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Thu, 2012-11-01 11:46 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about emergency management.

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Video - Peel and Stick Body Warmer

Sat, 2012-11-10 14:34 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Please see various assortment and sizes of body warmers, "blanket" heaters, and Emergency Blankets / Bivvy's . . .

Body Warmers
http://www.warmers.com/Category.aspx?Cat=70&pkey=Body+Warmers&pval=70&pIds=CategoryID

Far Rockaway: Global Disaster Zone

Fri, 2012-11-09 15:28 — Maeryn Obley

An emergency clinic in the Far Rockaways. Photo: Michael Goldfarb/Doctors Without Borders \

Image: An emergency clinic in the Far Rockaways. Photo: Michael Goldfarb/Doctors Without Borders

Submitted by Jeanne Heifetz

outsideonline.com - November 8th, 2012 - Matthew Power

On Election Day, a week after Hurricane Sandy had brought the largest city in America shuddering to a halt, there were still lines of cars at gas station stretching for blocks. At polling stations, the lines of voters stretched nearly as far. The Manhattan skyline twinkled with light again, and most of the subway tunnels had been dewatered by the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Doctors Without Borders is in the Rockaways in Queens, NY

Fri, 2012-11-09 10:18 — admin

Doctors Without Borders has arrived in the Rockaways.

http://www.outsideonline.com/adventure-travel/north-america/united-states/new-york/new-york-city/Far-Rockaways-Global-Disaster-Zone.html?page=all

Interactive Map - Pharmacy Status for Hurricane Sandy

Tue, 2012-11-06 21:59 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Stephen Praissman  |  (TO GO TO THE INTERACTIVE MAPS - CLICK ON MAP IMAGE AND SCROLL DOWN)

      

http://www.rxresponse.org/PharmacyStatus/Pages/ActivePharmacyReporting.aspx

rxresponse.org

There is no benefit to an operational bio-pharmaceutical supply chain if those in need cannot get or do not know where to get their medicine. It is critical that the general public be able to locate nearby open pharmacies in a disaster or emergency event. In addition, emergency management agencies and departments of health need to quickly understand an emergency's impact on public health in a disaster area. Part of that knowledge is understanding the accessibility of medicine within the affected area.

To meet these two critical needs, Rx Response partnered with the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP), as well as the pharmacy switches/clearinghouses responsible for processing pharmacy payments – eRx Network (an Emdeon company) and RelayHealth. These partnerships form the basis of the Emergency Pharmacy Status Reporting tool.

Anger Grows at Response by Red Cross

Mon, 2012-11-05 15:37 — Maeryn Obley

A sign asking for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday in the Broad Channel section of Queens.Image: A sign asking for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Friday in the Broad Channel section of Queens.

nytimes.com - November 2nd, 2012 - David M. Halbfinger

The American Red Cross struggled on Friday to reassure beleaguered New York City residents that its disaster-relief efforts were at last getting up to speed, after the agency’s delayed arrival in devastated areas of Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens drew intense criticism.

 As of Friday, the Red Cross said, 25 of its emergency response vehicles — retrofitted ambulances each carrying 2,000 pounds of water, meals and snacks — had begun making their way through the hardest hit parts of the five boroughs. More were on the way, the agency promised.

Group Post Weather briefing Coastal Nor’easter November 7th-8th, 2012

Mon, 2012-11-05 14:37 — Maeryn Obley

Attached is a .pdf detailing the Nor'easter forecast for November 7th and 8th.

(Please note - you must login to view the attachment - kg)

New Energy Department Team Established to Help Local Authorities Get Gas Stations Impacted by Hurricane Sandy Back Online

Mon, 2012-11-05 14:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

New toll-free number for gas station owners and managers - 1-866-402-3775
For assistance with generators and fuel to affected gas stations along the East Coast

energy.gov - November 4, 2012

WASHINGTON – As part of the government-wide effort to assist the response and recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy, the Energy Department has established a team to assist local authorities in their efforts to help get gas stations back online.

With residents experiencing long lines at gas stations in the impacted areas, the federal government is taking immediate steps that will provide relief in the short term at the President’s direction, and working with the Department of Defense, the National Guard and the Governors of New York and New Jersey. As part of that effort, the Energy Department has established a team that is helping state and local officials identify gas stations that are in need of emergency generators to restore power or are running short on fuel supplies.

Few Big FEMA Generators Humming

Sat, 2012-11-03 15:48 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Video: Before Sandy struck, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said they had 400 industrial-size power generators ready to help the East Coast. Three days after Sandy landed, only a fraction of that equipment is actually providing power.

online.wsj.com - November 2nd, 2012 - Devlin Barrett

Before Sandy struck, Federal Emergency Management Agency officials said they had 400 industrial-size power generators ready to help the East Coast. Three days after Sandy landed, only a fraction of that equipment is actually providing power, despite the fact that millions are still without electricity.

On Thursday, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate said four generators were installed overnight. He said that by the end of the day, he expected there would be roughly 70 generators installed in New Jersey, New York and Connecticut, but his figures didn't jibe with those from state officials.

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On Twitter, Sifting Through Falsehoods in Critical Times

Thu, 2012-11-01 22:27 — Maeryn Obley

A startling but manufactured image of the giant storm that made the rounds on Twitter and Facebook. Image: A startling but manufactured image of the giant storm that made the rounds on Twitter and Facebook.

nytimes.com - October 31st, 2012 - Jenna Wortham

During Hurricane Sandy’s peak, Twitter was abuzz with activity, as tens of thousands of people turned to the microblogging service for alerts, updates and real-time reports and photographs of the storm.

 Trouble is, not all of it was true.

Deliberate falsehoods, including images showing the Statue of Liberty engulfed in ominous clouds and sharks swimming through waterlogged suburban neighborhoods quickly spread through the service, as did word that power would be shut off for the entire city of New York and that the floor of the New York Stock Exchange had been flooded.

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Superstorm Sandy: Surveying the Damage From the Sky

Thu, 2012-11-01 22:03 — Maeryn Obley

abcnews.go.com - November 1st, 2012