland magnet school focuses homeland security courses for students
  237. Public safety group to get portion of spectrum for emergency communications
  238. National Traffic Incident Management Coalition urges holiday safety
  239. Washington State EMO launches business preparedness site
  240. Wireless company sees private sector resources leveraged for public safety response
  241. California citizen group works to spread preparedness throughout community
  242. Group works to train for increased fire department preparedness and outreach
  243. Remote conference capability technology helps responders during field exercise
  244. Property services company helps recovery of hurricane victims and industry
  245. Tech company helps to relay AMBER Alerts for missing children over wireless networks
  246. Blu-Med deploys portable centers of operation for medical response in the field
  247. California community helps to organize and participate in state emergency response exercise with university
  248. NASA helps CDC track spread of diseases
  249. Coast Guard and local San Franciscans respond to Bay Area oil spill
  250. Time and information critical to response of Bay Area oil spill officials say
  251. WalMart to help Red Cross in Canada with disaster response funding
  252. California fire response under review by Governor-appointed panel
  253. New report finds gaps in health system preparedness level
  254. Geo-imaging formatting by company helps firefighters in California
  255. FCC endorses new common alert protocol
  256. Huntsville reusing fallout shelters for emergency response
  257. Churches gather in California to discuss wildfire response and recovery
  258. Bay Area's preparedness tested with possible quake
  259. Fires in SoCal help review disaster response ops
  260. National League of Cities conference to focus on emergency preparedness, sustainability
  261. Lessons-learned cited response to California fire
  262. Wildfires in California prompt quick response and evacuation
  263. SecondLife community developed to help train first responders for pandemic vaccine distribution
  264. Envisage partners with CCROA to build on Essential Public Network
  265. International body calls for greater preparedness
  266. Social Networking for emergency preparedness
  267. Buffalo area businesses plan for disaster response and continuity of operations planning
  268. Chicago Marathon organizers activate emergency response contingency plan after soaring heat
  269. VA launches Spanish-language emergency preparedness website
  270. Ready When the Time Comes program partners local communities in New York with Red Cross
  271. Email snafu from DHS shows security vulnerabilities
  272. Power to Protect program finds Duracell and Home Safety Council partnership
  273. New Study finds gaps in response for children
  274. Lack of information sharing during Deutsche Bank fire
  275. Lessons-learned and partnerships discussed at emergency managers conference
  276. Georgia school to offer homeland security degree
  277. Christian Appalachian Project partners with CCROA to unveil Essential Public Network
  278. Essential Public Network launches
  279. New York Mercantile Exchange prepares remote continuity of operations site
  280. Charleston, South Carolina using GIS navigation in emergency response vehicles
  281. Locally-driven emergency preparedness event focuses on post-disaster recovery
  282. University of Georgia researcher builds portable chemical detection device
  283. New report focuses on sheltering in place and the public's readiness
  284. Red Cross and Business Roundtable partner for greater corporate preparedness
  285. Delaware shooting tests school's response after VA Tech incident in April
  286. CCROA helps businesses leverage assets for disaster response
  287. Penn State uses disaster network and federal cooperation to help prepare community for disasters
  288. Pandemic Toolkit website to provide emergency preparedness info for businesses
  289. National Weather Service announces new public alert system for severe weather
  290. Alaska Airlines plans wireless Internet service for flights in '08
  291. AMBER Alert programs highlight federal and tribal partnership
  292. Climate Corporate Response organization works to prepare businesses for sustainable practices
  293. Wireless companies provide mobile command and communications abilities immediately after storms
  294. Utility companies work to address disaster's aftermath
  295. GAO report finds lack of clear priorities hampering national preparedness and response
  296. Florida responders train using National Grid System
  297. New medical disaster segment on XFM radio show
  298. CERT training prepares community for flooding
  299. Public invited to attend session on terrorism and surgical response at International conference
  300. Arkansas community hosts emergency preparedness expo focusing on locality
  301. New technology would allow responders to wear situational awareness recorder for real-time information reporting in the field
  302. International Bottled Water Association preps for National Preparedness Month
  303. Church of Latter Day Saints helps local disaster response
  304. California announces new emergency medical response portable shelters
  305. Massachusetts to rework state's emergency response apparatus
