Improvements needed to safeguard vulnerable people facing natural and man made hazards.
Submission to The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with...
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Category: FEMA
How do people want their emergency advice?
There is a great deal of focus at present on providing the right advice to the community before, during and after emergencies – in the right way, at the right time and in language and format people can understand, even in...
Read MoreThe US national emergency warning system
Threats of nuclear war, nuclear meltdown, and catastrophic level natural disasters have resulted in the US creating an integrated warning service that is effective, reliable, flexible, comprehensive, local and personal. It’s...
Read MoreBroadcast community partnerships in the US
The media and broadcast in the US are highly valued partners in disseminating information and warnings about all hazards in a way that isn’t apparent in Australia. There are three elements on which the partnerships are based...
Read MoreThe Pink Firetruck
Fire fighters at Victoria, British Columbia, got into the spirit of Breast cancer awareness month and changed the colour of their main pumper. The truck will remain pink for just a month. Some of the crew wear pink t shirts...
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Global disasters
- Drought is on going in Iraq, Syria, Turkey March 4, 2021
- Drought is on going in Angola, Congo, DRC, Namibia March 4, 2021
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