AIR Worldwide also validated damage functions for all four earthquake perils (shake, tsunami, liquefaction, fire following) against individual claims from the Great Tohoku quake and found wood construction is more vulnerable than previously considered.
"This pilot program is a perfect example of how we in New Orleans can lead in resiliency, in an area that is particularly important during an emergency -- the identification of some of the most high-risk individuals in our community," Mayor Mitch Landrieu said.
In Louisiana, Gov. Bobby Jindal and Kevin Davis, director of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, ask the state's residents to have supplies on hand.
Today's advanced communications systems provide considerably more automation and control than in the past.
The agency's National Integration Center is using FEMA's Collaboration Community website to let stakeholders express support or dislike of proposed changes.
Consider what to expect in terms of disruption of services and the length of time it is likely to take for any or all of them to be restored.
Large, man-made disasters are best addressed with a combination of providing the information via communication links and some level of on-site support.
"Emergency systems everywhere should aspire to be Boston strong," the magazine's editorial states.
In Oil Spill Commission Action's second report card, federal government administrative agencies, oil companies and their industry associations, and Congress were graded on how they worked to implement the recommendations set up by the Commission.
The theme of the June activities is "Safety Starts with Me."
"What we found is that floods have the potential to affect just about everyone who lives in California," said Kim Carsell, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' lead planner for the assessment.
"This is an important step in our work with the academic community to help campuses prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate crisis and emergency situations," Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano said April 2.
A new NRC memorandum to its technical staff calls for enhancing a March 2012 order requiring hardened venting systems at 31 boiling water reactors with Mark I and Mark II containments, considered more vulnerable to a Fukushima Daiichi-type accident.
These funds will aid in labor and material cost reimbursement for areas affected by Hurricane Sandy.
The company was cited for risk management planning violations and failure to report hazardous chemicals used at the facility.
The New York City Fire Department and the FDNY Foundation are presenting the symposium March 14-15.
The Senate passed S. 242 late last week, and HELP Committee Ranking Member Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., urged the House to follow suit.
The Weather Prediction Center is one of nine national centers of the National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA.
The Senate committee's chairman and ranking member joined three of their colleagues to introduce the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 on Feb. 7.
Following the worst oil spill in U.S. history, some question the acceleration of government contracts granted to BP prior to suspension.