  306. New radio technology allows adaption through software instead of hardware
  307. Climate change seen as security issue for countries officials say
  308. New video game simulates emergencies to help train responders
  309. San Francisco works to prepare city for disasters through initiative
  310. Atlanta partnership seen as best practice model for EMS response
  311. VA Tech announces findings from internal investigations into shootings
  312. Texas officials planned on NIMS for Dean response
  313. California hospital practices emergency response with community organizations and quick EOC shelter
  314. Chemical Safety Board releases report on North Carolina chemical plant explosion response and best practices
  315. Cable News Network hosts webpage with links on how to help emergency response and recovery
  316. Ohio town creates Clergy Crisis Response Team to help victims of tragedies cope
  317. Georgia Tech announces new emergency notification system
  318. Energy industry prepares for Hurricane Dean
  319. Website specializes in hurricane preparedness
  320. First responder social network
  321. Business continuity also means preparing for human error
  322. Double whammy for Hawaii with hurricane and earthquake tests island preparedness
  323. Philadelphia unveils new emergency communication system
  324. City of Tallahassee recognized for interoperable communications network integration program
  325. Oklahoma hospitals prepare staff through first receiver training
  326. Severe thunderstorms cripple NYC commuting services
  327. What If Colorado
  328. DHS partners with tech labs to simulate disasters
  329. New wireless network in Minneapolis helps with disaster response
  330. Weakened infrastructure cited in Minnesota bridge collapse
  331. Portable software uses technology to mobilize hard drives to help in disaster response
  332. Texas radio coalition pushes for unified communications system in state with federal help
  333. Response begins after Minneapolis bridge collapse
  334. Telecomm and Home Safety Council partner for emergency planning
  335. IT industry told to prepare pandemic response and continuity plans
  336. New survey finds public would self-impose pandemic mitigation tactics
  337. Service offers medical information to help situational awareness for 911 calls
  338. Army Corps officials rescind category 5 preparedness for levees
  339. Mass town employs lessons-learned from Katrina and says community must prepare itself
  340. DHS outlines supply chain preparedness
  341. New Jacksonville emergency alert system calls targeted areas at 60,000 an hour
  342. Medical wilderness response
  343. HHS releases healthcare response Atlas guidebook
  344. Teleworking essential in continuity of operations for government preparedness survey finds
  345. DHS working on credentials for private sector
  346. Mass town plans community bio and medical preparedness
  347. Disaster Conference in Colorado partners scientists and first responders
  348. Highest wildfire alert for Western states
  349. AMA-backed report pushing for increased health response capability and integration
  350. North Carolina community hosts hurricane preparedness forum
  351. Business Roundtable hosts disaster response and preparedness website
  352. Pipe explosion in New York kills one, injures dozens
  353. Open Architecture Network combines thousands of ideas to create best practices
  354. Operation Golden Phoenix in California
  355. Update: Remote disaster hubs to provide clean water and energy without infrastructure
  356. LA unveils new preparedness campaign
  357. San Francisco using new web-based emergency alert system
  358. 16th annual risk management awards in U.K.
  359. Louisiana Recovery Authority approves NOLA recovery plan
  360. Alternatives for emergency communications systems
  361. Honeywell announces mass notification service for healthcare and academic institutions
  362. Texas floods cause largest response mobilization in state history
  363. Canadian businesses learn business continuity best practices from SARS outbreak
  364. South Carolina school system employs emergency management database and network
  365. Missouri business says best practices helped continuity of operations
  366. New Health Information Network website
  367. New York to install video surveillance
  368. Michigan city to test emergency vehicle alert system
  369. StormReady communities in North Carolina
  370. Radio over IP for interoperability
  371. Community Emergency Preparedness Information Network
  372. Red Cross partners with music festival to promote emergency preparedness
  373. Resident response plan in Florida communities
  374. Disaster tourists pose dilemma for emergency ops
  375. CSX Continuity of Operations plan
  376. Texas and Oklahoma communities hit by torrential rains
  377. Cisco networks help with remote access for federal agencies and disaster recovery
  378. U.S. Fire Administration releases volunteer emergency responder report
  379. American and Mexican cities sign emergency response coop agreements
  380. Disaster planning for companies
  381. Band-Aid features family first aid hints on website
  382. Cisco Systems says technology will help school security
  383. NPR show Homeland Security Inside and Out
  384. American Medical Assoc. announces new disaster health and preparedness journal
  385. Emergency preparedness guide for animal caregivers
