Emergency and disaster management week in review for May 2, 2106
A weekly recap of handpicked emergency and disaster management news, along with analysis and interpretation from our team of experts.
Fort McMurray
The [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-more-evacuated-blaze-spreads-south-n568476″ title=”wildfire in Fort McMurray“] in Alberta, Canada continues to rage on, forcing the evacuation of more than 88,000 as the blaze spreads south. Some evacuees had to be [link url=”http://www.cbc.ca/beta/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-evacuees-rely-on-convoy-airlift-to-escape-wildfire-1.3569517″ title=”airlifted to safety,“] and more airlifts are being planned for today. The fire has burned 1,600 structures, and outlying buildings at the city’s airport, but the main terminal was untouched. More than [link url=”http://abcnews.go.com/International/canada-wildfires-continue-state-emergency-declared/story?id=38892997″ title=”250 firefighters, helicopters and air tankers“] are battling the fire, which has now consumed over 245,000 acres or 386 square miles of land, which is [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-more-evacuated-blaze-spreads-south-n568476″ title=”more than the square mileage of New York City.“]
#ymmfire Another collection of unbelievable images. Red Cross Alberta https://t.co/GekV1VAk2Z #ymm pic.twitter.com/XCsKRLa507
— Michel Gosselin (@MGBlastroid) May 4, 2016
No deaths or injuries have been reported from the fire, however [link url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/06/emily-ryan-fort-mcmurray-fire-deaths_n_9857966.html” title=”two teens were killed during evacuations when their SUV collided with a logging truck“] which resulted in a fire. The highway, only one two roads that leave the area, was closed for a short time until the fire was put out. Officials are still [link url=”http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/05/05/fort-mcmurray-fire-cause_n_9850128.html” title=”investigating the cause of the fire“] and [link url=”http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fort-mcmurray-wildfire-alberta-grows-firefighters-hope-rain-n569146″ title=”no rain is forecast in the immediate future.“]
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Wildfire Outlook
The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) published its [link url=”https://amuedge.com/increased-wildfire-risk-expected-in-california-hawaii-as-summer-progresses/” title=”National Significant Wildland Fire Potential Outlook“] for the U.S. yesterday, which forecasted wildfire danger in different regions of the U.S. through the end of August. Current wildfire danger is elevated in parts of the East, but, [link url=”https://amuedge.com/increased-wildfire-risk-expected-in-california-hawaii-as-summer-progresses/” title=”according to the NIFC,“] that danger will dissipate and wildfire danger increases in Hawaii and parts of California as the summer progresses.
[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/nifc-releases-seasonal-wildfire-outlook/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/a-forthcoming-wildfire-storm/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/wildfires-worst-ever-in-2015/”]
Cyber Security
The National Governors Association (NGA) announced that [link url=”https://amuedge.com/five-states-join-forces-to-bolster-cybersecurity/” title=”five states will join forces in a cybersecurity policy academy“] that will work to create comprehensive new strategies to bolster national cybersecurity. The five states — Connecticut, Illinois, Louisiana, Nevada and Oregon — will aim to [link url=”https://amuedge.com/five-states-join-forces-to-bolster-cybersecurity/” title=”develop in-depth cybersecurity measures“] that can protect against the ever-changing cybersecurity threats of 2016 and beyond.
[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/new-global-cyber-alliance-identifies-phishing-as-top-cyber-security-risk/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/report-hundreds-of-millions-of-email-accounts-hacked/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/sunday-media-review-cybersecurity/”]
Train Derailment
A [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-train-derailment-idUSKCN0XS182″ title=”freight train derailed in northeastern D.C.“] yesterday near the elevated Rhode Island Avenue station. [link url=”http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-train-derailment-idUSKCN0XS182″ title=”Hazardous material leaked“] during the incident, as hundred gallons of sodium hydroxide spilled from a ruptured tank car. The derailment disrupted a commuter rail and long-distance Amtrak passenger trains, but no injuries were reported.
[relink url=”https://amuedge.com/new-safety-regulations-needed-for-natural-gas-pipelines-phmsa-says/” url2=”https://amuedge.com/new-government-task-force-focuses-on-safe-storage-of-natural-gas/” url3=”https://amuedge.com/ft-mcmurray-is-on-fire-and-it-matters-to-all-of-us/”]
EDM Drills
The Tulsa International Airport [link url=”http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/aerospace/tulsa-airport-holds-full-scale-emergency-response-disaster-drill/article_6d69e3a4-dd0a-57d2-897f-5dd1cab40aaf.html” title=”staged a full-scale disaster drill“] on Wednesday to test airport and airfield emergency response. About 30 different agencies and organizations — law enforcement agencies, rescue and firefighting agencies, medical personnel and hospital organizations, principal airport tenants — participated in the drill, which [link url=”http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/aerospace/tulsa-airport-holds-full-scale-emergency-response-disaster-drill/article_6d69e3a4-dd0a-57d2-897f-5dd1cab40aaf.html” title=”simulated a crash between a Boeing 777 and a private plane “] on the airfield.
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