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How To Survive A Pandemic or Chemical Attack – Surviving Disaster

Homeland Security NTARC News — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:34:57 +0000

According to the US government, a biological or chemical terrorist attack is highly likely to occur within the next four years. Will you be prepared? This week on Surviving Disaster, a double feature, the world is under attack from terrorists with deadly nerve gas and a global pandemic threatens to kills millions. Host Cade Courtley shows you [...]

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How To Survive A Pandemic or Chemical Attack – Surviving Disaster

Surviving Disaster – Shopping Mall Active Shooter

national — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 07:33:21 +0000

For terrorists intent on making a statement, a shopping mall is a perfect target. Tonight on Spike TV’s Surviving Disaster, Host Cade Courtley shows you how to survive and escape an active shooting by a group of terrorists in a shopping mall. Watch The Video Preview here. This story comes to us via Homeland Security - National [...]

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Surviving Disaster – Shopping Mall Active Shooter

How To Survive A Home Invasion – Report Delayed

Homeland Security NTARC News — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:11:14 +0000

I had hoped to post a special report on how to survive a home invasion today; however as I began to compile the research and I received your emails, questions and suggestions, the scope quickly grew beyond what I had anticipated. As a result, the post will be delayed for 1 week as we gather [...]

Surviving Disaster – How To Survive A Home Invasion

national — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:59:05 +0000

Home invasions are on the rise. A difficult economy and increased surveillance and security at many businesses is causing criminals to look elsewhere to perpetrate their crimes and sadly they see peoples homes and residences as much easier and less risky targets. The result… An epidemic of violent home invasions across the country. This is [...]

AirManager – Filtration System Could Stop Spread of Germs on Planes

national — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:15:05 +0000

A revolutionary new air filter could help reduce the spread of the H1N1 virus and other illnesses among passengers on board commercial airline flights, British researchers say. The aerospace giant BAE Systems has joined forces with Quest International, a small company based in Cheadle, near Manchester, England, to develop a machine that destroys up to [...]

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AirManager – Filtration System Could Stop Spread of Germs on Planes

Great California ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

national — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:27:18 +0000

Many of the world`s foremost scientists and experts on earthquakes are convening at the annual meeting of the Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC). They are joined by leaders of the Earthquake Country Alliance (ECA), who are organizing California`s first statewide earthquake drill at 10:15 a.m. on October 15. ECA and SCEC leaders strongly encourage all California [...]

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Great California ShakeOut Earthquake Drill

Electric Grid, Emergency Communications Vulnerable To EMP Weapons

national — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:58:03 +0000

Gale Nordling, president and CEO of Emprimus, recently testified before the Congressional Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, Science and Technology about how electromagnetic devices can be used against public infrastructure, specifically the electric grid. Such devices can disable systems controlled by computers and significantly disrupt emergency-response operations from fire protection to homeland security, Nordling said. “When [...]

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Electric Grid, Emergency Communications Vulnerable To EMP Weapons

Ready.gov Unveils New PSA – World Upside Down

national — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:00:58 +0000

September is National Preparedness Month. To urge all Americans to be prepared for unexpected emergencies, Cramer-Krasselt/Chicago, in conjunction with its network shops in New York, Milwaukee and Phoenix, has just unveiled a new public service TV commercial called “World Upside Down” that makes its point with pointed ad copy and visuals that are both artful [...]

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Ready.gov Unveils New PSA – World Upside Down

FCC Releases Report On Emergency Preparedness

national — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:38:28 +0000

The FCC has released a report on its ability to respond in natural disasters, terrorist attacks, public health emergencies, and other events. The report, “FCC’s Preparedness for a Major Public Emergency,” was put together by the FCC’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau in response to a 30-day review launched by FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski. “The [...]

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FCC Releases Report On Emergency Preparedness

American Preparedness : Findings From the 2009 FEMA Citizen Corps National Survey

national — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:09:14 +0000

FEMA’s Citizen Corps Surveys offer comprehensive data on the public’s thoughts, perceptions, and behaviors related to preparedness and community safety for multiple types of hazards. Findings from these surveys provide valuable insights for increasing personal preparedness, civic engagement, and community resilience. These findings are particularly relevant as we prepare for a possible pandemic [...]

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American Preparedness : Findings From the 2009 FEMA Citizen Corps National Survey

9/11 Drill Down For Safety – Getting America Prepared

national — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:21:49 +0000

It has been eight years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington killed some 3,000 innocent people. How soon we forget. Fortunately, there are people like Len Pagano who haven’t forgotten. Pagano is president and CEO of the Safe America Foundation, located in Marietta. [...]

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9/11 Drill Down For Safety – Getting America Prepared

Congressman Pushes Bill To Prepare For EMP Threat

national — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 06:59:28 +0000

America’s electric grid is vulnerable to attack from electromagnetic weaponry, and building a smart grid might make it worse, says Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD). Bartlett, a former research scientist and engineer, offers his solution for securing U.S. electronics from attack. “The more sophisticated we become, the more vulnerable we are,” said Bartlett. “There’s a huge concern [...]

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Congressman Pushes Bill To Prepare For EMP Threat

Ready Classroom – Free Emergency Preparedness Teaching Materials

national — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:08:28 +0000

Ready Classroom – With school starting in many areas, we want to remind you of a terrific emergency preparedness resource for teachers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Ad Council have joined with Discovery Education to launch Ready Classroom, an online educational program. Ready Classroom will provide elementary and [...]

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Ready Classroom – Free Emergency Preparedness Teaching Materials

N.J. Law Would Require Monthly School Homeland Security Drills

national — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 07:31:03 +0000

Editor’s note - Excellent piece of legislation coming out of New Jersey House & Senate mandating monthly security drills. I encourage you to pass this article along to the legislators in your state. As Assemblyman Frederick Scalera points out, it makes little sense to have a plan and seldom if ever practice it. A bill [...]

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N.J. Law Would Require Monthly School Homeland Security Drills

Radioactive Canadians A Daily Occurrence At U.S. Border

national — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:34:50 +0000

In an effort to catch “dirty” radioactive bombs and weapons of terrorists, the U.S. government has in recent years installed highly sensitive radiation sensors at all of its land, sea and air points of entry. Ten days ago they caught Don Tracey’s radioactive blood. In what one U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer says is now [...]

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Radioactive Canadians A Daily Occurrence At U.S. Border