Hurricane Preparedness

As a rail or bus commuter, you should always be prepared for weather emergencies and delays, technical or mechanical problems, accidents and other emergencies. The following will provide guidance on how to be prepared for such emergencies.Contributor: Carmen ShaferPublished: Jan 05, 2010  

TALLAHASSEE — The man in charge of disaster preparedness for the state abruptly resigned Monday amid allegations from his own employees that he discriminated against female staffers, overstated department travel savings and made improper purchases with his state taxpayer-funded credit card.  

##Save the Dates!###Second Annual *Maine Partners in Emergency Preparedness Conference** Thursday and Friday, April 29 and 30, 2010 * Augusta Civic Center * Augusta, Maine The Conference is a partnership among the State Emergency Response Commission, The Maine Emergency Management Agency and the Maine Association of Local Emergency Managers. It combines t...  

Nashville – The Tennessee Department of Education has developed, with support and guidance from the Tennessee Department of Health, a pandemic influenza preparedness planning guide for school districts that includes a Continuity of Learning plan. “This planning guide will allow districts to think ahead and proactively about long-term closures, especially during a flu season like we’ve [...]  

Having been a hardcore Boy Scout when I was a kid, I always took to heart their motto: “Be Prepared.” As a result, I’m never without an opener. I keep it on my keychain. I used to go through two or tree of the cheap ones every year, because they kept wearing out. But around [...]  

Some good information here: Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released the seventh annual Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism report, which finds that the H1N1 flu outbreak has exposed serious underlying gaps in the nation's ability to respond to public health emergencies and that the economic crisis is straining an already fragile public health...  

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LenderLive Network Inc., a provider of business process outsourcing and technology to the financial industry, today confirmed its completion of all software upgrades and modifications necessary for ensuring its services are compliant with the new Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) regulations, set to take effect on Jan. 1, 2010. From that date forward, RESPA will require that lenders and brokers provide...  

Magruder Hospital will be conducting a hazardous materials drill from 1 to 4 p.m. Dec. 18 at the hospital. The drill is in coordination with the Port Clinton Fire Department, North Central EMS, Port Clinton Police Department, Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office and the Ottawa County Emergency Management Agency.This drill is a disaster preparedness exercise Magruder is hosting to test its current procedures for handling contaminated victims and for...  

Date and Time: Monday, December 14th @ 2-3pm ESTPresenter: Rebecca (Becky) MarquisThe New Year is fast approaching and for the sixth year the Ready Campaign is encouraging Americans to Resolve to be Ready by making a New Year's resolution to get prepared for emergencies. While nearly 50 percent of Americans make New Year's Eve resolutions, very few manage to keep them. We would like to make an emergency preparedness resolution easy to keep by...  

NHC East Pacific Outlook ZCZC MIATWOEP ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 1000 PM PST MON NOV 30 2009 FOR THE EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC...EAST OF 140 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE.. TROPICAL CYCLONE FORMATION IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TODAY MARKS THE END OF THE 2009 EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON. ISSUANCE OF THIS PRODUCT WILL RESUME ON 15 MAY 2010. SHOULD ANY...  

Global health officials' response to the swine-flu pandemic reflects major improvements in flu-fighting capabilities in recent years, but limited vaccine supplies, crowded emergency rooms, and other challenges show they still aren't fully equipped to ...  

The NHC has issued its final advisory on this system. Public Advisories from the Hydrometeorological Prediction Center will provide updates as long as the system remains a flood threat. Issued at 1000 PM EST TUE NOV 10 2009  

as part of the commemoration of the fifth anniversary of the Indian Ocean tsunami in Lhoong, Aceh province, Indonesia, 26 Dec 2009 Five years after the devastating tsunami struck the Asia Pacific region, aid agencies say communities have largely  

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA — Australians thought they were prepared for wildfires. Until Black Saturday. The infernos that blazed across Victoria state last February were the most destructive in the history of a country that faces more than 50,000 fires ...  

Examiner.comNC Winter Weather Preparedness Week topic 2: anatomy of winter stormsExaminer.comTopic 2 is the anatomy of winter storms. The following National Weather Service statement has been only slightly modified by me: WINTER WEATHER IS THE MOST ...and more »