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October  2004                                                                              Volume 7 - Number 1

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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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Perspectives:
- 9/11 Didn’t Attack The Way We Think By Elza McGowan
- Personal Disaster Perspective By Michael Parise
- Bioterrorism: Can Officials Manage a Biological Attack? By Pete Muldoon
- Perspective on the Risk of Terrorism in the United States By Jeffrey L. Shackelford
- Personal Perspective on Terrorism By Ali Khansari
- Terrorism in Peru, 1992-1996 By Cristina Quiroz
- Are DC Hospitals Really Prepared? By Valerie Seefried
- Perception of Risk of Terrorism By WAMIZ SAMEEN
- My perception on terrorism By Zhang Lizhon
- Living abroad on “11/9” By Rosa Ailabouni

Mitigation:
- City of Berkeley Disaster Mitigation Plan By Traci Hartmann
- Study of Future Benefits of Hazard Mitigation Activities by Joseph Klein

Preparedness:
- NFPA & the Standard on Industrial Fire Brigades By Adam Benzing
- September: National Preparedness Month By Kia Braxton
- The Global Partnership for Preparedness – interview with John Copenhaver by Sergio De Cosmo

Legislative Update:
- The Private Sector Preparedness Act By Lisa Beverly

FEMA Budget:
- FEMA FY2005 Budget By Brian Baker

Hurricane Updates:
- Update on Response Efforts to Hurricane Frances By Bill Fuller
- Hurricane Charley Recovery Update By Ron Fite
- Hurricane Ivan’s Death Toll By Betty Kim
- Evacuation Actions taken during Hurricane Charley & Francis By Nandini Harihareswara

Homeland Security:
- 9/11 Commission Recommendations for First Responders By Sumner Bossler
- Promoting Grass-roots Initiatives To Ensure Public Safety: Report on GOSERV (CSC) By Xiachong Ji