  386. FDA announces new food security assessment tool
  387. Florida bank offers financial preparedness info
  388. Charleston blaze kills 9 firefighters
  389. Rail security group releases report
  390. Pharm company to donate flu vaccines
  391. Mobile communications and networking companies partner to release command center for hurricane response
  392. Data company uses lessons learned for increased security practices
  393. Oregon scientists recreate town to study tsunami impact
  394. New Lessons Learned website for special needs populations hosted by DHS
  395. Weather Channel releases severe weather alert service
  396. AT&T business continuity survey finds gaps in preparedness programs
  397. Business information backups for quick disaster recovery in Indiana
  398. Website helps to store patient prescription information online for quick access during emergencies
  399. Communications abilities bolstered by new system LA officials say
  400. Telemedicine helps remote areas get medical response
  401. New Orleans deploys NOLA Ready
  402. DHS asking first responders for feedback
  403. Steps to take to help build prepared communities
  404. Pittsburgh officials say downtown evac plan needs work after bomb scare
  405. Home improvement stores say they are ready for hurricane season in FL
  406. Recent TB case reveals gaps in pandemic response and preparedness
  407. CDC quarantines man with drug-resistant TB
  408. Financial sector to test flu pandemic readiness
  409. National portable storage group urges preparedness ahead of hurricane season
  410. Alaskan towns respond to change as infrastructure collapses
  411. Chicago officials say preparedness exercises increase response capabilities
  412. Cellphone startup helps to build private networks
  413. Arizona county reaches out to immigrant population for bioterror preparedness
  414. Forecasters urge oil industry to move stockpiles before hurricane season
  415. Verizon readies networks for hurricane season
  416. North Carolina Gov. says state is ready for hurricane season
  417. DHS announces new infrastructure protection framework
  418. Federal funding for school emergency management programs
  419. Florida evacuation route gas stations to install backup generators
  420. Creating contingencies for banking institutions along the Gulf Coast
  421. Poll finds local disaster response confidence up
  422. New online tool for hazmat responders
  423. Fires grow around the country
  424. White House creates National Continuity Coordinator
  425. Coordination among federal information networks essential according to GAO report
  426. Fringe organization works to decentralize and build grassroots response
  427. Kansas town rebuilds after tornado
  428. California counties joining radio networks
  429. Texas City employs call messaging service for community information
  430. Oakland bridge collapse good model for response to terrorist attack using tankers
  431. Ardent Sentry to coordinate Canadian and U.S. state and local response
  432. Georgia wildfire forces evacuation of surrounding communities
  433. California overpass collapses after tanker crash
  434. Navy announces preparedness guides and plans for families
  435. REAL ID town hall to be held in California
  436. Recent pet food recall shows vulnerability officials say
  437. Red Cross working to expand community outreach
  438. In Case of Emergency
  439. VA school announces campus alert system
  440. Cities looking to local independent power generation for preparedness
  441. GA school launches campus alert system
  442. Southeast Regional Meeting scheduled for November 30, 2006 in Charleston, SC
  443. HHS announces new plan for CBRN threat preparedness
  444. Operation Vector in California
  445. Indiana exercises nuclear response and plans events for training center
  446. Group says recent college shooting highlights academic institutional emergency preparedness necessity
  447. FEMA announces possible missed deadline to revamp national response plan
  448. Safety of food supply in question according to industry experts
  449. San Diego State University and other schools discusses emergency preparedness with students in wake of VA Tech shootings
  450. Information about fatal Tech shooting spreads over Internet while cell phone lines downed
  451. Campus response to fatal shootings at Virginia Tech
  452. Minneapolis enhanced 911 system helps situational awareness and response
  453. New emergency preparedness center to open in Ohio community
  454. Broadcast companies work to prepare communications along Gulf Coast for upcoming hurricane season
  455. Iowan counties practice pandemic response
  456. National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week
  457. USDA announces new federal grants for telemedicine and distance learning for rural areas
  458. Proposed bill would make climate change a national security issue
  459. Reinventing the 911 system to handle new technology
  460. Drug company Roche to speak about pandemic preparedness to Angelenos during Town Hall
  461. VA issues first responders field credentials
  462. New California community emergency preparedness site launched
  463. Hawaii works to raise tsunami awareness during month campaign
  464. Asian responders practice bird flu response
  465. Report finds that adequate States interops funding was not supported by sufficient federal coordination
