Natural Disaster

HURRICANE MICHAEL

Hurricane Michael projected to cause $30B in damage Hurricane Michael, the powerful Category 4 hurricane bearing down on Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, could cause tens of billions of dollars of damage to the region, according to AccuWeather estimates released…
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2018 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

Per FEMA Bulletin for the week of May 28, 2018 NOAA Releases 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook   May 24, 2018 NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or…
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Cinco de Mayo is not just about Margaritas

It’s about fire safety. Here in Florida the upcoming Hurricane season is projected to be more severe than the 2017 season. On the West Coast its time to look toward the upcoming Wildfire season. Five of California’s most destructive wildfires…
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EAP WORKSHOP WEEK TWO

Hello and welcome to Week Two. This week we will be covering two learning objectives; Learning Objective #3 Getting Started Learning Objective #4 Types of Emergencies and Disasters Both will have documents to download and practical exercises. Learning Objective #3…
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Preparing For Irma Impact

Hurricane Irma eyes the Florida Peninsula http://www.nbc-2.com/story/36250963/hurricane-irma-forecast-path-09-07-17-5pm I am sitting here writing this post while my Granddaughter packs an additional bag of clothing. We are in a mandatory evacuation zone and are preparing to leave by tomorrow. Checking all my…
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