Dunkirk evacuation

The role played by the Little Ships during the Operation Dynamo has been heavily mythicized by contemporary accounts of Dunkirk. For instance, a heading in The Times from June 4, 1940 referred to the civilian vessels at Dunkirk as a “Magnificent Spirit”. Furthermore, the column noted how “Fishermen, yachtsmen, yacht-builders, yacht clubs, river boatmen” responded in Britain's time of need and how the civilian sailors “manned their craft with volunteer crews and rushed them to the assembly point”

The Second Epoch (1980 – 2000s) In the second epoch, the emphasis shifted from regulations to coordinating the objectives of the environment with other social and economic priorities, with more attention to human health effects, and to carrying out the environmental policies that were on books, more resourcefully. In a couple of instances, new goals were formed which went beyond the former goals, for example, including dangerous materials and hazardous waste to the environmental policy agenda, the

Introduction. On January 06, 2005, a cargo train carrying a massive amount of chlorine gas spilled in Graniteville, South Carolina, creating panic and indeed chaos to both citizens and emergency personnel’s. The residents were caught in their sleep when freight train 192 traveling approximately 47 mph struck and leaked a dangerous amount of chlorine gas into the atmosphere. As a result of this tragedy, 5,400 individuals were evacuated from their homes and nine victims later died of gas related causes

Introduction. On 06 January 2005, a cargo train carrying a massive amount of chlorine spilled in Graniteville, South Carolina creating panic and indeed chaos to both citizens and emergency managers on how to properly respond to the hazardous materials released from the train wreckage. The people of the small rural town of Graniteville located just outside of Aiken, South Carolina, where caught in their sleep when Freight train 192 traveling approximately 47 mph struck other consignments spilling

Invitation Dear all, It is our honour and pleasure to invite you all to the meeting of XXX Company which will be held in 221, Burwood Highway, Deakin University, Building HC, LT13, 10 of December, 2012. The meeting will focus on developing a fire evacuation plan. This will also be a great opportunity to exchange experiences and information, learn from each others. The meeting papers can be incorporated to the meeting program which will be given to you when you come to the meeting. Sincerely yours

1) Describe the focus of the article and its relevance to project management. From a high level the focus of the article was the importance of planning for disaster response and how the lack of planning can have a serious negative impact on the effectiveness of providing relief to those in need. All of the information is relevant to project management in that providing disaster relief is a project much like any other project. The main differences are that it is more complex, requires immediate

The Role of the Nurse in Emergency Preparedness Malorie Braley, Kayli Clay, Arianna Gutierrez and Margaret Ideler Sam Houston State University   The Role of the Nurse in Emergency Preparedness Introduction Nurses serve an important role in emergency preparedness on all levels through planning, community and consumer education, and direct care provided to those in need when disaster strikes. Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) focuses on the specific population

1. INTRODUCTION During the Hurricane Katrina in 2005, even though the National Weather Service (NWS) had forecasted the storm characteristics information on wind speed, storm surge and rainfall accurately, the local authorities responded inadequately (Kent, 2006; Basher, 2006). The aftermath of Hurricane Katrina pumps a series of discussions on emergency responses in a hurricane hazard (e.g., Basher, 2006; Kent, 2006; Kamarck, 2007; Spencer, 2013). Researches draw their attention to this discussion

important to briefly sum up the events of the events that began on August 25, 2005 to fully understand the brevity of the situation. Meteorologists began warning inhabitants of the regions that were hit by Katrina on August 23, 2005. By the 28th, evacuations were under way, that day, the National Weather Service predicted that after the storm hit, “most of the [Gulf Coast] area will be uninhabitable for weeks…perhaps longer.” (Spowart, 2015) New Orleans was particularly vulnerable. More than half of

The events of September 11th, 2001 forever changed the organizational make-up of Emergency Management. Prior to 9/11, FEMA was the premier organization in the United States that dealt with any sort of disaster management. While FEMA was not without its own particular struggles early on, it had grown into an effective program; often emulated by other Governments for its effectiveness. As the primary Emergency Management function for the United States it was afforded a cabinet level position; thus