Sentences with phrase «emergency response plans for»

New York City is no stranger to calamity, be it natural or man - made, and many city agencies have emergency response plans for varying levels of crisis.

In his capacity as LEPS Committee chair, Hayes has taken a special interest in such issues as the continuing 35 - million - gallon - a-day leakage of the New York City Water Supply's West Branch Tunnel in the Town of Wawarsing, where he initiated the implementation of an Emergency Response Plan for a potential catastrophic failure of the Tunnel.

Not exact matches

Cornell's April Salas oversees planning and analysis for emergency response at the U.S. Department of Energy.

The response of the last government was essentially more of the same: earlier and more detailed sex education, family planning clinics in schools, promotion of emergency birth control (otherwise known as the «morning after pill») easier access to abortion, all without the need for parental consent even in the case of underage girls.

In November 2006, IFDA released Planning for a Human Flu Pandemic: Emergency Response Guidelines for Foodservice Distributors, available at no cost to all interested parties.

Governor Cuomo this afternoon directed the New York State Office of Emergency Management (OEM) to activate the state's Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and open the State Emergency Operations Center to ensure resources and equipment are positioned for an appropriate response to the forecasted storm.

The MTA is doubling down on its statements made back in September that the agency would have to scale back on its $ 836 million emergency response action plan, if the city isn't willing to pay for half.

Suffolk County is planning to improve emergency response times for cardiac arrests through the use of a new smartphone technology called PulsePoint.

Other planned initiatives include spending $ 6 million to buy new vehicles and equipment for the NYPD's Emergency Service Unit, Strategic Response Group and Critical Response Command.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

The state needs to revive its emergency response plan to ensure that such mistakes are not repeated in the future,» said Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for Governor.

The FDNY planned to start billing for emergency responses to car accidents in July before the «crash tax» was dropped.

Known as National Planning Scenario 1 (NPS1), that nuclear attack story line originated in the 1950s as a kind of war game, a safe way for national security officials and emergency managers to test their response plans before having to face the real thing.

This survey of officials who oversee emergency preparedness in US States and counties — led by Vic Spain, DVM, PhD, veterinary epidemiologist for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA)-- investigated which American communities are prepared to deal with the animal victims of an emergency and how and where emergency response planning can be improved.

The need for solid research in the humanitarian realm has always been great, whether it's documenting human - rights violations, measuring child poverty, or planning response strategies to health emergencies in developing countries.

I believe that prompt and objective information about earthquakes is essential to allay concern, to coordinate an appropriate emergency response, and to plan for future events,» he told ScienceInsider.

Emergency response plans, including plans for communicating with affected populations, should be revised or supplemented to ensure that there are scalable and effective strategies, well - trained personnel, and adequate resources for responding to long - duration accident / disaster scenarios.

Developing better heat response plans and emergency preparedness for heat events.

This would have important implications for planning emergency responses to a smallpox outbreak.

That would be so helpful for weather forecasters and governments who plan emergency response.

A National Emergency Operations Centre, set up in 2010, is responsible for drawing up search - and - rescue plans and coordinating humanitarian response and the restoration of infrastructure.

For a recent STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) project, one team of fifth graders drafted emergency response plans that they planned to present to an audience of civil engineers.

The NSBA guidelines encompass a wide range of concerns from identification of students with allergies and provision of school health services; preparation of individual written management plans; provision of healthy school environments; communication and confidentiality; emergency responses; training; awareness education for students, parents, and caregivers; and finally, monitoring and evaluation.

«The plan has to address preparedness, response and recovery for any type of emergency,» Texas Education Agency spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson said.

South Bay Lawmaker Proposes Penalties for Schools Without Emergency Plans Prompted by last week's horrific school shooting in Connecticut, a South Bay lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would impose penalties on California schools that fail to create or keep current an emergency respoEmergency Plans Prompted by last week's horrific school shooting in Connecticut, a South Bay lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would impose penalties on California schools that fail to create or keep current an emergency response Plans Prompted by last week's horrific school shooting in Connecticut, a South Bay lawmaker plans to introduce legislation that would impose penalties on California schools that fail to create or keep current an emergency response plans to introduce legislation that would impose penalties on California schools that fail to create or keep current an emergency respoemergency response plan.

CrisisGo & AASA free Safe Classroom app Emergency Response Plan Template (AZ DOE) Sample School Emergency Operations Plan (FEMA) Practical Information on Crisis Planning (DOE) Drills and Exercises: Guidelines for Schools (AZ DOE)

The Obama administration released a comprehensive guide (PDF) to improve school safety that provides recommendations for developing school emergency prevention and response plans and guidance for addressing student and staff mental health after incidents have occurred.

