... by Firewise Wyoming (2003) . These activities include: Natural disasters Wildfire vulnerability Risk perception United States of America The American west has seen substantial population and development growth. This expansion has been in close proximity to natural landscapes such as forests...

... United States of America The influenza pandemic of 2009 posed unprecedented challenges to public health systems worldwide. The first case of the H1N1 virus was discovered in March 2009 in La Gloria, Veracruz, Mexico, and on April 17, the first US case was reported (Centers for Disease Control...

... government United States of America New Zealand Canada The assessment of training and exercises is not to be confused with the overall assessment of response capabilities of an organisation. The exercises themselves represent means of testing and evaluating plans or training. However, the exercise...

... as funds. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Hurricanes Natural disaster Home resilience Education United States of America Hurricane events are some of the most unpredictable occurrences along the eastern and gulf seaboards of the USA. These events combine high wind with blown...

.... Of course the type and scope of a disaster will have a great bearing on the communication resource employed. United States of America Universities Hurricane Ike Academic institutions Natural disasters Hurricane recovery plans Cyclone disasters Higher education institutions Disaster preparedness...

... communication Public health Graduates Risk management Information strategy United States of America The following list summarizes students' qualitative comments about the module. Comments are grouped by question topic and theme. Concepts that students learned from the disaster communication module...

... of stranded persons to higher ground to await their next step. However, the buses to take them elsewhere were unavailable. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Natural disasters Emergency response Poverty Drugs Race United States of America This paper adds another element...

... processes (Pielke and Conant, 2003). A FFWRS can only be evaluated as an integrated system, and its effectiveness must be assessed by whether the end‐product achieves the desired outcome (Pielke and Carbone, 2002). Floods Forecasting United States of America Flooding is the most common...

... to practitioners and public service managers that are responsible for the development of fire management policies and management of mega fires situations. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Disasters Fire Risk management Greece United States of America Wild fires are a disaster...

... response. Originality/value The paper provides the first documentation of the demands and decision‐support priorities of inland waterway resource managers and spill response personnel. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 United States of America Waterways Water retention and flow works...

... of the hurricane draws full alerted attentions. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Natural disasters United States of America Storms In US history, Hurricane Katrina was well known for its most destructive and catastrophic impacts which killed more than 1,300 people and left...

... reviews the current state of knowledge and adds to it. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Emergency measures Disasters Animals Crimes Evidence United States of America The US Environmental Protection Agency (2008) indicates that natural disasters, such as fires, floods...

... reminder of the existence disaster mythology against a recent disaster in a developed country. Mark Constable can be contacted at: markconstable@optusnet.com.au © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Natural disasters Myths Emergency measures United States of America A typical...

... at: Aguirre@udel.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Search and rescue Voluntary organizations Team working Response time United States of America Arguably one of the least appreciated actors in disaster response is local search and rescue (SAR) teams, despite their importance...

... the World Trade Center disaster on September 11, 2001 in New York City. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Disasters Response time Non‐profit organizations Public sector organizations Industrial relations United States of America It has long been recognized by academics...

..., emergency management exercises (including drills and evacuation), and hazard signage within premises. Tidal waves Response time Training Natural disasters United States of America There has been a considerable effort over the last decade to increase awareness of the tsunami risk in coastal...

...@adelphia.net © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Counselling Careers guidance Floods Population Unemployment United States of America A 2000 United States Geological Survey (USGS) (USGS, n.d. ; Perry, 2000) asserts that in the USA in the past century, no other natural disaster...

... States of America According to the Environmental Health Center (2000) , people along the Mississippi River call the Midwest Flood of 1993 “The Great Flood”. Contributing to this flood was the El Nino cycle that, beginning in 1992, caused extremes in the weather cycle (Environmental Health Center...

... came from the breakdown of backhaul circuits (T1/E1) that carry traffic from the cell sites to the cellular switch (Figure 1). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Natural disasters Communication Information systems United States of America The large‐scale devastation caused...

... to mitigate hazards than smaller communities because they have both the capacity and incentives to do so (Berke et al., 1999). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Natural disasters Fire Floods Water supply Contingency planning United States of America 1. Reducing...