101. NSW Fire Brigades MICC) was established in Alexandria at the NSWFB State Fire Command Centre. TheMICC was first activated during the 1997 Thredbo Landslide disaster and again http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?sectionid=82

102. American Red Cross Home (ARC 4465) gives fire, flood, and tornado safety information for people wholive in manufactured (mobile) homes. Your Family Disaster Plan (ARC 4466 http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_594_,00.html

Blackouts Chemical Emergencies Drought Earthquakes ... Winter Storms Find Your Local Red Cross Enter Zip Code Here: Or Browse Through A List of Chapters! Search Our Site You can receive monthly news, tips and updates from the Red Cross. Sign up today! Circle of Humanitarians Look Who's Helping Annual Disaster Giving Program Home English ... Disaster Services Wildfire (PDF File) More and more people are making their homes in woodland settings in or near forests, rural areas, or remote mountain sites. There, homeowners enjoy the beauty of the environment but face the very real danger of wildfire. Wildfires often begin unnoticed. They spread quickly, igniting brush, trees, and homes. Reduce your risk by preparing now before wildfire strikes. Meet with your family to decide what to do and where to go if wildfires threaten your area. Follow the steps listed below to protect your family, home, and property. Practice Wildfire Safety People start most wildfires . . . find out how you can promote and practice wildfire safety. Contact your local fire department, health department, or forestry office for information on fire laws. Make sure that fire vehicles can get to your home. Clearly mark all driveway entrances and display your name and address.

103. American Red Cross information for use during Fire Prevention Week, and, since most of the informationin the kit is undated, throughout the year. Disaster Preparedness Coloring http://www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_584_,00.html

Blackouts Chemical Emergencies Drought Earthquakes ... Winter Storms Find Your Local Red Cross Enter Zip Code Here: Or Browse Through A List of Chapters! Search Our Site You can receive monthly news, tips and updates from the Red Cross. Sign up today! Circle of Humanitarians Look Who's Helping Annual Disaster Giving Program Home English ... Disaster Services Fire     Versión en Español (PDF File) Carbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Prevention (PDF File) Make Your Home Fire Safe Smoke alarms save lives. Install a smoke alarm outside each sleeping area and on each additional level of your home. If people sleep with doors closed, install smoke alarms inside sleeping areas, too. Use the test button to check each smoke alarm once a month. When necessary, replace batteries immediately. Replace all batteries at least once a year. Vacuum away cobwebs and dust from your smoke alarms monthly. Smoke alarms become less sensitive over time. Replace your smoke alarms every ten years. Consider having one or more working fire extinguishers in your home. Get training from the fire department in how to use them. Consider installing an automatic fire sprinkler system in your home.

104. Peshtigo Fire Page village alone) and the absolute, total destruction of the village at nearly the centerof the conflagration, the disaster was dubbed The Great Peshtigo Fire . http://www.rootsweb.com/~wioconto/Fire.htm

Oconto County WIGenWeb Project posted by RITA This site is exclusively for the free access of individual researchers. No profit may be made by any person, business or organization through publication, reproduction, presentation or links to this site. THE PESHTIGO FIRE October 8, 1871 The worst natural disaster in US history. original art work by Rita Please scroll down the page for links to the many site Fire pages. WHY THE "PESHTIGO" FIRE ? In 1871 Peshtigo, on the eastern shore of Wisconsin along Lake Michigan, was a rapidly expanding frontier village. Lumber was the new "King" of industry in the area and people were flocking to the settlement for jobs and new homesteads. Many came from the New England coast of the US and Eastern Canada. Due to the extensive population loss (estimated at 800 people just from Peshtigo village alone) and the absolute, total destruction of the village at nearly the center of the conflagration, the disaster was dubbed "The Great Peshtigo Fire". HOW DID IT START? No one knows, even today, with all the sophisticated technology available to go over the data and documents of that time, there was no singular starting point uncovered. The year had been very dry, and the abundant moist wetland areas (cedar swamps) had dried completely, making the usually moist peat bogs into tinder. Also, the hardwoods had shed their sparse leaves early and these leaves had dried completely. The evergreens had suffered much needle loss and this caused a thick carpet of dry needles on the dense forest floor.

105. Brandweer - The Fire Service In The Netherlands Home / English. The Fire Service in the Netherlands Fire protection anddisaster management are municipal responsibilities in the Netherlands. http://www.brandweer.nl/cms/show/id=57651

Geen framesGeen frames ondersteuning Home English The Fire Service in the Netherlands Fire protection and disaster management are municipal responsibilities in the Netherlands. Much cooperation and coordination is needed in a densely populated country like this. On these pages you will find links to several documents (in English) on these subjects. Netherlands Institute for Fire Service and Disaster Management (Nibra) Master of Crisis and Disaster Management (MCDM) Disaster Control and Crisis Management in the Netherlands The National Fire Service Documentation Centre (NBDC) ... Fire Fighting History Netherlands Institute for Fire Service and Disaster Management (Nibra) The characteristic, and at the same time most complex, feature of fires, accidents and calamities is that it is impossible to predict where and when they will occur. Therefore, anyone working in the fire service or the disaster management organization must, literally, always be prepared for the worst. more >>> Master of Crisis and Disaster Management (MCDM) The Master of Crisis and Disaster Management course is aimed at increasing the theoretical and practically-oriented knowledge and skills of crisis managers.

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