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The American Red Cross shows WDBJ7 its Emergency Response Vehicles
WDBJ7 Multimedia JournalistThe American Red Cross has 400 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERV) in the country. During Sandy, the entire fleet deployed. Each ERV can distribute up to 300 meals at a time, so usually it's breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The vehicles are packed with...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, American Red Cross, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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Michigan bills to require schools to develop cardiac arrest emergency response plans
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan school officials would have to develop emergency response plans to prepare for the event of someone going into cardiac arrest, under legislation being considered in the state House. The bills were taken up by the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Heart Failure
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American Red Cross of West Michigan taking emergency response vehicles to areas hit by floods
HUDSONVILLE, Mich. (AP) — The American Red Cross of West Michigan it taking its emergency response vehicles to parts of the state hit hard by recent flooding. The Holland Sentinel reports (http://bit.ly/ZqC8rd ) that the Red Cross as of this week...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, Netherlands, American Red Cross
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Lancaster considers second emergency response option
kpeek@amnews.comLANCASTER — Lancaster Fire Chief Richard Sebastian invited members of Hazmat 12, a group based in Somerset, to attend Monday’s City Council meeting, bringing with them equipment and vehicles to show councilmembers the capabilities offered....Tags: John Wilson, Disasters and Accidents, Methamphetamine (drug), Fires
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Lancaster considers cost of membership in emergency response group
kpeek@amnews.comLANCASTER — City Council members will discuss with county officials the cost of remaining a member of the Bluegrass Emergency Response Team. Russ Clark, Bluegrass 911 director and spokesman for the emergency response team, addressed the council... -
Avon Schools Chief Issues Statement On School Safety
Superintendent of Schools Gary Mala and his staff met on Friday and reviewed how they will respond to the questions that he anticipates from the public about the district's emergency procedures in the wake of shootings at an elementary school in Newtown...Tags: Parenting, Disasters and Accidents, Health and Safety at School, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Emergency response volunteers honored
Organizers from the city of Newport Beach's emergency program recognized some of their own during an annual awards dinner last week. Friday's event for the CERT, or Community Emergency Response Team at the OASIS Senior Center in Corona del Mar honored...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, FEMA
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FEMA snub surprised Palm Beach County
Palm Beach Politics | Sun Sentinel blogsPalm Beach County and the rest of Florida getting turned down for federal aid in the wake of Tropical Storm Isaac came as a surprising snub ??? especially given who signed the letter. The Federal Emergency Management Agency last week......Tags: Jeb Bush, Palm Beach County, Government, Local Government, Government Aid
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Should Sandy spur national disaster insurance?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo this is what rising sea levels look like. From South Florida's beachfront enclaves to the low-lying streets of Lower Manhattan, Sandy has given us a grim preview of what awaits a world where water wins out against man-made development.......Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Insurance, Natural Disasters, Floods
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Guest Column: Be prepared for emergencies through CERT
In an ongoing effort to focus more deeply on the elements of the La Caņada Flintridge General Plan that relate to public safety, Public Safety Commission Chair Andy Beattie and Commissioner Olivia Brown prepared an agenda for the May commission meeting on...Tags: Safety of Citizens, FEMA, Politics, Government
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Maryland emergency crews on standby to head north
With Maryland largely spared from the worst of superstorm Sandy's wrath, some Baltimore-area emergency personnel — including a specially trained urban search and rescue team and multiple medical units — are gearing up to be dispatched to...Tags: Howard County, National Security, FEMA, Advanced Life Support, Natural Disasters
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Three Mile Island Reschedules Nov. 1 Siren Tests
Content ManagerExelon Generation has rescheduled the Nov. 1 Three Mile Island emergency warning siren tests to Thursday, Nov. 15. The tests are being rescheduled due to the severe weather that has occurred this week. The Nov. 15 siren tests will include up to six...Tags: FEMA, Television Stations, Television Industry
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