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Emergency Management | Follow Us on Twitter Visit our 21st Century First Responder Resource Center, where you will find a range of applicable information and resources - including grant information - to help you identify and resolve shortfalls to your public safety communications challenges. Click Here. Tuesday, November 24, 2009 News and Features Hackers Unite in the Name of Disaster Preparedness Random Hacks of Kindness attracts disaster relief experts and software engineers to innovate technology solutions. Tree-Powered Sensors Could Help Fight Forest Fires, Secure Borders U.S. Forest Service testing sensors that draw power from trees to glean data. Center for Domestic Preparedness Promotes Understanding Among Diverse Responder Disciplines CDP interdisciplinary courses offer emergency responders everything from radiation contamination and incident response training to pandemic influenza education. Most Popular Interview: A Next-Generation Emergency Manager Jay Hagen, emergency preparedness officer of the Seattle Fire Department, discusses education, maritime security and the homeland security/emergency management relationship. Don't Ignore Children's Needs During Disasters Save the Children surveyed the states to determine disaster preparedness requirements for children who are in schools or child-care facilities during disasters. �Third Wave� of H1N1 due but Number of Deaths is Lower Than Predicted DHS' chief medical officer addresses H1N1 and why the vaccination is taking so long to deploy. Emergency Management Degrees Degree information about schools and universities with emergency management programs. Latest Blog Posts International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) Conference NG ENS Part II: Moving from One-Way Alerts to Two-Way Situational Awareness Do college campuses still need those "blue" light phones? Warning Messages--Risks of Wimpiness and Wolf Cries Following Fugate Chertoff: Thanksgiving Leftovers It's Time to Come Down from Code Orange at the Airport New @ Emergencymgmt.com Find information about tons of grants in Emergency Management's new grants sections. The information for each grant includes its deadline, a summary, the history of funds, the average award and contact information.   Choose from: Emergency Preparedness Grants Homeland Security Grants Emergency and Crisis Assistance Grants Firefighter Grants  Emergency Management Magazine Emergency Management is the award-winning, all-hazards publication of record for emergency management, public safety and homeland security stakeholders charged to protect our communities, critical infrastructure and the security of our nation.   Subscribe View Digital Issue (PDF) Upcoming Events Smart Infrastructure Summit Boston EM Summit 2009: All-Hazards, All-Stakeholders IJIS Institute Winter 2010 Industry Briefing National Evacuation Conference 2010

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