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Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management has not finished critical disaster plans and that could delay relief efforts and decrease the effectiveness of recovery efforts, according to an audit released Monday from the Oregon Secretary of State. One of the office’s primary responsibilities is to prepare and maintain a statewide emergency management plan, but the audit…
Be a Force of Nature Each year, people in this country are killed or seriously injured by all types of extreme weather, despite advance warning. In 2012, there were more than 450 fatalities and nearly 2,600 injuries due to extreme weather, like tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, extreme heat and wildfires. Click here to continue reading…
A severe weather outbreak brought dangerous weather to the Midwest and South Thursday and Friday night, spawning tornadoes in at least six states. At least 13 tornadoes were confirmed by the National Weather Service by early Friday evening, according to severe weather expert, Dr. Greg Forbes, including eight tornadoes in Illinois, two in southern Mississippi,…
States and colleges are trying to learn more about the extent of sexual assaults on campuses, following a renewed White House call to end such violence that argues one in five women have been victims of attacks. In Maryland, the General Assembly is considering a bill that would require state colleges and universities to administer…
Winter storm part deux: This time, we’re ready, says Georgia Atlanta (CNN) — Fire up the salt trucks. Cancel after-school plans. Position the National Guard. Two weeks after a few inches of snow paralyzed Atlanta and embarrassed the state, Gov. Nathan Deal is tackling the latest round of bad weather with gusto. It could turn…
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The disaster in Atlanta resulting form winter storm Leon has many people asking, could this happen in our city? How do we prevent the shut down of a city or major metropolitan area again? Our last blog article addressed how to maximize resources and support first responders. In the next few articles we will focus…
Snowmaggedon. Snowpocalypse. Snow out. Kids spending the night at school, spending the night on school buses, residents spending the night in cars, vehicle accidents numbering in the thousands. This week’s winter weather incident highlighted a multitude of readiness and preparedness issues. There will be plenty of conversations in the media and in professional emergency management…