Wildland-Urban Interface Conference 2023
The Wildland-Urban Interface Conference 2023 will be held 28-30 March 2023 in Reno, NV. The IAFC’s Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) conference offers hands-on […] More
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Preparedness for Chemical Hazards During Hurricane Season
DHS S&T provides technical assistance to keep communities safe from chemical hazards during severe weather The threat of subsequent hazard chemical releases […] More
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Disaster-Mapping Drones Often Neglect Deadliest, Costliest Events and Hardest-Hit Areas
Every year, disasters kill an average of 60,000 people, affect 200 million and cause US$150 billion in damage. To combat these devastating […] More
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Hindsight Fukushima: Ten Years After the Disaster Hit, Was Japan’s Response Right?
The world saw something never before caught on camera on March 12, 2011: an explosion ripping the roof off a nuclear power […] More
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The Fukushima Quake This Week is an Echo of the 2011 Disaster — and a Warning for the Future
A 7.1 magnitude earthquake was recorded off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture in northeastern Japan on Saturday night, injuring around 100 people, […] More
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Transportation Impacts in Managing Retreat from High-Risk Areas
The Transportation Research Board will host a webinar on Transportation Impacts in Managing Retreat from High-Risk Areas on March 4, 2021. With […] More
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Texas Prosecutors Drop Assault Claim Against Arkema, Chemical Executive
County prosecutors in Texas are seeking to drop some charges against chemical maker Arkema SA filed in connection with the fire and […] More
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COVID Plans Put to Test as Firefighters Crowd Camps for Peak Wildfire Season
Jon Paul was leery entering his first wildfire camp of the year late last month to fight three lightning-caused fires scorching parts […] More
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Coastal Chemical Facilities Prep for Hurricane Season
With June marking the start of hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […] More
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85th Civil Support Team Responds to Spills Caused by Natural Disasters
On March 18, members of the Utah National Guard’s 85th Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team were called to an industrial facility […] More
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West Virginia National Guard: Highlights From a Busy 2019
The West Virginia National Guard had numerous significant accomplishments in 2019 that included homeland and disaster response missions, deployments around the globe, […] More
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US, Malaysia Partner to Enhance INDOPACOM Disaster Response Coordination
Nearly 50 civilian and military disaster response stakeholders from Malaysia participated in the first Malaysian Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) Civil-Military […] More
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