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- In times of disaster: minimize local-government business interruptions.
- No organization is immune from the effects of an unforeseen natural disaster, be it a wildfire, tornado, or, as we recently saw here in Polk County, Florida, three hurricanes in as many weeks. If not for the presence of comprehensive, proven-reliab No organization is...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management
- A fundamental strategic objective of all organizations is long-term survival and economic success. An enterprise wide Business Crisis and Continuity Management BCCM program can provide the focus and guidance for the decisions and actions necessary for an organization to prevent, mitigate, prepare for, respond to, resume, recover, restore and transition...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate of the Department of Homeland Security
- The Homeland Security Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296) requires the Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate EPR of the Department of Homeland Security DHS to coordinate federal emergency management activities. The law consolidates federal emergency authorities and resources into EPR - but not terrorism preparedness activities, which are administered by the...
- White papers 2003-06-25
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- e.Republic launches "Government Technology's Emergency Management".
- e.Republic (Folsom, CA), a media company focused on information technology for government and education and the publisher of "Government Technology" magazine, has begun the publication of "Government Technology's Emergency Management,& e.Republic (Folsom, CA), a media company focused on information technology for government and education and...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- E.Republic launches "Government Technology's Emergency Management
- e.Republic (Folsom, CA), a media company focused on information technology for government and education and the publisher of "Government Technology" magazine, has begun the publication of "Government Technology's Emergency Management," a quarterly title designed to "meet the unique information needs of the emergency management community." It has an initial controlled...
- Research articles 2006-06-01
- FEMA (United States Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- FEMA United States Federal Emergency Management AgencyAlthough today a component of the Department of Homeland Security DHS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA is a formerly independent agency of "Cowboy," a search and rescue canine for the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA, pauses during...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- ON PARALLEL TRACKS: THE WILDLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMUNITIES
- The emergency management community, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA and corresponding State and local government agencies, has borrowed heavily from the wildland fire community in recent years. FEMA has enthusiastically adopted and promoted the Incident Command System ICS as "the model tool for command, control, and coordination" for...
- Research articles 2005-01-01
- ICMA and PERI Announce the Launch of the National Emergency Management Network; A Nationwide Network of Participating Communities for Local Emergency Response/Recovery Initiatives and Catastrophic Event Planning
- SAN ANTONIO -- ICMA's Annual Conference - On the 5th Anniversary of 09-11, and just one year after the most devastating natural disaster to affect our nation, Hurricane Katrina, ICMA, the premier local government leadership and management organization and the Public Entity Risk Institute PERI announce the formation and availability...
- Research articles 2006-09-11
- Softscape Launches New Rapid Response Emergency Management System; Integrated Web-Based Platform Used by Government Agencies to Manage Both Citizens & Agency Workers to Ensure Disaster Victims Receive Rapid Assistance
- WAYLAND, Mass. -- Softscape, the industry pioneer in intelligent people management, today announced its new Softscape CaseOneTM for Rapid Response Emergency Management. Softscape's solution supports Homeland Security initiatives by enabling government agencies and first response service providers to track and manage vital information in order to prepare for and expedite...
- Research articles 2005-11-14
- FEMA forgives US$185 million debt.(U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS)(United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency)(Brief Article)
- Government House announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA has forgiven a US$185 million loan issued to the territory in the wake of Hurricane Marilyn--a move that will reduce the government's debt load and improve the territory's bond rating, reports The Virgin Islands Daily News...
- Research articles 2004-12-01
- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PROJECT.
- The Government of Dominica has received a US$2.53 million loan from the World Bank (No. 4417-DOM)BRD) and a US$2.5 million credit from the International Development Association IDA (No. 3150-DOM) toward the cost of the Dominica Emergency Recovery and Disaster Management Project and...
- Research articles 2001-04-01
- Less than one week until government security, law enforcement and emergency management professionals meet in Washington D.C.
- In less than a week, thousands of government security, law enforcement, and emergency management professionals will assemble at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. for the annual GOVSEC, U.S. LAW and READY! Conferences and Expositions. These events will be held July 28-29, 2004. ...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- Responding online to disasters. (Tech Talk).(US Federal Emergency Management Agency)(Brief Article)
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA has rolled out a new Web site designed to assist first responders when disasters strike. It provides a wealth of information to facilitate the "four pillars" of disaster management: preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation. Contributing partners to the site include...
- Research articles 2003-01-01
- Crisis management: FEMA chief promises improved disaster response.(Homeland Security)(Federal Emergency Management Agency's R. David Paulison)
- Two years ago this month, Hurricane Katrina made landfall, destroying both the Gulf Coast and the reputation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency when it failed to carry out its mission of coordinating disaster relief. The Department of Homeland Security agency since then has...
- Research articles 2007-09-01
- Federal Emergency Management Agency teams with "Twister" to help protect public against natural disasters; Oct. 1 video release heralds International Disaster Reduction Day
- BURBANK, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 30, 1996--In an unprecedented partnership with the federal government, Warner Home Video and the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA will issue information to families nationwide preparing them for the sometimes angry hand of Mother Nature.
- Research articles 1996-09-30
- OGC spotlights hazard mapping, critical infrastructure. (Government Connection).(Open GIS Consortium, Federal Emergency Management Agency)
- Wayland, Mass.-based Open GIS Consortium Inc. OGC and its industry partners have been working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA to develop a technology framework for sharing geographic data related to natural hazards. OGC's FEMA-sponsored initiative, called the Multi-Hazard Mapping Initiative...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- FEMA seeking comments on first responder initiative.(Federal Emergency Management Agency)(Brief Article)
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA is seeking ideas from cities on President Bush's proposed $3.5 billion First Responder Initiative that would help fund state and local government efforts for domestic preparedness. Announced as past of the Administration's fiscal year 2003 budget request...
- Research articles 2002-04-22
- Lawrence Summers Memorial Award.(THE FRONT)(Richard Baker and Federal Emergency Management Agency's Michael Brown)(Brief Article)
- THE SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER LAWRENCE SUMMERS MEMORIAL AWARD* goes to Representative Richard Baker, R-Louisiana, and former Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA chief Michael Brown. Baker wins the award for a comment he was overheard making to lobbyists: "We finally cleaned up public housing in New Orleans....
- Research articles 2005-09-01
- Oklahoma to receive more than $1.6M in federal emergency food and
- Oklahoma will receive more than $1.6 million through the Emergency Food and Shelter Program administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency, Gov. Brad Henry said Tuesday. The grants will supplement and support efforts that provide food and shelter to homeless and needy populations. They will...
- Research articles 2004-12-22
- Pentagon, first responders share communications needs.(GOVERNMENT POLICY NOTES)
- The military and civilian emergency responder communities share an overlapping need for enhanced communication technologies. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 covers emergency-response personnel from federal, state and local sectors, including specialists in hazardous materials response, urban search and rescue, antiterrorism, special weapons and tactics,...
- Research articles 2007-01-01
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