emergency management

It's a normal day in your normal town. You are all alone when you spot a dragon overhead. You know you can't defeat it by yourself, so you call for help. Your friends, family and neighbors all band together. Just when it seems the beast has won, more people arrive and rally against it. Finally, the dragon flees! And now, if it ever comes back, you'll be ready to face it with your community. Together.

Learn all about how FEMA brings relief and help to the people in need.

A comprehensive reference guide to disaster response that offers an overview of disaster response efforts throughout history and around the world, a chronology of key events, a glossary of terms and a biographical listing, and an annotated bibliography for further reading.

"Provides instructions and guidelines for creating security strategies to protect against a potential failure of civilization, and includes tips on perimeter security, house fortifications, firearms and weaponry, and security animals"--OCLC.

"In [this book, the] author . . . answers five key questions about climate change: What is climate change? What causes it? How do we know it's real? Does climate change cause extreme weather? And can we still prevent the worst impacts? Young readers are then taken on a global survey of recent weather disasters and learn how climate change can be linked to each one . . . breaks down the key adaptations that need to be implemented to prevent widespread disaster as well as the broader changes we need to make at both individual and governmental levels to mitigate the worst effects of a changing climate"--Provided by publisher.

Discusses the eruption of Mount Saint Helens.

Meet eleven real-life emergency service heroes and discover what their days are like and the important equipment they use to save lives.

"A practical, all-encompassing guide to disaster preparedness--from avalanches and blackouts to pandemics and wildfires--from NBC News senior medical correspondent and emergency medicine physician Dr. John Torres"--Provided by publisher.

"When seventh-grader Eleanor reads an article online claiming that an asteroid will hit Earth in April, she starts an underground school club to prepare kids for the end of the world as we know it"--Provided by publisher.

Examines the next phase that took place from recovering from the aftermath of Hurrican Kartrina in 2005 and the steps that were and were not taken.