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Hello Everyone, The Nevada Mass Fatality Preparedness Initiative has agreed to post the EM Weekly Report on their website. The weekly report is now available at one of the following websites: * Nevada Mass Fatality Preparedness Initiative website (http://nvmassfatality.com/opscenter/readingroom.html <http://nvmassfatality.com/opscenter/readingroom.html ) * Florida Emergency Preparedness Association (www.fepa.org <http://www.fepa.org ) * IAEM Oceania (http://www.oceania-iaem.com/resources/aoi <http://www.oceania-iaem.com/resources/aoi ) * Preparedness Global Partners (http://www.preparednessglobalpartners.com <http://www.preparednessglobalpartners.com ) under Forum tab * National Emergency Management Resource Center Facebook Page (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36518665140 <http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=36518665140 ) * Manila Partnership (http://www.facebook.com//pages/Mahila-Partnership/181925754002 <http://www.facebook.com//pages/Mahila-Partnership/181925754002 ) Under the Discussions Tab * Pearce Global Partners (http://pearceglobalpartners.com/NewsArticles.html <http://pearceglobalpartners.com/NewsArticles.html ) and at (http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/pages/Pearce-Global-Partners-Inc/3... <http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#/pages/Pearce-Global-Partners-Inc/3... ) * All-Hands.net (http://www.all-hands.net <http://www.all-hands.net ). * National Domestic Preparedness Coalition (http://www.ndpci.us/em-weekly.html <http://www.ndpci.us/em-weekly.html ) * 6P International Website and Facebook Page (www.6Pinternational.com/news.php <http://www.6Pinternational.com/news.php ) and (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=674114528&ref=profile#/inbox/r... <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=674114528&ref=profile#/inbox/r... ) * APCO International (http://apco911.org/new/commcenter911/resource.html <http://apco911.org/new/commcenter911/resource.html )- Listed under E . * California Emergency Services Association, Southern Chapter (http://cesa.net/aoi.cfm?color=st <http://cesa.net/aoi.cfm?color=st ) * EMPOWER (http://www.empower-women.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=49319&orgId=emp <http://www.empower-women.com/mc/page.do?sitePageId=49319&orgId=emp ) Steve Detwiler Emergency Manager's Weekly Report 2-12-10 Contributions (Page 3) H1N1 Pandemic (Page 4) * US swine flu epidemic shows signs of being over * H1N1 deaths top 15,000: WHO+ U.S. News Reports (Page 5) Emergency Management (Page 5) * Ga. bill would allow out-of-state assistance in emergencies * 1 World Trade Center reaches 20th-floor level * FEMA Associate Administrator Bill Carwile Highlights Role Of Urban Search And Rescue Task Forces In Congressional Hearing On Emergency Management * Creating a decision-making _frame_work for public health emergencies (Connecticut) * Galveston County to begin Ike home buyouts (Texas) * Comanche Nation Emergency System a huge success * Former FEMA director Mike Brown lands at KOA Radio * Rush: Is it time for the United States to unify emergency management? The Community Rapid Recovery Program * Credibility key in 9/11 health trials * Bill Would Reauthorize MMRS * L.A. County's handling of mudslide warnings is questioned (California) * Bombing Incident Response Course Brings Health Care Into the Loop * Mayor Reichert Announces New EMA Director Candidate (Georgia) * FEMA National Advisory Council Search for New Members * Haiti Earthquake a Reminder That Disasters Are Preventable, Expert Says Homeland Security, Defense and National Security (Page 9) * National intelligence chief bemoans politicizing of security * Children of dead CIA officers try to learn about their work * Air marshals say service roiled with cronyism, chaos * Border fence plagued by glitches, long delays * MRAP can take fight off-road * Brennan says no recidivism among Guantanamo detainees released by Obama * Town of George Washington's HQ could be 9/11 trial site * Unmanned U.S. frigates to stalk submarines (w/ Video) * Al-Qaeda is a wounded but dangerous enemy * Bill to bolster nation's 'nuclear forensics' capabilities awaits Obama's signature * Documents show detainee was abused in US custody * Counterterrorism: The Debate Moves Right * Texas Gov. Perry requests Predator drones for border with Mexico * Suspect in San Diego firebombings arrested in Riverside County (California) * DHS admits wrongly tracking Wis. abortion groups Campus Safety and Security (Page 11) * Ninth-grader fatally shot by classmate at Alabama school Special Needs (Page 12) * Nearly 1 in 10 in L.A. County turned to food banks for help in 2009, study finds (California) * Mt. Pleasant officials compiling list for emergencies (Pennsylvania) * Project aims to keep dementia, autism patients safe (North Carolina) * Weston & Tokesky: Older Persons in Emergency and Disaster Situations Hazard Research and News (Page 13) * Challenger: Newly found video * Mudslides smash cars, homes near L.A. (California) * Vt. nuke plant: Tritium may be leaking from pipe * All Nuclear Terrorism Is Local: Rebuttal * Few remain as 1962 Pa. coal town fire still burns * Building houses to resist earthquakes * 'Because of Katrina:' Many questions on levees' status, but few answers (Louisiana) * Criminal probe is launched in Conn. plant blast * Northwest Coast Risks Rising * Ivor van Heerden, who pointed fingers in Hurricane Katrina levee failures, fired by LSU * More than 1,000 get mumps in New York, New Jersey since August Public Safety Communications, Interoperability, 3-1-1 and 9-1-1 News (Page 14) * Military Technology Closes the Communication Gap * 911 Mapping System Hones in on Cell Phone Callers * 4G Technology Boosts National Public Safety Network Plans Other (Page 15) * Florida Firefighters Could Work as Correctional Officers to Save Jobs * La. lt. gov. replaces Nagin as New Orleans mayor * Super Bowl + Mardi Gras Equals Big Challenges * Super-size equipment helps D.C. area EMTs move the obese * Wajsman: They ploughed the earth out from under us * NYPD World Trade Center 9/11 Aerial Photos * Dundalk firehouse blaze makes roof collapse, destroys engines (Maryland) International News Stories (Page 16) Iran (Page 16) * Defense secretary Robert M. Gates skeptical of Iran's claims about nuclear deal * Iran's police chief warns against potential protests * Iran leader orders new step in nuclear program * US wants UN debate on Iran's human rights * Analysis: Iranian plan will put nation a step closer to having material for bomb * Iran protester reportedly sentenced to death * U.S. ready to offer Iran alternative to nuclear plan Civil Preparedness, Security and Humanitarian Affairs (Page 17) * Security head says no threats to Vancouver (Canada) * UK lawmakers say country's response to terrorism slow, confused * Central emergency reserve systems successfully handle unexpected events (China) * Disaster Management: Improving Coordination Of International Relief Efforts * International relief efforts fragmented * Iraqi VP: Security forces in need of 'drastic action' * Australians mourn wildfire victims one year on * Navy on high alert as more floating bombs feared (Israel) * Indian handler behind 26/11 attacks, says Chidambaram * Record number of anti-Semitic attacks in Britain * Red Cross convoy attacked in Gaza * Karzai wants Afghanistan security handover to begin this year * Legion Academy gives Afghans a crash course in fighting war * Olympic security doesn't stop at Canadian border * Vietnam makes effort to prevent 'natural' disasters Hazard Research and News (Page 19) * Investigating Russia's Biggest Dam Explosion: What Went Wrong * Ex-navy chief denies Russia dumped nuclear waste in Baltic Sea * Smart dust could give early warning of space storms * Flash floods in Red Sea coast of Egypt forecasted by early warning system * Analysis: Mexico's vulnerability to hurricane risk International Affairs (Page 20) * Afghanistan: any agreement with the Taliban must include women's rights - UN experts' body * Palestinian premier speaks at Israeli conference * China's hawks demand cold war on the US * Human rights group slams Israel's probe of Gaza conflict Global Warming/Climate Change News Articles (U.S. and International) (Page 21) * India forms new climate change body * Scientists seek better way to do climate report * Another Blizzard: What Happened to Global Warming? * U.S. proposes new climate service Alternate Energy Research and Development News (Page 22) * China doubles wind power in 1 year * Obama kicks biofuel strategy into higher gear * Scientists grow solar cell components in tobacco plants * Loan guarantees recharge nuclear debate Reports (Page 23) * New York City Office of Emergency Management, Biennial Report 2009 * Resilient American Communities: Progress in Practice and Policy * Final Report for the United We Ride National Dialogue Additional Information (Page 24) * Building a Disaster-Resistant University * NFPA 1600® Standard on Disaster/Emergency Management and Business Continuity Programs, 2010 Edition * ReadyMontCo Website (Pennsylvania) * NYContinuity: Emergency Management Newsletter for Businesses, January 2010 * NEW YORK CITY URBAN AREA Newsletter * New York City Special Needs Advance Warning System * Liability in Search and Rescues: Should Individuals who Necessitate Their Own Rescues Have to Pay? * Adaptation and Application of Federal Capabilities-_base_d Planning Models to Individual States: State of Colorado Case Study * Debunking the Myths of Hurricane Katrina: Special Report * City of Los Angeles, CA Emergency Management Department Information Center * Get Red Dirt Ready Website (Oklahoma) * What to Read on Foreign Aid * United Nations Refugee Agency Website * Conn. Power Plant Explosion Photo Gallery * You want to be a Wildland Public Information Officer? * Stopping corruption to save lives: A practical guide for humanitarian emergencies * Building climate and disaster resilience into city planning and management processes * Towards improved public awareness for climate related disaster risk reduction and management in the Arab region * A new Business Model for Humanitarian Assistance * Chester County, PA Department of Emergency Services First Hour Considerations * Interesting Facebook Pages * FEMA RELEASES DRAFT NATIONAL DISASTER RECOVERY _frame_WORK * FEMA ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION OF IMMEDIATE NEEDS FUNDING * Special Session on Earthquake Waste Management _____________________________________________________________________ PLEASE NOTE: Florida has a very broad public records law (F. S. 119). All e-mails to and from County Officials are kept as a public record. 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