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Emergency Management
Count on these assumptions: There will not be emergency response by fire services, Emergency Medical Services or law enforcement for an unknown time. John Gargett, the deputy director of Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office Division of Emergency Management, offers this list for your emergency kit.
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The Nature Conservancy
A groundbreaking new study published in Environmental Research Letters finds that 41 million Americans—some 13 percent of the population — are at risk from flooding rivers, which is more than three times the current estimate that is based on regulatory flood maps. The study used a new high-resolution model that maps flood risk from rivers across the entire continental United States, whereas the existing regulatory flood maps produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) cover about 60 percent of the land in the continental U.S.
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Penn Live
Congress required in 2008 that railroads adopt technology known as positive train control (PTC) and gave them seven years, and then another three, to complete the work. With the deadline now months away, many will miss it. Provisions were added to the legislation to allow railroads that showed substantial progress, but couldn't meet the 2018 deadline, the ability to obtain extensions of up to two additional years.
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American News via Emergency Management
The city of Aberdeen, South Dakota, issued its first public safety alert by text message. The process wasn’t perfect, though there’s no faulting the effort in spite of a few hiccups. The messaged noted that there was a “gas explosion.” It still hasn’t been determined whether that was actually the case; fire officials are still investigating. But at least the public knew to steer clear of the area — or at least reasonable residents who didn’t use the alert as an excuse to go see what happened stayed away to let first responders work.
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Claims Journal
President Donald Trump says his administration has ended more unnecessary regulations than any previous administration. In response to his orders, the Transportation Department has withdrawn, repealed, delayed or put on the back burner at least a dozen significant safety rules, according to an Associated Press review of the department’s regulatory actions over the past year. A look at some of those regulations.
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Governing
In moments of disaster, local and federal resources are rarely enough. But another answer is emerging. The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) allows states to reach out to each other -- instead of to the federal government -- to get the resources they need.
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Governing
In 1958, a fire at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago, Our Lady of the Angels, took 95 lives, including those of 92 children. The impact of this single tragic event cannot be overstated, as it set the precedent for sweeping changes to fire-safety regulations around the country and, as a result, has saved countless lives. States now require regular fire drills and code compliance, local fire departments enforce regulations, and national organizations publish resources and standards to guide activity under a unified and informed approach.
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Emergency Management
Cybersecurity is not going away. If you are an old-timer or someone just beginning their professional career, cybersecurity will be with us in our personal and professional lives. As emergency managers, we have to accept the fact that cybersecurity is not just an IT function. So, dive in and bone up on the topic — it is here to stay.
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FierceHealthcare
U.S. healthcare systems perform well in smaller, localized disasters but respond poorly to larger-scale disasters and catastrophes, according to a new report. Better coordination could be the key to closing the gap. Researchers found that healthcare organizations generally responded well to localized events that happen frequently.
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