  466. S&T directorate creates new program in DHS to help deliver emerging technologies to first responders
  467. Report released by former FEMA head finds lack of government capability in recent PA storm response
  468. Trenton, New Jersey announces new emergency alert system for residents
  469. Ohio communities plan for state-wide tornado disaster response
  470. North Dakota responders practice nighttime airport emergency response
  471. Rhode Island hospital system develops new web-based information-sharing network
  472. The Use of Community Stadiums: A Charleston Best Practice
  473. Missouri health department releases senior center disaster response resources
  474. Company releases new water safety monitoring technology for cities
  475. Researchers say better collaborative technologies could boost emergency response coordination
  476. New University of Georgia study finds U.S. unprepared to respond to nuclear attack
  477. AIG to offer homeland security-related services to help mitigate disaster/terrorism threats
  478. IBM and Cisco develop crisis response and management services
  479. Disaster aid groups working with company to provide versatile blanket
  480. Blogging system to help first responders using ground-up trusted sources
  481. Tenn. community to hold emergency preparedness fair
  482. VA first to issue first responder credentials for field response
  483. Alabama responders found problems communicating during recent severe weather disaster
  484. Oregon National Guard trains with local firefighters
  485. DHS creates the National Computer Forensics Institute
  486. Texas local government coop launches information-sharing network
  487. Nation-wide interoperable survey finds best practices for information-sharing
  488. FBI to host anti-terror exercises in Boston area for regional agencies and localities
  489. California responders test communications abilities during simulated terrorist strike
  490. National Capital Region credential program tested for field use
  491. New Jersey first responders hold conference to train for emergency response
  492. New technologies to help coordination and response capabilities researchers say
  493. Pennsylvania officials to plan emergency response exercise to test new management technology
  494. VA town to be center of national emergency drill
  495. Florida stages refugee response operations
  496. Texas response team simulates earthquake disaster
  497. New York State community gets increased situational awareness with new 911 call center
  498. State, local and tribal officials to get new coordinated intelligence services
  499. Recent response to storms prompt change in Seattle's emergency management services
  500. Community health preparedness summit in Washington gathers officials from around the country
  501. White House runs roadside bomb emergency response drill
  502. Vermont police practice response to school shooting emergency
  503. Ohio volunteers get CERT training
  504. States urge residents to stay prepared during Severe Weather Week
  505. Tribal volunteers help Florida residents respond to disaster
  506. Grocery store chains prepare bird flu contingencies
  507. Emergency call center in California integrates technology and operations
  508. Midwest snow storm tests Indiana responders
  509. Red Cross agencies share terrorism and disaster response experiences
  510. Readiness for Recovery: The Galveston Model for Evacuation & Recovery
  511. Galveston Model for Evacuation: Presentation by Steven L. LeBlanc, City Manager of Galveston
  512. Galveston Model for Evacuation: Abstract of Steve LeBlanc's presentation
  513. Galveston Model for Evacuation: Presentation by Dr. Karen H. Sexton, UTMB
  514. Galveston Evacuation Model: Sharon Strain Presentation Galveston Housing Authority
  515. Galveston Model for Evacuation: Abstract of Presentation by Sharon Strain, ED Galveston Housing Authority
  516. Galveston Evacuation Model: Presentation by Stan Blazyk and Jim Hale, Co-Chairs
  517. Galveston Evacuation Model: Abstract of Presentation by Stan Blazyk and Jim Hale, Co-Chairs
  518. Galveston Best Practice: Integrating county, city and surrounding area transportation & evacuation planning
  519. Readiness for Recovery: Presentation by Judge James D. Yarbrough, Galveston County
  520. Readiness for Recovery: Abstract of Presentation by Judge James J. Yarbrough
  521. Readiness for Recovery: Abstract of Steven M. Cernak's presentation, Director, Port of Galveston
  522. Readiness for Recovery: Abstract of Galveston Presentation by Dr. Joan Richardson, UTMB
  523. Readiness for Recovery: Presentation by Harris L. Kempner, Jr., Kempner Capital Management Ltd. & Jeffrey G. Sjostrom, Galveston Economic Development Partnership
  524. Readiness for Recovery: Abstract of Galveston Presentation by Harris L. Kempner, Jr. & Jeffrey G. Sjostrom
  525. Hybrid vehicle response training in Missouri
  526. New York City at forefront of multimedia 911 and 311 services project
  527. DHS to create National Advisory Council
  528. NYC using new nuclear material detection technology
  529. Companies prepare for bird flu pandemic
  530. WVA local doctors learn about bioterror preparedness and response
  531. New federal pandemic response plans outlined
  532. Native American health officials say technology helped to prepare for pandemic
