Category Archives: Emergency Management

LESSONS FROM A BUILDING COLLAPSE: WHAT NEEDS TO CHANGE?

In the early morning of June 24, 2021, many of us in Southeast Florida and in the rest of the country waked-up to the news of a tragic partial building collapse in Surfside. A young boy was rescued alive from … Continue reading

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DANGEROUS #28: HURRICANE ETA AIMS FOR NICARAGUA

Hurricane ETA the record-breaking #28 named tropical cyclone of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season is already a category 2 storm in the Caribbean, at mid-morning this Monday 2 November 2020. ETA generated from Tropical Depression Twenty-Nine in the pre-dawn hours … Continue reading

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