7 September:
- Emergency Operations Center Management and Operations - Virginia Department of Emergency Management (all day)
9 September:
- Rapid Assessment - Virginia Department of Emergency Management (all day)
14 September:
- Principles of Emergency Management - Virginia Department of Emergency Management (all day)
17 October:
- 2010 National Emergency Management Association (NEMA) Annual Conference (all day)

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06.16.2010 / Heatwave

Extreme heat can be deadly for the very young, very old and those who are sick. eHow offers the following tips.

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06.21.10 / Tornado mitigation

SEMINAOLE, Okla. — A Federal Emergency Management Agency mitigation specialist works with an applicant in a DRC (Disaster Recovery Center) here. FEMA is working with local, state and federal agencies to assist residents affected by tornadoes that ripped through Oklahoma in early May 2010. (Patsy Lynch/FEMA)

The four phases of emergency management are preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation. Through this lens, we view a different phase each day.

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Voices is an occasional series that profiles an emergency manager from around the world. This feature focuses on more than just the job. It delves into the lives of those who help others. Past Voices include Joe Bruno, commissioner of New York City Office of Emergency Management and Peter Gaynor, director of Providence, Rhode Island, emergency management agency. Think someone would be a good Voice? E-mail inquiries@theklaxon.com.

Backdrafts

Louisiana sheriff’s ‘Operation Exodus’ needs its own emergency plan (35)

first, let me say that barksdale sfb used to be a storage facility for the nuclear arsenal and a lau / wes / 07.24.2010

Louisiana sheriff’s ‘Operation Exodus’ needs its own emergency plan (35)

Didn't anybody bother to tell all these folks they don't NEED to train and prepare normal citizens t / Nathan Aaron Hancock / 07.15.2010

Cyber attack exercise reveals U.S. weakness; shows officials it’s time to act (3)

the best exercise are full body exercises like military press and also swimming.-*, / Makayla Gonzalez / 07.19.2010

Time to volunteer for Haiti earthquake will come; right now, victims need experts (67)

I AM A CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER ( SITE MANAGER )FROM THE UK AND I AM LOOKING FOR WORK IN HAITI PAYABAL / MR GATHERUM / 07.10.2010

New York’s going Green (Zone) (14)

going green is always the best thing to do. it helps the environment a lot.-~; / Sean Kaur / 07.21.2010

Flashpoint

Note to readers

By The Klaxon Staff / inquiries@theklaxon.com / 06.24.2010

The Klaxon is on hiatus as its staff works to better find ways to serve its reading audience. In the interim, feel free to browse previous site content. — More

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Flashpoint: Terrorism

N.J. terror suspects allegedly waging ‘jihad’ nothing but a clown act

By Ahmed Mahmoud / ahmed@theklaxon.com / 06.11.2010

U.S. Marshals Service

Police arrested two men at JFK airport in New York last Saturday who allegedly were headed to Somalia to join the terrorist group al-Shabaab, an al-Qaeda-based terrorist group. (Read the criminal complaint here.) — More

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Flashpoint: Terrorism

Somali terror plot reminds U.S. of backyard enemies

By Joseph L. Giacalone / joe@theklaxon.com / 06.07.2010

Once again, two “men” were detained at JFK airport in New York, on their way to Somalia for jihad. Mohamed Mahmood Alessa, 20, and Carlos Eduardo Almonte, 24, are the latest suspects in a series of attempts and plans from the far-reaching corner of Africa. They also are part of a new disturbing trend: Americans going abroad to train and fight. Sometimes with the plan to bring the fight back to the American people. The way it looks, though, it seems they already have accomplished such a task. — More

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Flashpoint: Terrorism

Myanmar nuke accusations should raise radioactive questions for world leaders

By Joshua Wilwohl / josh@theklaxon.com / 06.05.2010

Paresh Nath, The Khaleej Times, UAE/caglecartoons.com

A former United Nations nuclear inspector said Friday that secret documents smuggled out of Myanmar by an army defector show the country anxiously is looking to develop nukes. — More

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