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Managing Animal Loss: Emergency Carcass Operations

Carcass management is rarely top of mind for emergency managers, but during mass animal deaths, it tests preparedness, coordination, and public trust. Including it in all-hazards planning closes a critical gap and boosts community resilience.
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Why Emergency Management Is a Good Career for Transitioning Veterans

For many service members, the transition from the military to a civilian workforce can be challenging. They have been trained in a specialized skill set and now must determine how to effectively apply those skills in civilian employment. In the emergency management field, veterans can find the vocational purpose they
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Caring for the Affected at Family Assistance Centers

In moments of crisis, a well-executed family assistance center can offer clarity, connection, and compassion that victims’ families and survivors need to begin making sense of loss and change. Family assistance centers provide resources for support services, updates on victim identification, assistance with repatriation of remains, and reunification efforts. Discover
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Meeting the Psychosocial Needs of Child Survivors

Without adequate support and resources, disasters can leave lasting psychological effects on children. In the United States, an estimated 14% of children experience a natural disaster during childhood. Providing psychosocial support is essential in helping them cope with these challenges, thereby building resilient communities.

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Not Lost in Translation: A Multilingual Corps Approach

Disaster survivors and responders often face psychological hazards like acute stress disorder, depression, and post-traumatic stress. These issues are worsened in multilingual communities, where language

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Emergency Alerts: The Missing Link

As satellite-to-cell technology grows more common, cell phone makers must move quickly to adopt it. This link can bridge emergency

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The Societal and Economic Dangers of Agroterrorism

While Ireland’s potato blight was destructive to the Irish population, modern agroterror attacks could be designed to hurt a nation’s economy rather than to kill

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