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Major funding cuts hurt local agencies
ST. JOSEPH COUNTY – It's something tens of thousands of families in our area can't live without, but local emergency assistance programs are now facing massive cuts of their own after the government cut federal funding.
This money is used to...Tags: Relief and Aid Organizations, FEMA, Disasters and Accidents, Rentals, Michael Hayes
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Carnival to review safety, emergency response on all its lines
Updated 5:40 p.m. Latest statement from Carnival Corp. Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Comprehensive Audit and Review of Safety and Emergency Response Across All Its Cruise Lines (received 5:32 p.m.) MIAMI – January 19, 2012 –...
Tags: International Organizations, Senior Health, Disasters and Accidents, U.S. Navy, Medical Procedures and Tests
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These travel helpers pack well
Summer is the time to hit the road on vacation. Here are some products that will make traveling a little smoother, direct you if you take a wrong turn, and let you capture your experiences on film, er, SD card.
AAA Car Kit AAA makes (or rather,...Tags: Travel, Disasters and Accidents, AAA, Automotive Equipment, Health Treatments
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Baltimore, other cities battle federal security funding plan
Local homeland security officials in Baltimore and across the country are fighting a proposal to change how $2 billion in federal emergency management money is distributed — a change they say would jeopardize regional efforts to respond to terrorist...Tags: Amtrak, Unrest, Conflicts and War, George W. Bush, Disasters and Accidents, Thurgood Marshall
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Guest Column: Be prepared for emergencies through CERT
In an ongoing effort to focus more deeply on the elements of the La Caņada Flintridge General Plan that relate to public safety, Public Safety Commission Chair Andy Beattie and Commissioner Olivia Brown prepared an agenda for the May commission meeting on...Tags: Politics, FEMA, Safety of Citizens, Government
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The Interview: Tim Mitchell, CEO of FrontierMedex
When oil companies expand into desert areas of Africa, FrontierMedex Group helps them navigate the territory and provides medical care and security.
The company also has helped rescue ships from pirates in the waters off Somalia and provides medical...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Disasters and Accidents, International Travel, Transportation Industry
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City works to make safer temporary structures
The Department of Code Enforcement inspects temporary structures built around the area. Each temporary structure built in Indianapolis has to have an evacuation plan, if storms move through. In St. Louis, Saturday afternoon, one person was killed...
Tags: National Football League, Weather, Weather Statistics, Super Bowl
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Report shows where Edison faltered after the windstorm
A study of Southern California Edison's response to the fierce windstorm that ripped through the region last fall found 70 ways the utility could improve its response to the next disaster. The study, commissioned by Edison and released Wednesday,...
Tags: Adam Schiff, Pasadena (Anne Arundel, Maryland), Electricity Production and Distribution, Companies and Corporations, Renovation
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Senior Living: Do I need an emergency device?
Q. I live alone and my daughter wants me to get one of those devices that you wear around your neck and push to call for help in case of an emergency. I don't think I need one since I always carry my cellphone in my pocket. What do you think? There are...Tags: Allergies, Pharmaceuticals, Disasters and Accidents, Chemical Industry, Entertainment
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NCRA to pay penalties
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe National Cooperative Refinery Association (NCRA) has agreed to pay $700,000 in penalties to the United States and the State of Kansas, and perform a series of injunctive relief actions, to settle violations of federal environmental laws and the Kansas...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Environmental Politics, Natural Resources, Insurance
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Meritus emergency room named for $1 million donor
davem@herald-mail.comWhen Alice Virginia and David W. Fletcher set up their philanthropic foundation, their intent was to “help individuals overcome illnesses and adversities.” In a dedication Wednesday afternoon, a medical department that sees more than 90,...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Washington (U.S. state)
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Body recovered at Youghiogheny Dam site
Daily American Staff WriterThe body of a boater who has been missing since Saturday was found early Wednesday evening at the Youghiogheny Dam. The missing boater, identified as Patrick Michael Himmler, 50, of Cumberland, Md., was found dead through a side scan sonar system...Tags: Pennsylvania, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Disasters and Accidents, Fires, Henry Clay
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