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Maui wildfire one of deadliest in US history

National Fire Protection Association

Pauley’s statements are reinforced in additional facts from NFPA research including that four of the deadliest wildfires in the US, including this one, have occurred since 2017.

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Managing Emergencies: The Challenges of the Future

Emergency Planning

In some instances, notably the Manchester Arena bombing and the Grenfell Tower fire (both in 2017), the shortcomings have been nothing less than scandalous (Kerslake 2018, Moore-Bick 2019). The bureaucratic approach Emphasis is quite rightly placed on mitigating these impacts and preparing to adapt our lives and livelihoods to climate change.

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Book Review: Resilience Matters;Flourishing in an Era of Extremes

Recovery Diva

But we will continue to experience them, and some of the actions suggested here could mitigate some of their consequences. When Hurricane Maria swept Puerto Rico in 2017, 100 percent of the “excess deaths” caused by the storm were among older adults. In fact, the heated rhetoric sometimes hurts the author’s credibility.

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Reflections on the Turkish-Syrian Earthquakes of 6th February 2023: Building Collapse and its Consequences

Emergency Planning

A view on how to mitigate earthquake damages in Turkey from a civil engineering perspective. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 29(1): 1-9. Why RC buildings failed in the 2011 Van, Turkey, earthquakes: construction versus design practices. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities 31(3): Korkmaz, K.A. Ozmen, H.B.

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The 2019 Global Assessment Report (GAR)

Emergency Planning

I have argued elsewhere (Alexander 2017) that the number of times the word 'should' is used in an official document is an inverse indicator of its utility. Disaster Planning and Emergency Management, 18 July 2017. The verdict on major risk is a resounding "sooner than expected", which, of course, reduces the time available to prepare.

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Preparing Chemical Facilities for Hurricane Season

National Fire Protection Association

chemical plant fire in Texas in 2017, during which a hurricane disabled the facility’s refrigeration system and water flooded the equipment and caused the stored chemicals to burn. There have been many fire and explosion incidents over the years due to lack of preparedness during hurricanes. One, for example, was the Arkema, Inc.

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How the 7-Eleven Storefront Crash Settlement Highlights the Importance of Retail Safety and Perimeter Security

Security Industry Association

6, a Chicago-area man received a record-breaking $91 million settlement from 7-Eleven after losing both his legs in an accidental crash outside one of the company’s stores in Bensenville, Illinois, in 2017. 7-Eleven storefronts over a 15-year period, an average of at least once a day.

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