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Request for Public Comment - Devils Lake Flooding Initiative
Assistance to Firefighters Grant
Program
America's fire death rate is one of the
highest in the industrialized world.
Fire kills more than 4,000 and injures more
than 22,000 every year.
Approximately 100 firefighters die in the
line of duty every year.
Direct property losses due to fire exceed
$11 billion a year.
Colorado Mitigation & Wildfire Conference
April 23-25, 2004, DoubleTree Hotel Colorado Springs
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Journeys: North Dakota's Trail Towards
Disaster Resistance
Since 1993, North Dakota’s weather has defied imagination. In 2000,
the North Dakota Division of Emergency Management and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency set out to find out how North Dakotans
fared through disasters in their state and what lessons they learned
along the way about creating a safer place to live.
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Special Report: Devils Lake Waters Rising
Devils Lake has long challenged those who would live near its shifting
shores. The 100,000-acre closed basin lake, located in the semi-arid
northeastern section of the state, is prone to dramatic changes in
size and water levels.
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PIPS: Pre-Incident Planning System
In January 2001, FEMA Region VIII announced
a field trial of a computer template that will help first responders
take virtual tours of schools and other facilities. PIPS is designed
to enable firefighters and paramedics to quickly see how things are
arranged in the buildings where they respond.
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Region VIII Winter Olympics Preparedness
FEMA Region VIII worked with the Utah Office of Comprehensive Emergency
Management (Utah CEM) on Olympic planning for more than two years.
The agency identified potential risks, worked to mitigate probable
risk factors, and clearly defined the Olympic emergency response plans.
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Firefighter Poster Available
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