news you can use enjoy dec 11 2010

1. FEMA to tear down storm-damaged homes ‎ Houma Courier - Emily Schwarze - 6 hours ago That's nearly double the number local officials first expected when they started a FEMA program earlier this year to target homes damaged by Hurricane Ike ...

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2. Dearborn firefighters demonstrate powerful new rescue equipment ‎ Dearborn Press and Guide - 1 hour ago The new equipment, made by Res Q Tec, was purchased through a $97000 “Assistance to Firefighters” grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). ... Ford Helps First Responders Overcome High-Strength Steel‎ - Ward's Auto (subscription) all 3 news articles »

3. Redrawing flood maps will put more homes in high-risk zones ‎ Arizona Republic - Edythe Jensen - 11 hours ago FEMA officials have been meeting with county and city representatives over the past two weeks to talk about changes expected to take effect in 2012. ...

4. Civil Defence Memorandum Includes 24/7 Contact With United States ‎ Voxy - 19 hours ago The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management and the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today signed a memorandum of ... NZ-US civil defence deal‎ - Stuff.co.nz US promises emergency support‎ - Newstalk ZB Civil defence agreements signed with Australia, US‎ - Scoop.co.nz (press release) all 27 news articles »

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5. Pineapple Express Promises Wet Weekend For Oregon And Washington ‎ MMD Newswire (press release) - 22 hours ago For information on FEMA's Resolve to be Ready in 2011 initiative, ... FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or applications. ...

6. Clayton County creating Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee ‎ Dubuque Telegraph Herald - Pat Mctaggart - 2 hours ago Biggs said the Clayton County Emergency Management Agency made a $55000 grant application to FEMA and Homeland Security for a countywide hazard mitigation ...

7. Disasters on campus focus of talk ‎ Beloit Daily News - Justin Weaver - 20 hours ago The college's Vice President for Administration is presenting a seminar at the FEMA New England Higher Education Conference Jan. ...

8. Be prepared for disaster in 2011 ‎ HeraldNet - Ken Murphy - 10 hours ago But everyone needs to understand that FEMA is not the nation's emergency management team — FEMA is part of the team. Individuals and communities are the ...

9. States Prepare Plans, Build Relationships for Unique National Exercise ‎ Emergency Management - Elaine Pittman - 21 hours ago NLEs are congressionally mandated exercises that are directed by the White House and coordinated by FEMA. The 2009 NLE was the first exercise of its size to ...

10. Warning sign - Source: Civil Defence ‎ TVNZ - 13 hours ago ... and the United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), formalising the help each country could give each other in a civil defence disaster. ...