Emergency response and preparedness articles
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WHO thanks Philippines for pandemic prevention, preparedness and response
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed his appreciation of the Philippines’ role in the ongoing negotiations on a “WHO convention, agreement or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response” known as the Pandemic Treaty.
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Emergency response teams gather to train for upcoming hurricane season
BATON ROUGE With hurricane season nearing, the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is gathering emergency response teams from all over the state to get ready for what they could potentially face.At this meeting, they reviewed old events that happened in Louisiana and use these real-world events to tailor them to fit their own scenario.One they reviewed was a Category 3 hurricane, but it sped up and came in much faster that anticipated. During the exercise, they...
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Multiple communications failures hurt emergency response to Maui wildfires – report
Western fire chiefs association details challenges faced by first responders during blazes that killed 101 peopleAs wildfires ripped across Maui last August, the head of the emergency management agency dragged his heels on returning to the island amid the unfolding crisis, while a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts, according to a report released Wednesday.Communications problems were also encountered by Hawaiian Electric, with...