A sheriff's lieutenant is injured during a plane- crash simulation exercise at John Wayne Airport. A training exercise Wednesday turned into a real-life emergency when a flash-bang device went off …
Roswell, Alpharetta departments train for WMDs
Though few terrorists have struck in this country, the Alpharetta and Roswell fire departments will be prepared if one occurs, even for weapons of mass destruction. Perhaps more importantly, the …
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Expert Says al-Qaida Is Seeking Weapons
The New York City police department is "very concerned" that al-Qaida is pursuing efforts to obtain chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior official said Wednesday. Michael Sheehan, the …
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Expert Says al-Qaida Is Seeking Weapons
The New York City police department is "very concerned" that al-Qaida is pursuing efforts to obtain chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior official said Wednesday. Michael Sheehan, the …
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Thai PM inviting Islamic militancy with insurgent crackdown: rights group
Despite his blundering counter-terrorism policy maneuvers over the past year, Thailand's Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was reelected to an unprecedented second term in a landslide victory in …
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School Nurses Not Ready for Terror Attacks
It is not terribly surprising that nearly half of the nurses who responded to the National Association of School Nurses Survey listed emergency preparedness as their highest priority. In recent …
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Red Cross volunteers launch disaster drill
Every conversation with the outside world starts and ends with, "This is an exercise," Bob Roberts told local Red Cross volunteers as he launched a tabletop disaster drill Thursday. Otherwise, people …
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Firefighters training as first responders
The city’s firefighters will be riding along with New Britain Emergency Medical Service personnel during the next two weeks to better prepare themselves to work as first responders. The city’s fire …
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Bombing in Hilla kills at least 125
A suicide car bomber Monday morning drove into a crowd of Iraqis outside a government medical office in Hilla, killing at least 125 and wounding up to 200 others, Iraqi government and health officials …
Disaster drill helps teams prepare for worst
Emergency response personnel from organizations throughout Cherokee County responded to a disaster drill at the post office Tuesday with coordination and cooperation, officials said. "We have been …
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