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2. United States House of Representatives Office of Emergency ...

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   The Office has conducted training on the use of personal protective equipment and emergency evacuation procedures and developed training plans to the House Staff on evacuation procedures for employees and visitors with disabilities. [5]

3. Evacuation model - Wikipedia

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   Evacuation models are simulation tools designed to predict the movement and behaviour of individuals during an emergency evacuation. [1] [2] These models are today used to simulate evacuations for several disasters, such as building fires, wildfires, hurricanes, and tsunamis. Thes models have been under development since the late 1970s and they ...

4. Vertical and horizontal evacuation - Wikipedia

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   Ocosta Elementary School in Westport, Washington, designed for vertical evacuation from tsunami hazard. In areas where horizontal evacuation to higher ground is impossible, vertical evacuation to higher areas of a structure may be a way to shelter individuals from the surge of water, several meters high, that can follow an earthquake in coastal areas.

5. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act

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   FEMA – Photograph by Bill Koplitz, April 5, 2005, Washington, DC. One responsibility of the FEMA director is to oversee the development and follow through of emergency preparedness compacts, otherwise known as Emergency Management Assistance Compacts (EMACs). "The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) is an interstate mutual aid ...

6. Emergency Management Institute - Wikipedia

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   The independent study program at EMI consists of free courses offered to United States citizens in comprehensive emergency management techniques. [6] Course IS-1 is entitled "Emergency Manager: An Orientation to the Position" and provides background information on FEMA and the role of emergency managers in agency and volunteer organization ...

7. Biden approves federal funding for May 10 tornado victims ...

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   FEMA applications are open for anyone affected by the May 10 tornadoes that ripped through the capital area. Here's what you need to do.

8. Fire drill - Wikipedia

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   Fire drill procedures may vary depending on the building type, such as hospitals or high rise buildings, where occupants may be relocated within the building as opposed to evacuating the building. Generally, the evacuation interval is measured to ensure that it is fast enough, and problems with the emergency system or evacuation procedures are ...

9. FEMA conspiracy theories that have stoked chaos in the South ...

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   It called the “FEMA camp” rumors “all false.” “‘FEMA camp’ rumors are founded in long-standing conspiracy theories intended to discredit our efforts to help survivors,” the page reads.