  533. Emergency animal response program in Florida
  534. Tsunami preparedness on the East Coast
  535. Broadband national interoperable network proposed
  536. Response exercise in Georgia simulates overwhelming scenario
  537. Washington community finds its emergency response readiness
  538. Kansas to train Incident Management Teams
  539. Baltimore hospitals announce information-sharing agreement
  540. School system to install 'panic buttons' for emergency response
  541. Maryland responders to be issued ID cards to help expedite emergency field response
  542. CERT training in Illinois community
  543. Kentucky EOC helps to coordinate local emergency response
  544. Mayor says past century storms provided valuable lessons for evacuation planning
  545. Texas city's emergency evacuation gains recognition for planning and continuity of operations
  546. Galveston serves as a model for emergency preparedness
  547. Galveston Working Group: Developing the comprehensive Response for Recovery Plan
  548. Mayors discuss infrastructure security with Congress
  549. New Mexico responders share new technology and information with public and local industry
  550. New Jersey responders drill for chemical attack
  551. Hawaii releases recommendations for communications continuity best practices following earthquake response
  552. Maine emergency exercise shows areas for improvement in technology and communications
  553. Virginia promotes readiness campaign resolution for 2007
  554. Protecting disaster response teams in the field
  555. National Animal ID System
  556. Preparedness report finds cities lacking in response capabilities
  557. Vermont using new 911 technology
  558. Delaware communities plan evacuation routes using tourist-season experience
  559. Fusion centers helping to link state and local-level information-sharing
  560. New York October Surprise snow storm response to be studied
  561. Report finds areas of improvment for state and local evacuation planning
  562. ICE-Qube: Personal Emergency kit for first 72 hours
  563. Iowa lawmakers consider contingency plan for continuity of government
  564. Federal government working with international and domestic agencies to prepare for flu outbreak
  565. West Virginia first responders to begin using interops communications
  566. Chemical industry given homeland security guidelines
  567. Northcom works with private sector to boost emergency response preparedness
  568. Virtual power stations to help supply energy during emergencies
  569. Oklahoma power grid security providing model for country
  570. Increased port partnerships to supplement security funding panel says
  571. Pandemic preparedness website and reference guide to help Illinois schools
  572. Readiness quotient scores individual preparedness
  573. DHS Announces Rail Security Measures
  574. U.S. Fire releases pandemic guidelines and best practices for first responders
  575. Bioterror defense and research bill passed by Congress
  576. Local NC disaster drill partners schools with first responders
  577. New report finds lack of adequate medical preparedness and response in US
  578. Health officials work to mitigate surge during medical emergency
  579. Kansas agropreparedness focuses on cattle safety
  580. CDC survey focuses on hospital preparedness and response to terrorist event
  581. HHS moving to develop health information-sharing network
  582. Baseline interoperability survey findings released
  583. NYPD counterterrorism works on best practices
  584. Coastal Crisis Chaplaincy: A Charleston Best Practice
  585. Arizona state and local responders participate in nuclear response drill
  586. Start of Secure Freight Initiative announced
  587. Pilot rail security program begun in DC
  588. VA gets nod from Governors Assocation for interoperability communications best practices
  589. Arizona county sends out emergency management packets for families
  590. National county survey looks at local preparedness
  591. New York gets new emergency operations center
  592. Canadian pandemic triage plan published
  593. Large animal rescue training in Maine
  594. National Blueprint Summit in Charleston focuses on community involvement
  595. USDA guidelines issued for farm preparedness
  596. Disaster response exercises need comprehensive lessons learned evaluation
  597. Mobile laptop data backup for Charleston City: A public/private best practice by the College of Charleston
  598. Chertoff calls for total interoperability
  599. New interoperable command center in DC
  600. Responders and dispatchers learning Spanish
  601. Galveston Best Practice: Public Emergency Response Fusion Center
  602. Neighborhood Presidents: A Charleston Best Practice
  603. New pandemic plan released for federal, state and local governments
  604. Rhode Island beefing up rail security
  605. Dallas approves interoperable network
  606. New information-sharing plan for federal government
  607. Virginia to use common language to help interoperability
  608. California county hosts emergency preparedness community meeting
  609. Alaska connecting responders in state with radio system
  610. Dogs help first responders in Tenn
  611. Seattle tests postal employees as vaccine couriers
  612. CDC says lessons learned from Katrina help to train for pandemic
