Sentences with phrase «how emergency response agencies»

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By comparing two similar watersheds, the team was able to accomplish three objectives: They refined predictions of how a fire in the upper Mission Creek watershed would affect hydrologic and sedimentary processes in the following rainy season, they identified the post-fire risk of flooding to downstream communities, and they provided information that local government agencies can and are using to assess current mitigation strategies and emergency response to potential flooding.

The manual describes the various types of child maltreatment and the signs that may indicate that maltreatment has occurred, provides an overview of the initial response and investigation in cases of suspected maltreatment, explains how first responders should prepare for and provide testimony in court for maltreatment cases, and outlines how first responders and their agencies can respond to child maltreatment cases in emergencies and disasters, including how to prepare for such situations.

The Role of First Responders in Child Maltreatment Cases: Disaster and Nondisaster Situations Office on Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Bureau Cage & Salus This manual, written for first - response professionals, such as emergency medical technicians, child protective services caseworkers, and law enforcement officers, discusses the various types and signs of child maltreatment they may encounter in their work, what they and their agencies can do to respond to suspected child maltreatment in emergencies and disasters, and how to prepare for such situations.