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Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:00 EDT en-us Changing Severity of Home Fires Workshop Report USFA http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/severity_home_fires_workshop.pdf Thu, 16 May 2013 13:04:00 EDT http://www.usfa.fema.gov/downloads/pdf/publications/severity_home_fires_workshop.pdf Preventing School Shootings: A Public Health Approach to Gun Violence HSDL http://bit.ly/11Ha3y5 Thu, 16 May 2013 09:14:00 EDT http://bit.ly/11Ha3y5 Local Mitigation Planning Handbook FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7209 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:10:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7209 Integrating Hazard Mitigation Into Local Planning: Case Studies and Tools for Community Officials FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7130 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:09:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7130 Mitigation Ideas: A Resource for Reducing Risk to Natural Hazards FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6938 Mon, 13 May 2013 13:08:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6938 National Prevention Framework FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7358 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:51:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7358 National Mitigation Framework FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7363 Mon, 06 May 2013 10:50:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7363 Shifts In Weather And Strategy Help Slow Springs Wildfire NPR http://n.pr/15keY9o Mon, 06 May 2013 09:11:00 EDT http://n.pr/15keY9o Wildfire Interactive Helps Track the Springs Fire Blaze Climate Central http://bit.ly/127LFSL Mon, 06 May 2013 09:07:00 EDT http://bit.ly/127LFSL Where Money Collected for Texas Fire Departments Does Not Go NYTimes http://nyti.ms/15edsFU Fri, 03 May 2013 10:03:00 EDT http://nyti.ms/15edsFU Working Inside the Firehouse: reducing risk of cardiovascular disease Johns Hopkins http://bit.ly/YrYOYE Fri, 03 May 2013 09:28:00 EDT http://bit.ly/YrYOYE National Response Framework, 2nd edition, 2013 FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7371 Fri, 03 May 2013 09:27:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7371 Calif. wildfire slowed, but worse conditions await USAToday http://usat.ly/12rz0rk Thu, 02 May 2013 10:30:00 EDT http://usat.ly/12rz0rk Obama Attends Memorial for Those Killed in Texas Blast NYTimes http://nyti.ms/Y9dSdB Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:54:00 EDT http://nyti.ms/Y9dSdB The First Book of Firemen, 1951 Brain Pickings http://bit.ly/15JqBGl Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:07:00 EDT http://bit.ly/15JqBGl Volunteer Firefighters: Facing The Flames And The Mundane NPR http://n.pr/ZNlXzF Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:31:00 EDT http://n.pr/ZNlXzF Tornado sirens giving way to new warning technology USATODAY http://usat.ly/ZgzOSH Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:58:00 EDT http://usat.ly/ZgzOSH In Texas, Mourning First Responders Who Paid With Their Lives NY Times http://nyti.ms/11vdowy Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:49:00 EDT http://nyti.ms/11vdowy Key Planning Factors: For Recovery from a Chemical Warfare Agent Incident FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7234 Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:35:00 EDT http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=7234 Landmark High-Rise Fire Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Crew Sizes, Elevator Use NIST http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_protection/high-rise-fire-study-041013.cfm Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:57:00 EDT http://www.nist.gov/el/fire_protection/high-rise-fire-study-041013.cfm Holograms Add New Dimension to Fighting Fire EmergencyMngt Magazine http://bit.ly/YXMWHr Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:04:00 EDT http://bit.ly/YXMWHr Community exposure to tsunami hazards in California USGS http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=32006 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:34:00 EDT http://www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/publications/v.php?id=32006 Natural catastrophes and man-made disasters in 2012: a year of extreme weather events in the US Swiss Re http://preventionweb.net/go/31982 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:11:00 EDT http://preventionweb.net/go/31982 Reports warn of lax inspections, bioterror lab risks USAToday http://usat.ly/YCTVGx Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:29:00 EDT http://usat.ly/YCTVGx Levees and the National Flood Insurance Program: Improving Policies and Practices National Academies Press http://bit.ly/14awYBi Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:40:00 EDT http://bit.ly/14awYBi Tornado Debris Characteristics and Trajectories During the 27 April 2011 Super Outbreak as Determined Using Social Media Data American Meteorological Society http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00036.1 