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About This Site...
     The EMSE 232 Disaster Newsletter is produced by the students in the Fall 2002 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 by a computer link or reference to more detailed information.

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The George Washington University's Crisis and Emergency Management class, or if you have any coments about the intent or content of this website, 
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Table of Contents...
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:
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 Bio Terrorism: Efforts of the US Dept 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