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The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness (NOHSEP) was formed in 2008 following the merger of the Office of Emergency Preparedness and Office of Homeland Security. It serves as the “umbrella” public safety agency for the City of New Orleans, coordinating with agencies such as the New Orleans Police Department ...
An office of emergency management (OEM) (also known as a office of emergency services (OES), emergency management office (EMO), or emergency management agency (EMA)) is a local, municipal, tribal, state, federal/national, or international organization responsible for: planning for, responding to, and dealing with recovery efforts related to natural, manmade, technological, or otherwise ...
The Community Outreach Program of New Orleans EMS is focused on "preventative health and safety education for the citizens of Orleans Parish". [ 12 ] The Community Outreach Program teaches children safety and awareness through the T.A.S.K (Teaching Awareness and Safety to Kids) in child care centers, schools, and community centers.
A former high-ranking Los Angeles Building and Safety official who claimed he was fired after alleging fraudulent billing and other wrongdoing will receive a $3-million settlement from the city.
A Los Angeles County Department of Public Works sign along 7th Street in downtown Los Angeles. The department was formed in 1985 in a consolidation of the county Road Department, the Flood Control District (in charge of dams, spreading grounds, and channels), and the County Engineer (in charge of building safety, land survey, waterworks).
Los Angeles, too, has made progress on soft-story retrofits since the city passed its law in 2015 — though exactly how much is unclear. In its last update issued in February, Los Angeles ...
By September 15, 2005, the inundation of the city had been reduced from 80% to 40%, although flooded areas were not expected to be habitable for a long while. In Orleans Parish, most of the Ninth Ward of New Orleans and the southern part of Orleans Parish were dry enough for normal recovery operations to begin. Water remained in the northern ...
After Hurricane Katrina, in a context of shock, chaos and confusion, the Orleans Levee Board found itself at the center of the greatest crisis ever to face the city of New Orleans. Multiple levee and floodwall breaches in the Industrial Canal, the 17th Street Canal, and the London Avenue Canal resulted in the flooding of 80% of the city. The ...