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emergency Links

Ready.gov - From the US Department of Homeland Security
Emergency preparedness guidance from the US Department of Homeland Security,
lists and explains specific threats and response. How to prepare, glossary, ...

eMedicine Journal - Emergency Medicine - Internet Medical ...
Reference of common topics in emergency medicine, edited by doctors for use by
other doctors and the general public. Requires background familiarity with ...

American College of Emergency Physicians
About this specialty society. It represents more than 19000 emergency physicians.
There are both public and member only areas.

Federal Emergency Management Agency
Agency of the US government tasked with Disaster Mitigation, Preparedness,
Response & Recovery planning.

Emergency Management Australia
Responsible for reducing the impact of natural and man-made disasters on the
Australian community. Also the lead Federal agency responsible for disaster ...

Emergency.com - Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service news ...
Crisis, Conflict, and Emergency Service News, Analysis, and Reference Information.

DEC Welcome to the Disasters Emergency Committee
Umbrella organisation which launches and coordinates responses to major disasters
overseas. It enables the British public to donate to British aid agencies ...




emergency News

Flood warnings remain in place - Guardian Unlimited

Heavy rain in Kent. Sixty-two areas in the UK have been put on flood watch. Photograph: Gareth Fuller/PA Almost 100 flood warnings remained in place today but fears of a repeat of last year's devastating floods eased overnight. Five people have died ...

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Powerful Hurricane Ike looms as trouble for Gulf - Seattle Times

Powerful Hurricane Ike rolled down an uncertain path Sunday that may lead to the U.S. Gulf Coast late this week, forcing emergency officials to pay attention and leaving millions of people from Florida to Mexico to wonder where it will eventually ...

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Ike blasts Turks and Caicos as Category 4 storm - Forbes

Hurricane Ike roared across the low-lying Turks and Caicos Islands before dawn Sunday as people in the British territory sought refuge in boarded-up homes or shelters. The ferocious Category 4 storm dwarfed the tiny islands, packing 135-mph winds ...

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Premier: Ike damages 80 pct of homes on Grand Turk - MSN MoneyCentral

PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos (AP) - The Turks and Caicos premier says Hurricane Ike has damaged 80 percent of the homes on Grand Turk island. Michael Misick tells The Associated Press by phone that Grand Turk took almost a direct hit and that ...

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Ike Moves Toward Bahamas, Cuba After Crossing Turks and Caicos - Bloomberg

Sept. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Ike, an ``extremely dangerous'' Category 4 hurricane, moved toward the Bahamas and Cuba after crossing over the Turks and Caicos Islands. Ike, with sustained winds near 135 mph (217 kph), is moving west at 15 mph and may turn ...

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2 dead in Russian helicopter crash - International Herald Tribune

MOSCOW : Russian emergency officials say a U.S.-made helicopter has crashed near the western city of Smolensk, killing two and seriously wounding one. Officials say the Robinson R-44 helicopter crashed Sunday, and the surviving passenger was ...

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