  613. Montanan digital communications system links local responders
  614. FBI working with state and local prisons to combat terror
  615. Navajo tribal leaders cooperating with FEMA for response and recovery ops
  616. Chertoff says fusion centers will help all levels of law enforcement against terror
  617. Intellipedia: the new information-sharing among government
  618. Red Cross to reorganize governing structure
  619. Mental health of first responders
  620. Miami and area developing hurricane evacuation and response plan
  621. Homeland Security conference focuses on terrorism prevention and response
  622. Tennessee moves to upgrade 911 system into digital network
  623. Chertoff hails situational awareness and information-sharing among police officials
  624. DOJ looks at role of law enforcement during emergency
  625. NCORP and Manchester College help focus emergency preparedness and response
  626. State agencies turn to information-sharing and interoperable communications abilities
  627. Locals in Montana train for community response
  628. Pandemic plan using quarantine and control measures
  629. Released report looks at urban evacuation routes
  630. Naval WiFi network to help maritime and port security operations
  631. Wall Street West project looks to keep economy continuity during disaster
  632. Fire departments receive federal money to help reduce and respond to blazes
  633. GAO report finds necessity for measurable goals for National Capital Region response plan
  634. West Virginia counties use federal grant money for interoperable communications
  635. Arizona announces preparedness site
  636. Testimony in Congress points to necessity of improved medical preparedness for response
  637. Incident Command System
  638. Public schools to get emergency radios
  639. FCC creates homeland security communications bureau
  640. New England tribes work toward pandemic preparedness
  641. Field care during disasters
  642. Regional responder exercises in Kansas City
  643. Cyber preparedness exercise results in
  644. Local Virginia government releases pandemic response plan
  645. First interoperable network
  646. Washington DC regional response plan unveiled
  647. Looking at communications abilties
  648. DHS plans new information fusion program
  649. White House and DHS release new plan for National Preparedness Month
  650. New report looks at first response to nuke attack
  651. Alaska announces interoperable state radio system
  652. Operation Poseidon drills New England first responders
  653. All must prepare for emergencies
  654. Regional emergency response best practice to help states
  655. First responder credentialing and identification system
  656. New information resource management system for first responders
  657. Katrina study looks at rebuilding efforts
  658. Advisory group says medical records should be standardized
  659. New national standard approved for bioterror safety
  660. Security upgrades and disaster response plans in Chicago
  661. New report focuses on the disabled in disaster response
  662. September 11 network performance foreshadows surge vulnerability
  663. DHS announces fusion center cooperation
  664. Maryland Emergency Management to coordinate incoming evacuees at BWI from Mid East violence
  665. National Governors Association releases pandemic preparedness plan
  666. Tsunami information critical to disaster mitigation
  667. Rhode Island emergency officials making the state radio interoperable
  668. Critical infrastructure report not in line with National Infrastructure Protection Plan
  669. Operation Fast Forward II in DC
  670. New digital public alert system
  671. PATH subway system pilot security project
  672. New Orleans considers text messaging to help communicate during emergencies
  673. Critical infrastructure protection plan released
  674. DHS deploys field offices to flooded states
  675. New biodefense lab in Maryland
  676. Integration of ideas, security measures and communication in DHS
  677. Cyber security a top priority according to business leaders
  678. TOPOFF 4
  679. Report looks at organization of medical services in states
  680. Tsunami preparedness report
  681. Emergency response plans inadequate according to DHS
  682. Institutes of Medicine report finds faulty and fragmented medical response system
  683. Frontier Sentinel exercise in VA and NC waters
  684. Community service up in US for 2005
  685. Reports focus on relationship of jurisdictions during emergency evacuation
  686. HHS funding will go to coordinate national medical response
  687. New airport screening machines for airports
  688. VA fusion center and homeland security grants
  689. National review of city emergency preparedness plans
  690. WTC conditions cause illness among first responders during 9/11
  691. Secure travel program
  692. Governors create Homeland Security Advisors Council
  693. States and locales urge residents to prepare
  694. New Jersey Homeland Security operations
  695. Denver International gets new bomb-sniffing machines
  696. Hurricane exercises in New York City
  697. National Disaster Medical System
  698. Interoperable personal ID cards for government workers
  699. Levee and communications systems in New Orleans
  700. Maryland mass transit employs canine units
  701. State programs to look at emergency preparedness
  702. Biowatch plans for national biosensor network