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:01:00 EDT http://journals.ametsoc.org/doi/pdf/10.1175/BAMS-D-12-00036.1 Lessons learned from Waldo Canyon Fire Adapted Communities Coalition http://www.fireadapted.org/~/media/Fire%20Adapted/Images/News%20Images/Waldo-Canyon-Rpt-FINAL-shrunk%203.pdf Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:50:00 EDT http://www.fireadapted.org/~/media/Fire%20Adapted/Images/News%20Images/Waldo-Canyon-Rpt-FINAL-shrunk%203.pdf Study: 'Katrina-Like' Hurricanes to Occur More Frequently Due to Warming US News and World Report http://bit.ly/XZ7zcL Tue, 19 Mar 2013 08:32:00 EDT http://bit.ly/XZ7zcL When Flame Retardants Burn: Toxic Exposure and Health Risks to Firefighters MERI http://bit.ly/YZRpsO Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:09:00 EDT http://bit.ly/YZRpsO Get ready for busy wildfire season USAToday http://usat.ly/Yd12p0 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:40:00 EDT http://usat.ly/Yd12p0 Earthquake, Tsunami, Meltdown - The Triple Disaster's Impact on Japan, Impact on the World Brookings Institution http://bit.ly/YZELtU Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:48:00 EDT http://bit.ly/YZELtU How earthquake damage can impact building fire safety performance EmergencyMngt Magazine http://bit.ly/14WblRe Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:47:00 EDT http://bit.ly/14WblRe How earthquake damage can impact building fire safety performance Science Daily http://bit.ly/10HzDBM Tue, 12 Mar 2013 08:52:00 EDT http://bit.ly/10HzDBM Flood Preparedness: Flash Flood Safety IIBHS http://bit.ly/W0NEHX Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:30:00 EDT http://bit.ly/W0NEHX Availability and Readability of Emergency Preparedness Materials for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing and Older Adult Populations PLOS ONE http://bit.ly/WMxdex Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:52:00 EST http://bit.ly/WMxdex Emergency and Crisis Management - Out Of A Clear Blue Sky UK Emergency Planning College http://bit.ly/12oOkL3 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:34:00 EST http://bit.ly/12oOkL3 Wildfires creep close to Southern Calif. homes USAToday http://usat.ly/XeX2Yf Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:41:00 EST http://usat.ly/XeX2Yf Health risk assessment from the nuclear accident after the 2011 Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami World Health Org. http://bit.ly/XHhWip Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:40:00 EST http://bit.ly/XHhWip In the Neighborhood: The Growing Role of Regional Organizations in Disaster Risk Management Brookings http://bit.ly/Vdn7H6 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 08:44:00 EST http://bit.ly/Vdn7H6 A Decade Later, Nightclub Fire Lives On US News http://bit.ly/YAkaOr Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:18:00 EST http://bit.ly/YAkaOr Emergency Management Discussion Guide for Pandemic Influenza Planning CDC http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/healthcare/documents/Discussion+Guide+for+Emergency+Management.pdf Wed, 06 Feb 2013 08:44:00 EST http://www.cdc.gov/phpr/healthcare/documents/Discussion+Guide+for+Emergency+Management.pdf After Disasters, New Zealand Finds Temporary Uses for Vacant Urban Spaces Governing Magazine http://bit.ly/14tPD8V Thu, 31 Jan 2013 15:25:00 EST http://bit.ly/14tPD8V DOT Launches Free App Featuring Emergency Response Guidebook NVFC http://www.nvfc.org/current-news/2591-dot-launches-free-app-featuring-emergency-response-guidebook Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:36:00 EST http://www.nvfc.org/current-news/2591-dot-launches-free-app-featuring-emergency-response-guidebook Drought, heat trigger pre-wildfire season jitters USAToday http://usat.ly/VQwXwV Tue, 22 Jan 2013 11:51:00 EST http://usat.ly/VQwXwV New Guide on Best Practices for Emergency Vehicle Visibility USFA http://www.usfa.fema.gov/media/press/2013releases/011713a.shtm Fri, 18 Jan 2013 09:15:00 EST http://www.usfa.fema.gov/media/press/2013releases/011713a.shtm Off the charts: extreme Australian summer heat Australian Climate Commission http://climatecommission.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/CC_Jan_2013_Heatwave4.pdf Tue, 15 Jan 2013 12:30:00 EST http://climatecommission.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/CC_Jan_2013_Heatwave4.pdf Evaluating the Reliability of Emergency Response Systems for Large-Scale Incident Operations RAND http://bit.ly/ZxVEgC Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:21:00 EST http://bit.ly/ZxVEgC Public Response to Alerts and Warnings Using Social Media National Academies Press http://bit.ly/XJic2e Tue, 08 Jan 2013 13:47:00 EST http://bit.ly/XJic2e Reducing risks of future disasters UK Government Office for Science http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/foresight/docs/reducing-risk-management/12-1289-reducing-risks-of-future-disasters-report.pdf Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:10:00 EST http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/foresight/docs/reducing-risk-management/12-1289-reducing-risks-of-future-disasters-report.pdf