February Is Earthquake Awareness Month in Missouri - Kansas City infoZine
Kansas City StarFebruary Is Earthquake Awareness Month in MissouriKansas City infoZineRolla, MO - infoZine - To mark earthquake awareness month in Missouri, the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the State Emergency Management Agency, the Missouri Seismic Safety Commission and others are partnering during the month of February to ...Great Central US ShakeOut earthquake drill at 10:15 am, Feb. 7The Rock River TimesRegional earthquake drill TuesdayChickasha Express StarSchool goes through earthquake drillsBloomington PantagraphThe Rolla Daily News -Blue Springs Examiner -Shawnee News Starall 136 news articles »

Fire mock drill exposes preparedness of agencies - Hindustan Times
Fire mock drill exposes preparedness of agenciesHindustan TimesA preparatory mock drill organised on Monday to prepare Delhiites handle any kind of disastrous situation was marred by lack of preparedness as no agency, including the ambulance services, responded on time. What's worse, the disaster management ...

Funding for regional disaster operations on chopping block - Baltimore Sun
Funding for regional disaster operations on chopping blockBaltimore SunAccording to emergency preparedness officials throughout the region, a massive $1 billion federal cut to the DHS grant budget in December will likely leave Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano no choice but to cut the Baltimore UASI program's ...

GEMA's Ready Georgia campaign helps families prepare for the unexpected - WFXL FOX 31
GEMA's Ready Georgia campaign helps families prepare for the unexpectedWFXL FOX 31by FOX 31 News Team (Atlanta) - On Monday, February 6, Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security (GEMA) and the National Weather Service (NWS) ask families to join them in preparing for natural disasters. it is the ...What do you do when severe weather strikes?Newnan Times-HeraldBe prepared in case of severe weatherRome News TribuneSevere Weather Awareness Week: Thunderstorm safetyThe Daily CitizenOnline Athens -Thomaston Times -Patch.comall 22 news articles »

Get tips on disaster planning during free SBA/Agility webinar - Edmond Sun
Get tips on disaster planning during free SBA/Agility webinarEdmond SunVisit www.preparemybusiness.org to access past webinars and get additional preparedness tips. The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes.and more »

HOSPITALS UNPREPARED: Harry Sargeant Calls for Emergency Funding to Ward Off ... - MarketWatch (press release)
HOSPITALS UNPREPARED: Harry Sargeant Calls for Emergency Funding to Ward Off ...MarketWatch (press release)PALM BEACH, Fla., Feb 6, 2012 (GlobeNewswire via COMTEX) -- As some states take first steps toward emergency medical preparedness, philanthropist and hospital advocate Harry Sargeant sees emergency hospital facilities as urgently needed, and implores ...and more »

National Geographic's 'Doomsday Preppers' features emergency preparedness at ... - Deseret News
Deseret NewsNational Geographic's 'Doomsday Preppers' features emergency preparedness at ...Deseret NewsBy Mark Rappleye, For the Deseret News National Geographic Channel takes a close look at the extremes of emergency preparedness with its newest series, “Doomsday Preppers," which premieres Tuesday, Feb. 7. Those who think their parents' food storage ...and more »

PLAN Philippines offers local disaster preparedness programs, activities - Philippine Information Agency
PLAN Philippines offers local disaster preparedness programs, activitiesPhilippine Information AgencyInitially, PLAN sponsored a two-day training workshop on Disaster Risk Reduction IEC Development Training on February 4-5 at Eastern Samar Development Foundation (ESADEF), Borongan City, E. Samar. The training included a planning session where children ...and more »

Pampanga hosts emergency preparedness program - Philippine Star
Pampanga hosts emergency preparedness programPhilippine StarMANILA, Philippines – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) hosted a large-scale simulation exercise on disaster preparedness and response using the latest technology for recreating realistic scenarios to improve the country's emergency and ...and more »

Rossmoor Residents Band Together for Emergency Preparedness - Patch.com
Rossmoor Residents Band Together for Emergency PreparednessPatch.comMore than 200 residents have joined the Neighbor 4 Neighbor program that teaches neighbors how to work together when disaster strikes. By Pattie, Kelly & Wink Pattie Laird explains the importance of neighbors working together. Kelly Laird Residents of ...