  703. Tribal roles in emergency and health planning
  704. GAO report targets critical infrastructure information sharing among private sector and DHS
  705. ID check progam for port security
  706. International Tsunami Warning Center conducts first communications test
  707. Survey to collect information on interoperability communications
  708. DOJ launches new information-sharing network to help current local pilot
  709. Tsunami exercises planned for Northwest States
  710. DHS holds table-top exercises to educate on emergency preparedness and hurricanes
  711. Chicago responders and emergency personnel stage drills
  712. New Orleans announces new evacuation plans
  713. Responders in tri-state area standardize communications
  714. Senate report on Katrina released
  715. Report on interoperable communications finds centralization
  716. Open-source information
  717. Communication among agencies
  718. Critical infrastructure and pipeline security
  719. Arizona University runs terror drill
  720. PASS cards to use biomteric information
  721. Integrated Wireless Network
  722. New FEMA guidelines for reconstruction announced
  723. Federal response coordinators and hurricane states
  724. Intelligence fusion centers focus on information sharing
  725. Governor Association report on state homeland security operations
  726. New levee system in North Dakota and Minnesota helps communities stay dry from flood waters
  727. New counterterrorism plan
  728. GAO report details security gaps along border
  729. FCC votes to create communications network bureau for homeland security
  730. Local homeland security operations
  731. Organizing cities and communities for disaster response and preparedness
  732. GAO report on airport security
  733. Cargo containers and port security
  734. Network Theory and information gathering
  735. Joint border plan to increase communication and coordination
  736. Chemical industry report from the GAO
  737. Governors talk about National Guard and border security
  738. Mississippi to build alert system for responders
  739. NSA using data mining for intelligence gathering
  740. Information centralized and shared in DHS
  741. Katrina report from the White House
  742. FEMA housing for police and first responders will continue
  743. GAO report on US VISIT
  744. Focus on cross-preparedness key in homeland security
  745. Cyber Storm exercise in security
  746. Information gathering and the war on terror
  747. Calls for increased cooperation among infrastructure and centralized focus in DHS
  748. Nebraska communications and response conference
  749. GAO report finds room for command and communications improvement for FEMA and DHS
  750. Wireless networks using balloons
  751. New state and local funding causes some areas to get less DHS money
  752. Ground Zero health czar needed - Congressmen say
  753. Hurricane Pam prescience
  754. Emergency medical teams lacking supplies and money
  755. DHS grants help small communities
  756. Threat assessment program aimed at information gathering
  757. Operation Black Jack aimed at border violence
  758. Biometrics to be used in banking and identification
  759. TOPOFF 3 exercise
  760. Pig farming to be vulnerable to avian flu
  761. Homeland Security Academy
  762. Tsunami warning system for Northwest
  763. Directorate for Preparedness
  764. Post traumatic stress and Katrina
  765. Maine task force discusses communications and interoperability
  766. War on terror needs better defined goals - report finds
  767. Integrating college and city disaster planning: A Charleston public/private partnership best practice
  768. Miami police announce new anti-terror measures
  769. Container Security Initiative
  770. Commercial air cargo security to be increased
  771. Training and technology for first responders
  772. NIST working on first responder communications systems
  773. Poultry farmers on front line of bird flu defense
  774. TSA to begin training canine search teams for transit
  775. Open Source Center to coordinate intel and information
  776. New maritime initiative planned
  777. The role of the military in homeland recovery
  778. Information fusion centers bring intelligence to local level
  779. State and Local officials say they learned from Katrina and are ready for Rita
  780. Federal agencies coping with daunting and evolving task
  781. Enivronmental impact of Katrina
  782. Smart card and interconnectivity
  783. Critical cyberinfrastructure development for DHS
  784. Critical infrastructure systems given research money
  785. NYPD and counterterrorism
  786. Exercise PINNACLE
  787. LA sea port gets added scanner security
  788. Real ID Act
  789. New first responder legislation passed
  790. Orlando International Airport scans irises
  791. TOPOFF 3 results
  792. New terror bill seeks to give government more insight into bank records
  793. Nuclear power plant security
  794. WMD report released
  795. New DHS report outlines possible terror and natural threats
  796. OAS gets anti-terrorism funding raise
  797. New report shows FAA had warnings before 9/11
  798. New Hampshire runs mock bird flu outbreak scenario
  799. New quarantine center in Logan airport
  800. Ready Business campaign launched
  801. New first responder training program

 

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