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Newsletter #162 Friday, December 20, 2024: (full newsletter)

‘Tis the Season of Millions of Batteries
Lithium-Ion Batteries Can Catch Fire and Even Explode
Your Quick Checklist for Battery Safety

Esta es la Epoca de uso de Millones de Baterias
Las Baterias de Litio pueden Encenderse y hasta Explotar
Lista de Seguridad para el Uso de Baterias

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2012 Evergreen Quake Exercise An Excellent Learning Experience

By John Cornelison on 6/7/2012 11:19 AM


 

ff_1283059Nearly a hundred islanders took part in the regional Evergreen Quake on June 5th & 6th at the Vashon Emergency Operations Center.

It was fairly historic for a number of reasons:

- Initial test of Operation Lifeline (King County’s redirecting their passenger ferry or hiring a barge – to support emergency needs on Vashon) - The Planning Section has adopted the standard ICS Planning Clock - and had the 1st real run-though of this during a major exercise - The Public Information Team...
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Disasters generate 15 years worth of solid waste in just days

By John Cornelison on 4/14/2011 7:23 AM
Disasters can typically generate up to fifteen years worth of a community's solid waste over a few days, with the potential to overwhelm day-to-day solid waste operations and to lead to years of disruption; FEMA estimates that debris removal accounted for 27 percent of their total disaster response costs for those U.S. disasters between 2002 and 2007; prolonged problems with the management of solid waste can lead to public and environmental health issues;  slow management of solid waste can also impede economic recovery by inhibiting rebuilding activities.

-- www.homelandsecuritynewswire.com/waste-management-critical-natural-disaster-recovery

Read more in Charlotte Brown, “Disaster waste management: A review article,” Waste Management...
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