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Disaster response increasingly linked to social media
Social and mobile technology are increasingly important during ongoing disasters, according to a new survey (.pdf) from the Red Cross. Eighty percent of the general public say national emergency
Audio: Federal and Red Cross officials on post-Irene flooding and response
Flooding in New England and recovery from damage caused by Irene--which was downgraded from hurricane status to a tropical storm as it crossed into New York on the morning of Aug. 28--has replaced
@emergency_services: #sendhelp when 911 is down
Social media hasn't displaced the telephone as the main instrument for calling emergency services, but it's gaining in popularity. Results from an online survey of 1,058 of adults weighted to reflect
Steve Cooper to become the FAA's CIO?
The summer rumor mill is grinding away, and this time it centers on Steve Copper, the first chief information officer at the Department of Homeland Security from 2003 to 2005. Allan Holmes, of
