Posts Tagged ‘Emergency’

With more women, children on streets, group sees need for emergency shelters

With more women, children on streets, group sees need for emergency shelters
CHERYL BURKE MOREHEAD CITY — Pam Hardy noticed a middle-aged woman lying on the ground in the cold on Christmas Day. Her bundle of belongings rested beside her along Arendell Street.

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Blogs Comment On Emergency Contraception Access, Abortion-Rights Compromises, Other Topics

Blogs Comment On Emergency Contraception Access, Abortion-Rights Compromises, Other Topics
The following summarizes select women’s health-related blog entries. ~ “Walgreens Continues Gender Discrimination at the Pharmacy,” Lisa Graybill/Brigitte Amiri, American Civil Liberties Union’s “Blog of Rights”: Grayball, of ACLU of Texas, and Amiri, of ACLU’s Reproductive Freedom Project, write that “local Walgreens in Texas have repeatedly refused to sell contraception to men, despite …

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Free emergency planning courses offered

Free emergency planning courses offered
Delaware County’s Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT) and Delaware County Council are partnering with the county’s Local Emergency Planning Committee(LEPC) and the Delaware County Community College’s Institute for Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness to present two types of seminars so residents can learn about personal disaster preparedness and how to help during an emergency in their …

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Next for emergency call centers: texting, streaming video

Next for emergency call centers: texting, streaming video
The “next generation 911″ technology will allow emergency call centers to receive text messages, streaming videos and automatic crash notification data.

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Emergency refresher course this week

Emergency refresher course this week
Last week’s storm proved it’s always good to be prepared. This week, local officials and personnel are updating their emergency management skills.

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State of emergency declared in flooded Chicago suburbs

State of emergency declared in flooded Chicago suburbs
A state of emergency was declared in west suburban Westchester today as officials used boats and a helicopter to search for people stranded because of unprecedented flooding from last night’s pounding rainfall.

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Brownsville Sets Up Emergency Operations Center

Brownsville Sets Up Emergency Operations Center
BROWNSVILLE – The Brownsville Emergency Operations Center has opened. Officials have a line set up at the center for the public to call with any questions regarding Tropical Storm Alex. That number is (956) 504-7405.

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