Wyoming Expects Another Busy Wildfire Season DisasterSafety http://bit.ly/X6mxIS Fri, 04 Jan 2013 12:34:00 EST http://bit.ly/X6mxIS Hurricane Sandy Recovery: Using Mitigation to Rebuild Safer and More Sustainable Communities ASFPM http://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/Hot_Topics/HurricaneSandyRecovery_ASFPM_Actions_12-13-12.pdf Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:04:00 EST http://www.floods.org/ace-files/documentlibrary/Hot_Topics/HurricaneSandyRecovery_ASFPM_Actions_12-13-12.pdf Social media use during disasters University of Maryland http://www.start.umd.edu/start/publications/START_SocialMediaUseduringDisasters_LitReview.pdf Thu, 27 Dec 2012 09:02:00 EST http://www.start.umd.edu/start/publications/START_SocialMediaUseduringDisasters_LitReview.pdf Spanish flu mystery: Why don't scientists understand the 1918 flu? Slate http://slate.me/UaQF3g Thu, 27 Dec 2012 08:29:00 EST http://slate.me/UaQF3g Bibliography - violence on firefighters USFA Library http://bit.ly/V6Cu0m Wed, 26 Dec 2012 09:28:00 EST http://bit.ly/V6Cu0m Suicide in the Fire and Emergency Services NVFC http://nvfc.org/files/documents/ff_suicide_report.pdf Fri, 21 Dec 2012 09:19:00 EST http://nvfc.org/files/documents/ff_suicide_report.pdf Ready or not?: Protecting the Public from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism Trust for America's Health http://www.healthyamericans.org/assets/files/TFAH2012ReadyorNot08.pdf Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:57:00 EST http://www.healthyamericans.org/assets/files/TFAH2012ReadyorNot08.pdf Social Media and Virtual Platforms: The New Situational Awareness for Emergency Management Professionals Yale New Haven Health http://ynhhs.org/emergency/PDFs/SocialMediaandVirtualPlatforms.pdf Tue, 18 Dec 2012 08:34:00 EST http://ynhhs.org/emergency/PDFs/SocialMediaandVirtualPlatforms.pdf Resource compilation - active shooter incidents - Fire and EMS USFA Library http://www.lrc.fema.gov/path_mvi.html Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:28:00 EST http://www.lrc.fema.gov/path_mvi.html Newtown school shooting: Aurora Fire Chief's perspective FireRescue1 http://bit.ly/Wi2z0Q Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:55:00 EST http://bit.ly/Wi2z0Q Disaster Resilience and People with Functional Needs NEJM http://bit.ly/T2h6cO Mon, 17 Dec 2012 08:54:00 EST http://bit.ly/T2h6cO Handbook for volcanic risk management European Commission http://bit.ly/XhWNrg Thu, 13 Dec 2012 14:23:00 EST http://bit.ly/XhWNrg The Problems with Disaster Messaging (And How to Improve It) Emergency Management Magazine http://bit.ly/TX44zm Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:51:00 EST http://bit.ly/TX44zm An Insurance Planning Guide for Emergency Service Organizations IAFC http://www.vcos.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Preparing-for-When-Bad-Things-Happen-FINAL.pdf Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:22:00 EST http://www.vcos.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/Preparing-for-When-Bad-Things-Happen-FINAL.pdf NIST and Forest Service Create World's First Hazard Scale for Wildland Fires NIST http://1.usa.gov/TLNIIO Fri, 07 Dec 2012 11:37:00 EST http://1.usa.gov/TLNIIO Newly indexed scholarly all-hazards articles USFA Library http://bit.ly/QMH4T4 Fri, 07 Dec 2012 08:45:00 EST http://bit.ly/QMH4T4 Risk Perceptions and Preparedness among Mid-Atlantic Coastal Residents in Advance of Hurricane Sandy Wharton - Univ. of Pennsylvania http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/library/WP2012-18_EJB-etal_RiskPerceptions-Sandy.pdf Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:41:00 EST http://opim.wharton.upenn.edu/risk/library/WP2012-18_EJB-etal_RiskPerceptions-Sandy.pdf In Arid West, Cheatgrass Turns Fires Into Infernos NPR http://n.pr/YEr6in Thu, 06 Dec 2012 08:48:00 EST http://n.pr/YEr6in Best Practices - Promoting Successful Mitigation in Louisiana FEMA http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6722 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:55:00 EST http://www.fema.gov/library/viewRecord.do?id=6722 The role of community radio in disasters Kyoto University http://www.preventionweb.net/files/29931_29931radioalllowres1.pdf Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:52:00 EST http://www.preventionweb.net/files/29931_29931radioalllowres1.pdf Megastorms Could Drown Massive Portions of California Scientific American http://bit.ly/SuLTOY Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:58:00 EST http://bit.ly/SuLTOY After Hurricane Sandy, Dunes Prove They Blunt Storms NYTimes http://nyti.ms/Vi2gNy Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:42:00 EST http://nyti.ms/Vi2gNy Project Wildfire: A Community Approach to Surviving Wildfires Public Health Matters Blog http://1.usa.gov/11MOloj Tue, 04 Dec 2012 08:39:00 EST http://1.usa.gov/11MOloj Research Perspectives on the Public and Fire Management US Forest Service http://www.firescience.gov/projects/06-4-1-26/project/06-4-1-26_gtr_nrs104.pdf Mon, 03 Dec 2012 16:21:00 EST http://www.firescience.gov/projects/06-4-1-26/project/06-4-1-26_gtr_nrs104.pdf