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The US Department of Homeland Security has announced new regulations aimed at strengthening the security of the US freight and passenger rail systems and reducing the risk associated with the transportation of security-sensitive materials. More details
The UK Home Office has launched a competition to encourage the next generation of designers and architects to consider and include innovative counter-terrorism measures in their designs within crowded spaces.
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Kingfell Global Crisis has unveiled the latest version of its iCap Incident Control and Analysis Programme that can play a major part in identifying all types of risks and incidents and integrate them into a single, robust and workable crisis management solution. This latest version of iCap has been developed following extensive research and critical analysis of crises of every type, size and complexity. It encapsulates tens of thousands of hours of hands-on crisis management experience, and action plans for every incident eventuality. http://www.kingfell.com/icap_modules.php
Findings from the soon-to-be released report Large-Loss Fires in the United States 2007 are featured in the latest issue of NFPA Journal, the official magazine of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA). Each year, NFPA publishes details on large-loss fires and explosions in the United States that each resulted in property damage of at least $5 million. There were 25 more large-loss fires in 2007 than in the previous year, accounting for an increase of more than 54 percent.
In 2007, 71 fires occurred that resulted in losses of $5 million or more, compared to 46 in 2006. These fires accounted for less than one percent of the estimated number of fires in 2007, but accounted for 24 percent of the total estimated dollar loss from fires.
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World weather impacts
•Date: 17th November 2008• Region: Various |
