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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
management field in the United States and around the world. The Newsletter
includes information on current disaster management trends in the areas
of research, funding, technology, legislation and consulting. This
information is provided in brief summaries of current activities accompanied
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If you would like information
about
The George Washington University's Crisis and Emergency
Management class, or if you have any coments about the intent or content
of this website,
feel free to contact either:
- Professor
George Haddow
- The
Students of GWU EMSE 232
- Webmaster
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FEMA Updates:
Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Fiscal Year 2003 Budget A Legislative Update
by Brandy Christine Berker-Keippala
FEMA’s
new Pre-Disaster Mitigation Grant Program
by Falah Al-Mahan
Report:
FEMA’s Assistance To Firefighters Grant Program
by Sarp Yeletaysi
National
Earthquake Hazard Reduction Program Activities
by Elizabeth Whitaker
Homeland Security Update:
A Quick
Update On The Department Of Homeland Security
by Scott Burnotes
Partnerships:
The National
Center for Crisis and Continuity Coordination (NC4)
by Jack Smith
Federal
Alliance for Safe Housing – FLASH
by Jeff Miller
If disaster
strikes, will your Home and Business be safe?
by Chris Upham
Disaster Updates:
The 2002
Hurricane Season
by Dana N. Griffin
2002 Wildfire
Season
by Molly Weber
Terrorism Updates:
McKinsey
Report – Increasing FDNY’s Preparedness
By Raymond Cheung
Improving
NYPD Emergency Preparedness And Response - McKinsey&Company, August
19, 2002
By Erdem Ergin
FACING
BIOTERRORISM: EFFORTS OF THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES
By Ana Lucia Hill
A New
Fiscal Year, A New Focus - U.S. Department of Justice Program Funding to
Combat Terrorism
By Tom Ruffini
Update
Statistics from WTC / September 11th 2001
By Joaquin Toro L.
The CDC
Revisits its Response to Terrorism
By Charlotte Sullivan
Cities
Struggle to Address Post 9/11 Demands
By Eric R. Schmidt
Terrorism
Insurance: Update on a Political Debate
By Jerome M. (Jerry) Conley
Conference Update:
Emergency
Management Conferences for October - November 2002
By Alan Petro
Training Update:
American
Planning Association Mitigation Course
By Jeffrey Good
Red Cross Update:
American
Red Cross Homeland Security Advisory System Recommendations
By Thom Carr
Disclaimer: The EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is produced and distributed
as an information tool to its readers. Should you wish to remove
your name from the distribution list please contact George Haddow at george_Haddow@hotmail.com
or at (301) 270-5554.
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