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Nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina swept through the Gulf Coast, what policies have changed?

National Center for Disaster Prepardness

Lessons learned after Katrina led the field to refocus again on an all-hazards and a more whole-community-oriented planning approach. Sandy Recovery Improvement Act (2013) – This act changed many of FEMA’s administrative authorities, marking some of the most significant changes in the way the agency functions since the Robert T.

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State of the Nation - a UK Perspective on Covid-19

Emergency Planning

Since 2008, pandemics have been top of the list of 96 threats and hazards in the UK National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies in all editions. Plans were made in the UK in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2014. I have taught it every year since then. There were major exercises on pandemics in 2005, 2007 and 2016.

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A Closer Look at Some Assembly Occupancy Requirements

National Fire Protection Association

Additionally, NFPA 101 prohibits the means of egress for assembly occupancies from going through hazardous areas such as kitchens, storerooms, closets, stages, and platforms. Prior to the 2006 Edition, crowd managers were only required for assembly occupancies with occupant loads of more than 1000.