Category Archives: government information
Hurricane Katrina Resource Guide
Once again, from the good folks at the NETC LRC (Library), an excellent “one-stop” resource for information of all types on Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. They have gathered together books, reports and articles on topics as diverse as Human … Continue reading
Army Corps of Engineers Publications
I heard a report* the other day on the news that referenced a new publication from the Army Corps of Engineers. If you can find a report on your topic, these are fantastic resources for academic references. But that’s sometimes … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season…
…for hurricane posts. The National Hurricane Study Program is a part of the “Comprehensive Hurricane Data Preparedness Study Web Site,” a joint effort of FEMA and the US Army Corps of Engineers. The National Hurricane Study Program has been in … Continue reading
SERT GATOR
Florida’s State Emergency Response Team (SERT) has long been a leader in providing emergency and preparedness information to the public in innovate ways. They have a YouTube channel, extensive public readiness information on their main web page and a daily … Continue reading
US Fire Administration on Google
USFA Pubs on Google Books Here’s an amazing find, thanks to those good folks at the US Fire Administration Library. 290 titles are included so far, with topics ranging from technical reports on investigations of specific fires, to public education, … Continue reading
2009 Hurricane Season Wrap Party
It’s been a quiet one, with H1N1 taking all the news space this season. National Geographic details why this hurricane season has been so Pacific-focused in a great article here. With U of R alumni (and former “Leader-in-Residence” at the … Continue reading
GAO report on post-disaster collaboration
This item came to my attention a while ago (it was first published in July 2009), but I finally got a minute to actually look at it. DISASTER RECOVERY Experiences from Past Disasters Offer Insights for Effective Collaboration after Catastrophic … Continue reading
Frontloading
I’m away next week, so I won’t be blogging, but this week has been a banner one for interesting items. The National Library of Medicine maintains a collection of more than 30 environmental health websites under the auspices of the … Continue reading
VA Hurricane Guide Published
This just in, courtesy of the VDEM: New hurricane guides available “The Hampton Roads Emergency Management Committee and the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and VDEM have redesigned the Virginia Hurricane Guide. As part of the Ready Virginia public information … Continue reading
Using summer to prepare for a possible H1N1 outbreak on campus
This article, from Inside Higher Ed, is a nice overview of how several colleges and universities are using the summer to better prepare for an outbreak of H1N1 on campus. Seeing this prompted me to investigate what our campus has … Continue reading