New disaster plan says who's in charge
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State officials will step in and help local communities if they are overwhelmed during a disaster &#151; as they were in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit &#151; according to a new Homeland Security Department plan that tries to clarify who's in charge during emergencies.
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State officials today urged people to stay where they were because of the possibility of flooding, but not everyone heeded the warning.
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Katrina's lessons prompted IT departments to review disaster management and recovery plans.
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Natural disasters are affecting more and more people, the UN says ahead of a  conference on reducing the risks.
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British-based Professor David Alexander is the head of the Disaster Management Subject Group at Coventry University&#39;s School of Science and the Environment.
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By WILL SENTELL  First in a series  The management of flood and hurricane protection in southeast Louisiana will undergo sweeping changes if voters approve a ballot measure designed to replace parochialism with a regional approach.
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An ambitious plan to set up an Indian Ocean tsunami warning system is expected to dominate an upcoming gathering of leaders from stricken nations and world donors seeking to prevent a repeat of last week's carnage.
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The chief executive of the embattled Welsh ambulance service  - the third in as many months - outlines his improvement plan.
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A management warning has just been posted for the National Hurricane Center in Miami, often regarded as one of the government's most prestigious agencies.
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The U.S. weather chief called Wednesday for a global surveillance system to detect and forecast disasters like tsunamis, hoping the tragedy in Asia will build the political resolve to buy and deploy equipment.
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Communities should be ready to fend for themselves without federal help for up to three days after a disaster hits, two former governors said Tuesday in calling for new plans to prepare states and cities for emergencies.
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A novel plan to stop up a deadly upwelling of mud has the potential for added disaster, experts say.
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WASHINGTON -- States that routinely deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters are better prepared than others to handle bioterrorism, but overall the nation is struggling to develop plans for public health emergencies, according to a study released
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Security vendors are trying to make it easier for emergency personnel to ID themselves at the scene of a disaster.
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Amid all the planning for another hurricane emergency, New Orleans officials now have to make provisions for animals too
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The director of the National Hurricane Center stays calm in the midst of a storm, but wants everyone in hurricane-prone areas to get the message from his media advisories: Respect the storm's power and make proper response plans.
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More needs to be done to ensure a more coordinated the approach to flooding in NI, a NI minister says.