Public Accountability Requires Citizen Action (disasteraccountability.org)
By Charlotte Grant, DAP volunteer The GAO had published a report pointing out the specific issues faced by children in case of a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear disaster. As much as 40% of the medical countermeasure necessary to face such disasters are not permitted for paediatric use. Moreover, some of the countermeasures have not […]
GAO concludes that FEMA should study how other agencies train their disaster reservist workforce In a report released in April, The Government Accountability Office (GAO) compared FEMA’s training of reservists with the training provided at agencies with a similar disaster mission – and found similarities and differences. FEMA relies heavily upon these 6,795 on-call reservists […]
By Meg Gilley, DAP Volunteer The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report last week warning that in the event of a disaster at one of the 65 U.S. nuclear power plants, frightened residents outside the standard 10-mile evacuation zone may also choose to evacuate, potentially blocking evacuation routes and preventing others from escaping. The […]
Indonesia’s natural disaster risks, costs rise – IRINnews.org 2012 was the least deadly year for natural disasters in the past decade, says the Natural Hazards Risk Atlas, a report published by Maplecroft. This could be because preparedness and emergency response to natural disasters have improved worldwide. But the report points out that equivalent measures to […]
Unlearned Lessons Exacerbate Little Bear Forest Fire By J. Brian Meskill, student, University of Connecticut School of Law The Little Bear Fire near Ruidoso, New Mexico continues to burn but is slowing and is now 60 percent contained. The fire, covering almost 40,000 acres, has caused at least 3 injuries, consumed 252 structures, and has […]
By Krista Yacovone Intern, Disaster Accountability Project (Krista is a rising 2L at Fordham University School of Law in New York City) On June 30, 2010, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report describing what steps the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), both part […]
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