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December 2002                                                 Volume 3 - Number 3
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     The EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is produced by the students in the Fall 2002 class EMSE 232: Crisis and Emergency Management at The George Washington University in Washington, DC. The student authors include Brandy Berker, Scott Burnotes, Sadatoshi Koike, Nilgün Sarp, Dana Griffin, Molly Weber, Raymond Cheung, Erdem Ergin, Falah Al-Mahan, Sarp Yeletaysi, Ana Hill, Tom Ruffini, Joaquin Toro, Alan Petro, Charlotte Sullivan, Jeffrey Good, Jeff Miller, Chris Upham, Thom Carr, Jerry Conley, Eric Schmidt and Elizabeth Whitaker.  
     The purpose of the EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is to provide its readers with a current perspective of activities in the disaster managment field in the United States and around the world.  The Newsletter iscluded information on current disaster management trends in the areas of research, funding, technologies and consulting.  This information is provided in brief summaries of current activities accompanied by computer link or reference to more detailed information.  
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Table of contents...
Perspectives:
- A Perspective on the Risk of Terrorism
     By Alan Petro
- Terror in the US
     By Ana Lucia Hill
- Does a Terrorist Threat Exist & What Do We Do Now?
     By Molly Weber
- Personal Perspectives on Terrorism
     By Jack Smith
- A Right and Left-Brained View of the Terrorism Risk in the U.S.
     By Charlotte Sullivan
- My perceived terrorist risk
     By Sadatoshi Koike
- Thoughts on the War on Terror
     By Raymond Cheung
- The Threat Of Terror In The United States
     By Scott Burnotes
- The Balance of Fear and Denial
     By Elizabeth Whitaker

Homeland Security:
- Update: Department of Homeland Security
     By Thom Carr
- HHS, Bioterrorism Grants, and First Responders
     By Brandy Christine Berker-Keippala

FEMA Update:
- Proposed Changes to FEMA's Multi-hazard Mitigation Programs, Present Challenges
     By Dana Griffin
- FEMA’s Higher Education Project
     By Jeff Good

International Update:
- The Privention Consortium
     By Erdem Ergin
- The Disaster Program of the Pan-American Health Organization
     By JoaquinToro

Sniper Crisis:
- An Assessment of Communication by Public Officials During the Sniper Shootings
     By Jeff Miller
- Public Sector Costs and Economic Losses Caused by the Sniper Crisis
     By Eric Schmidt

Oregon Mitigation:
- Oregon’s Natural Hazards Mitigation Manual
     By Falah Al-Mahan

Disaster Update:
- La Plata, Maryland: Status Report on Tornado Recovery Efforts
     By Jerry Conley

PERI Update:
- Report on Public Entity Risk Institute (PERI) and Its Activities
     By Sarp Yeletaysi

Local EM Operations:
- Prince George’s County Office of Emergency Preparedness & Emergency Management Director
     By Thomas Ruffini

Guest Perspective:
- Federal Grant Supports Rafio Amateurs' Role in Homeland Security
     By Jennifer Hagy

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