Click Here for the Montana All Hazard Emergency and Response Plan Negotiated Rulemaking Committee Webpage.

In response to widespread feelings of anxiety about immigrant status in these schools» communities, many teams also hosted information nights for families to learn about their constitutional rights and to complete family - preparedness plans in the event of an emergency.

The Educator's School Safety Network (ESSN) is a national non-profit organization headquartered in Ohio, that offers education - based training, research, and consultation for schools related to violence prevention, emergency planning, and crisis response.

The Office of Intelligence, Security and Emergency Response ensures the development, coordination and execution of plans and procedures for the Department of Transportation to balance transportation security requirements with the safety, mobility and economic needs of the Nation through effective intelligence, security, preparedness and emergency response Emergency Response ensures the development, coordination and execution of plans and procedures for the Department of Transportation to balance transportation security requirements with the safety, mobility and economic needs of the Nation through effective intelligence, security, preparedness and emergency response pResponse ensures the development, coordination and execution of plans and procedures for the Department of Transportation to balance transportation security requirements with the safety, mobility and economic needs of the Nation through effective intelligence, security, preparedness and emergency response emergency response presponse programs.

In these positions, he was responsible for overseeing, leading, and directing national security, emergency planning and response and intelligence operations programs.

It is important to integrate this influenza pandemic planning with your organization's existing business continuity and emergency response plans and / or the CIKR Pandemic Influenza Guide's comprehensive framework for influenza pandemic catastrophic planning.

The same industry standard provides for the disclosure of certain commodity flow data upon request to local emergency response agencies and planning groups.

The guidelines serve as a non-prescriptive reference for owner - operators and a practical tool that contingency planners can use to augment and tailor their existing emergency response plans given the unique challenges a pandemic influenza presents.

The standard response against contributing to a 529 plan I read was that you should only do it AFTER you have built up a good emergency fund (which makes sense to me), AFTER you get rid of all of your debt and AFTER you are able to save for retirement.

«We want to encourage pet parents to plan ahead for possible pet emergencies by taking small steps that could result in quicker response times during a potential dangerous situation.

The ASPCA ® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals ®), Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C), the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Bideawee, and NYC Veterinary Emergency Response Team (VERT) are urging pet owners to develop an emergency plan in advance to keep their families and pEmergency Response Team (VERT) are urging pet owners to develop an emergency plan in advance to keep their families and pemergency plan in advance to keep their families and pets safe.

This will help ensure that in emergencies there is accurate information regarding animal issues being distributed to the communities, and assistance is available where needed and that preparedness, planning, and response for animals in disaster situations is present and understood.

DAR's mission is to develop and implement preparedness, response, and recovery plans necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of domestic animals, and the people who own or have responsibility for animals during emergencies and disasters.

American Humane Rescue is committed to helping communities nationwide plan for crises like these by offering training courses on animal - related disaster preparedness and emergency response.

In signing, the Commissioner has endorsed the SART concept of organizing planning and response for animals in emergencies.

The members are responsible for emergency planning and response for all animals — large and small — at the state and national levels.

Total amount granted: USD 140,000: i) USD 30,000 from the Rapid Response Facility for the monitoring of unauthorized activities in the Bladen Nature Reserves which were impacting the property; ii) USD 30,000 for emergency conservation actions in favour of the critically endangered wide sawfish (2010); iii) USD 80,000 in support of public use planning and site financing strategy development for the Blue Hole Natural Monument (2008 - 2009).

USD 140,000: i) USD 30,000 from the Rapid Response Facility for the monitoring of unauthorized activities in the Bladen Nature Reserves which were impacting the property; ii) USD 30,000 for emergency conservation actions in favour of the critically endangered wide sawfish (2010); iii) USD 80,000 in support of public use planning and site financing strategy development for the Blue Hole Natural Monument (2008 - 2009).

The existing plans for emergency response were remarkably deficient, and their intended improvement was incomplete at the time of Katrina..

Yesterday, our local Emergency Operations Center hosted a multi-agency table top exercise as part of an overall planning effort for response and recovery for a large earthquake.

Local and state governments are already deploying strategies for heat mitigation to reduce urban heat islands, prepare for long - term trends of higher temperatures and plan emergency responses for heatwaves.

And «To adapt to climate change, the city needs to improve its emergency response system, upgrade its sewer and drainage systems and ensure that vulnerable populations are properly planned for, said Deborah Harford, a panel speaker and executive director of the SFU Climate Change Team.»

HIPAA contingency planning is a term used broadly to cover security incident response procedures and contingency planning for emergency situations that may compromise protected health information.