Emergency Managers Join Emergency Preparedness Drills Scheduled for Sept. 11
The International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) USA Council will participate in emergency communication drills and shelter in place drills on Sept. 11 as part of a national campaign encouraging organizations to rehearse what they would do during a natural disaster or other form of emergency...
DHS Secretary Napolitano and FEMA Administrator Fugate Unveil New Ads to Encourage Emergency Preparedness
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano joined with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate and the Ad Council to launch a new series of Ready Campaign public service advertisements (PSAs) designed to encourage all Americans to take steps to prepare for emergencies, kicking off September’s National Preparedness Month...
American Red Cross Wants You to ‘Do More Than Cross Your Fingers’ to Prepare for Emergencies
A new survey shows that while about half of Americans have experienced a significant emergency, many people still are not ready for the unexpected because they do not know what to do. In fact, only about 12 percent of Americans are ready for an emergency...
President’s Advisors Predict as many as 90,000 H1N1 Flu Deaths
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) recently released a report that indicates as many as 90,000 people – mostly children and young adults – could die from the H1N1 flu virus if it re-emerges this fall...
Two Firefighters Perish in Buffalo, N.Y., Fire
Two Buffalo, N.Y., firefighters lost their lives in the early morning hours of Aug. 24 while fighting a three-alarm fire in a convenience store...
Exposure to World Trade Center Attack Linked to New Cases of Asthma, PTSD
Large numbers of recovery and rescue workers, nearby residents and office workers who experienced intense or prolonged exposure to the World Trade Center attack have reported new diagnoses of asthma or post-traumatic stress 5-6 years after the attack...
Displaced Residents Argue Construction Co. Responsible for Fire Losses
In August 2009, a massive fire at a Conshohocken, Pa., apartment complex drove more than 200 people out of their homes...
Senate Confirms Kelvin Cochran as the Administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Craig Fugate on Aug. 7 applauded the Senate's confirmation of Kelvin Cochran as the administrator of the U.S. Fire Administration...
DHS Secretary Napolitano Announces $42 Million in Funding for Explosive Detection Systems at Three Airports
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano on Aug. 7 announced approximately $42 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for the construction of new inline baggage handling systems...
National Firefighter Health Week is August 17-21
If you’re a firefighter, the National Volunteer Fire Council (NVFC) wants to know: What have you done for your health this year? Have you joined a gym, eaten a well-rounded diet, talked to your physician about regular health screenings? Are you dealing well with the stress that comes with putting your life on the line to protect others...
OSHA Program Targets Workplaces that Release Highly Hazardous Chemicals
Facilities that potentially could release highly hazardous chemicals resulting in toxic fire or explosion hazards are the focus of a national emphasis program (NEP) developed by OSHA...
OSHA Launches Airport Traffic Control Inspection Program
OSHA’s new “Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Traffic Control Tower Monitoring Program” is an inspection-targeting program that focuses on the safety of airport traffic control tower personnel by monitoring how workers clear a control tower in case of fire and other emergencies...
More Than Half of Emergency Department Nurses Have Been Physically Assaulted at Work
Emergency departments are places to receive treatment for injuries, but for thousands of nurses, these departments are the sources of injury...
Survey Finds 1 in 6 Public Health Workers Unlikely to Respond in Pandemic Emergency
A new survey shows that approximately one in six public health workers said they would not report to work during a pandemic emergency regardless of its severity...
GAO Reports Bomb-Making Materials Smuggled Past Guards in Federal Buildings
Some folks at the Federal Protection Service, the group charged with protecting federal buildings, are a little red in the face, following a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report outlining how investigators smuggled bomb-making materials into federal buildings...
Smart Choices Save Wetumpka Time, Money When Repairing Road Collapse
Exceptions, not rules, saved the City of Wetumpka, Ala., hundreds of thousands of dollars and several months of construction and street closures...
New Report Finds Fault with Radiation Portal Monitors, Better Technology Needed
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman, I-Conn., says a new report questioning the effectiveness of next-generation radiation portal monitors means the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) must develop better technology to prevent terrorists from smuggling nuclear weapons across our borders...
Speed, Social Media and Crisis Communication
Organizations communicating health and safety information during a crisis need to respond quickly and in common terms when communicating to the public, otherwise audiences will seek information elsewhere...
CSB: ConAgra Explosion Likely Caused by Natural Gas
Based upon its ongoing investigation of the fatal June 9 ConAgra Foods explosion, the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) said the blast likely was caused by natural gas that may have been purged into the building during a water heater installation...
GAO Report Finds Federal Agencies’ Flu Preparedness “Uneven,” Recommends Monitoring
In testimony before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs subcommittee, Bernice Steinhardt, director of strategic issues at the Government Accountability Office (GAO), said some federal agencies are not fully prepared for a possible flu pandemic...
CSB Releases Safety Video on Need for Chemical Emergency Preparedness
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) recently released a new safety video showing the need for emergency response agencies, companies and communities to work closely together...
Two Workers Dead, Dozens Injured After Blast at N.C. ConAgra Foods Facility
An explosion rocked a ConAgra Foods facility in Garner, N.C. around 11:30 a.m. on June 9, killing two workers and sending more than 40 workers to local hospitals, four of them with critical burns. Four fighters were sent to the hospital after they inhaled ammonia, which is used at the facility as a refrigerant. ...
Fire Chief Jeff Johnson Testifies on Capitol Hill in Support of Better Hazmat Preparedness
Jeff Johnson called for improved national preparedness for the response to hazmat incidents during testimony before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure’s Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials....
Government Urges Americans to Focus on Personal Emergency Preparedness During Hurricane Season
As Hurricane Season 2009 begins to ramp up, and with Katrina and other hurricanes still in the minds of many, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to work with state, local and federal partners to increase preparedness and coordinate response and recovery in the case of a hurricane or disaster. FEMA also is urging Americans to use the annual start of hurricane season as a reminder to assess your personal readiness to respond to emergencies....
Public Comments Sought for Two Radiological Emergency Preparedness Documents
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is seeking public comment on two radiological emergency preparedness documents, published in the Federal Register. These documents will update emergency preparedness requirements for planning and response organizations surrounding operating nuclear power plants....
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