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Tragedy At Pike River Mine: How And Why 29 Men Died

Tragedy At Pike River Mine: How And Why 29 Men Died...
Author: Macfie Rebecca ISBN: 9781877551901 Format: Paperback	$71.25
On a sunny afternoon in November 2010, in the beautiful Paparoa Range of the South Island, a massive explosion rocked... Read More >>

SOS Gardening: Prepping Your Survival Garden for Disasters

SOS Gardening: Prepping Your Survival Garden for Disasters...
Author: Shawn Konecni , Cory McClinton ISBN: 9780991319107 Format: Paperback	$34.19
<i>Covers <b>toxic chemicals</b>, <b>pest control</b>, <b>biological hazards</b>, <b>radioactive fallout</b>, <b>looting</b>,... Read More >>

Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Strategy & Implementation Plan

Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise...
Author: Niel A Harris ISBN: 9781628088618 Format: Paperback	$413.97
The United States continues to face a range of serious threats to its national health security from the deliberate... Read More >>

Tay Bridge Disaster: The People's Story

Tay Bridge Disaster: The People's Story
Author: Robin Lumley , Terry Jones ISBN: 9780752499468 Format: Paperback	$39.99
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Great Disasters in Australian History

Great Disasters in Australian History
Author: Jonathan King ISBN: 9781743312513 Format: Paperback	$36.99
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After Sandy: Advancing Strategies for Long-Term Resilience and Adaptability

After Sandy: Advancing Strategies for Long-Term Resilience...
Author: Urban Land Institute ISBN: 9780874202922 Format: Paperback	$39.47
""New York City, Garden City, New York, Long Branch, New Jersey, July 14-19, 2013""--Cover. Read More >>

India Disasters Report II: Redefining Disasters

India Disasters Report II: Redefining Disasters
Author: S. Parasuraman (Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai) , Unni Krishnan (Disaster Response Coordinator, Plan International, London) ISBN: 9780198090410 Format: Paperback	$79.20
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Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine

Tombstone: The Untold Story of Mao's Great Famine
Author: Yang Jisheng , Edward Friedman ISBN: 9780241956984 Format: Paperback	$37.99
More people died in Mao's Great Famine than in the entire First World War, yet this story has remained largely untold,... Read More >>

Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk

Fukushima and the Privatization of Risk
Author: M. Nadesan ISBN: 9781137343116 Format: Hardback	$145.17
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Disaster Management: International Lessons in Risk Reduction, Response and Recovery

Disaster Management: International Lessons in Risk Reduction,...
Author: Alejandro Lopez-Carresi (CEDEM Centre of Emergency Management Training, Spain) , Maureen Fordham (University of Northumbria, UK) ISBN: 9781849713474 Format: Hardback	$305.00
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Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats, and the Public Prepare for the Unexpected

Disasters and the American State: How Politicians, Bureaucrats,...
Author: Patrick S. Roberts (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) ISBN: 9781107025868 Format: Hardback	$340.56
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Safe Operation of Fire Tankers

Safe Operation of Fire Tankers
Author: U S Fire Administration , Federal Emergency Management Agency ISBN: 9781494267155 Format: Paperback	$42.21
Tankers account for the largest number of firefighter crash deaths of all types of fire department vehicles. This... Read More >>

Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem: Strategies Based on Original Research and Adaptation of Existing Best Practices

Mitigation of the Rural Fire Problem: Strategies Based...
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494268053 Format: Paperback	$52.77
In the Spring of 2004, the U S Fire Administration (USFA) partnered with the National Fire Protection Association... Read More >>

Fire in the United States: 2003-2007

Fire in the United States: 2003-2007
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494268015 Format: Paperback	$38.52
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Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services: Challenges and Solutions

Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency...
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494267339 Format: Paperback	$63.33
In 2004, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) and The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) worked in partnership... Read More >>

National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention Program

National Juvenile Firesetter/Arson Control and Prevention...
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Department of Homeland Security ISBN: 9781494267384 Format: Paperback	$61.75
The NJF/ACP began with a nationwide assessment of juvenile firesetter programming, conducted by the Institute for... Read More >>

Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident Deployment

Operational Templates and Guidance for EMS Mass Incident...
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494267674 Format: Paperback	$48.81
With full color photographs and other illustrations. Read More >>

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook

Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494267537 Format: Paperback	$46.17
This Juvenile Firesetter Intervention Handbook is designed to teach communities how to develop an effective juvenile... Read More >>

Traffic Incident Management Systems

Traffic Incident Management Systems
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494267810 Format: Paperback	$52.77
In 2003, the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) announced a goal to reduce firefighter fatalities by 25 percent within... Read More >>

Residential Structure and Building Fires

Residential Structure and Building Fires
Author: Federal Emergency Management Agency , U S Fire Administration ISBN: 9781494267865 Format: Paperback	$47.49
The residential portion of the fire problem continues to account for the vast majority of civilian casualties. National... Read More >>

Prepping 101: A Beginner's Survival Guide

Prepping 101: A Beginner's Survival Guide
Author: Robert Paine ISBN: 9781494237455 Format: Paperback	$23.73
Are You and Your Family Ready to Survive the Next Disaster? Power Outages. Blizzards. Floods. Mudslides. Earthquakes.... Read More >>

Social Media in Disaster Response: How Experience Architects Can Build for Participation

Social Media in Disaster Response: How Experience Architects...
Author: Liza Potts ISBN: 9780415817417 Format: Paperback	$83.99
Social Media in Disaster Response focuses on how emerging social web tools provide researchers and practitioners... Read More >>

Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962

Tombstone: The Great Chinese Famine, 1958-1962
Author: Yang Jisheng , Professor Edward Friedman (University of Wisconsin USA) ISBN: 9780374533991 Format: Paperback	$52.80
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Three Famines

Three Famines
Author: Thomas Keneally , Peter Byrne ISBN: 9781743188552 Format: Pre-recorded MP3 player	$171.57
This is the story of three great famines - an Gorta Mor, the great hunger of Ireland which began in 1846 and whose... Read More >>

Comeback from Sandy: Inspiring Stories in the Hurricane's Wake

Comeback from Sandy: Inspiring Stories in the Hurricane's...
Author: Bradley Hamburger ISBN: 9781936672462 Format: Paperback	$44.75
Strength. Perseverance. Optimism. Hope. Countless devastating stories came out of Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst... Read More >>

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