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Editor's comment
Much has been said about the UK's tendency to follow the USA's lead. In the US Presidential election, we heard a lot about hubris. Hubris had been largely absent from our vocabulary for several centuries, but has now re-emerged in the UK political scene.

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21 November 2008
Advice on dealing with acts of piracy at sea
... new addition to our page of emergency planning guidance
Source: Foreign & Commonwealth Office (UK)

20 November 2008
Exercise “Graphite” - Emergency Response tested in Sydney Airport Exercise
Source: New South Wales Government (Australia)

19 November 2008
Launch of the first Green Star Awards
... recognizing the inseparable nature of environmental emergencies and humanitarian crises
Source: United Nations

18 November 2008
Advice for Floridians seekng to build stronger homes
Source: FEMA (USA)

17 November 2008
Home Office launches counter terrorism competition for design students
Source: Home Office (UK)

14 November 2008
Prime Minister's Question Time includes a question on safety, training and emergency planning for firefighters
Source: TheyWorkForYou.com (UK)

13 November 2008
Research shows 50 per cent of road users would travel after a severe weather warning
Highways Agency (UK)

12 November 2008
University of Adelaide to lead three-year project to develop a national emergency plan for heatwaves in Australia.
Source: University of Adelaide (Australia)

11 November 2008
Ontario Safety Review Panel issues report into propane explosion
Source: Safety Review Panel (Canada)

10 November 2008
'Errors' led to firemen's deaths
... An inquest in 2006 was told communication problems and an inadequate water supply were contributory factors in the deaths of both men.
Source: BBC (UK)

7 November 2008
NASA undergoes two days of earthquake disaster response training
Source: Ames Research Center (USA)

6 November 2008
Napoli beaching 'lessons learned'
Source: BBC (UK)

5 November 2008
How dangerous is drum making?
... A second drum maker in two years has died after apparently inhaling anthrax spores from animal skins. What are the risks?
Source: BBC (UK)

4 November 2008
Ceremony to mark the strengthening of CDERA: European Commission supports disaster management agency’s new direction
Source: CDERA (Caribbean)

3 November 2008
Guidance - Business Continuity Management for Fuel Shortages
Source: UK Resilience

31 October 2008
New Dimension - Enhancing the Fire and Rescue Services' capacity to respond to terrorist and other large-scale incidents
Source: National Audit Office (UK)

30 October 2008
Students learn about natural disasters online
Source: Emergency Management Australia

30 October 2008
Use a flare in distress; not on November 5th!
Source: Maritime And Coastguard Agency (UK)

29 October 2008
MPS launches the new Met Contact Number - 0300 123 1212
Source: Metropolitan Police (UK)

28 October 2008
Nearly Half of U.S. States Fail on Emergency Plan Communication
... Twenty-two states unable or unwilling to provide an emergency operations plan when requested
Source: George Mason University (USA)

25 October 2008
Counter terrorism exercise at Crystal Palace - 26-30 October 2008
Source: Home Office (UK)

25 October 2008
New Tools Help Nursing Homes with Emergency Management Planning
Florida Health Care Association (USA)

25 October 2008
The Value of Sport In A Disaster Setting
Source: ICSSPE (Germany)

24 October 2008
MoD scientists 'deployed in UK'
... Scientists from Porton Down have been deployed in the UK a "number of times this year"
Source: BBC (UK)

17 October 2008
New PatientPak helps kill superbugs, viruses and bacteria
Source: PatientPak (UK)

16 October 2008
Remarks by Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff at the Chamber of Commerce on Cybersecurity
Source: DHS (USA)

16 October 2008
Exercise Extend: West Mercia partners test their response to major incidents and critical emergencies
Source: Highways Agency (UK)

14 October 2008
Clean Mould Thoroughly and Safely
Source: FEMA (USA)

10 October 2008
Vocal joins the London First Resilience Network (UK)

9 October 2008
New radio system for the London Underground
Source: NPIA (UK)

8 October 2008
Disaster Awareness Week (5-11 October)
Source: Auckland Civil Defence & Emergency Management Group (New Zealand)

7 October 2008
A ‘case study’ in effective crisis management
... listeria outbreak in Canada - a further article
Source: Law Times (Canada)

6 October 2008
Letter from EMP to the UK Financial Services Authority
... about the increased compensation limit for savers

3 October 2008
Mail carriers to bring drugs in anthrax attack
Source: Reuters (USA)

2 October 2008
Financial crisis: Gordon Brown to announce a Cobra-style committee
Source: Telegraph (UK)

2 October 2008
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Source: Dept of Homeland Security (USA)

30 September 2008
Sesame Workshop Develops Family Friendly Resources on Emergency Preparedness
Source: Sesame Workshop ("the nonprofit organization behind Sesame Street" (USA)

29 September 2008
Testing EU's Emergency Management and Response Mechanisms
Source: European Commission

26 September 2006
UK National Telecommunications Plan
... link added to our 'emergency planning guidance' page

25 September 2008
Honeywell Develops Safer Ammonium Nitrate-Based Fertilizer; Receives SAFETY Act Designation From U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Source: Honeywell International (Canada)

24 September 2008
Mental scars are the real price of flood damage
... the role of a local authority
Source: The Guardian (UK)

23 September 2008
Australia and European Commission complete historic deal on emergency management
Source: Attorney-General for Australia

22 September 2008
Listeria outbreak in Canada
... articles on the response and crisis management
Source: various

17 September 2008
U.S. Department of Homeland Security 9/11 Anniversary Progress and Priorities
Source: DHS (USA)

17 September 2008
September is National Preparedness Month in the USA. Click here to go to the dedicated website, read what is happening and look at their different 'Tip of the Day' each day.

16 September 2008
Stop, drop, survive
... the response to Hurricane Gustav was organized and effective, proactive and preventive — in a word, prepared
Source: Hi-Desert Star (USA)

15 September 2008
Bluetongue detected in County Durham
Source: DEFRA (UK)

12 September 2008
PM Ingraham, assessment team heads to Inagua
... trip follows that of a Rapid Assessment Team of the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA) which was dispatched to Matthew Town, to evaluate damages caused by Hurricane Ike
Source: Bahama Islands Info (Bahamas)

12 September 2008
The Standing Senate Committee on National Security and Defence report on readiness
... subtitled 'How the fine arts of bafflegab and procrastination hobble the people who will be trying to save you when things get really bad . . .'
Source: Canadian Government

10 September 2008
Suspicious package probed at emergency agency
... evacuation at FEMA
Source: Reuters (UK)

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