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Bridging the Gaps: Policy and Procedure Challenges in Managing Lithium-Ion Battery Emergencies

Lithium-ion battery incidents—ranging from fires and explosions to toxic emissions—pose growing threats to public safety and ...
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Emergency Management Leaders Evaluate FEMA’s Priorities in the Changing Face of Disasters

FEMA personnel, along with the Department of Defense’s Title 10 Vaccination Support Team, help Newark, N.J., residents get vaccinated for COVID-19 on April 20, 2021. (K.C. Wilsey/FEMA) Emergency ...
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Intensifying Pace and Severity of Extreme Events Increases Risks of Compounding Disasters and Demands Rethinking of U.S. Emergency Management, Says New Report

WASHINGTON ― There is an urgent need to reimagine disaster preparedness, mitigation, and recovery strategies in the U.S., as intensifying climate and weather hazards cause successive and compounding ...
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami launches cold wave preparedness workshop, guidelines

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami inaugurated a cold wave preparedness workshop in Dehradun. He released new disaster ...
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Hami Nepal at disaster preparedness meet: Was it a protocol breach?

Kathmandu, Oct. 7 -- After a video surfaced showing Hami Nepal founder Sudan Gurung speaking at a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), an debate started.