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<title>White powder costs millions in first response</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Officials with the FBI and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service believe the same person has sent nearly 400 letters containing nontoxic white powder across the U.S. and abroad from Texas]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:34:06 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Prosecution begins for 9/11 attackers</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Ben Fox The Associated Press GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba &mdash; The U.S. has finally started the prosecution of five Guantanamo Bay prisoners charged in the Sept. 11 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, but the trial won&#39;t be starting anytime soon, and both sides said Sunday that the case could continue for years. Defense lawyer James Connell said a tentative trial date of May 2013 is ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 7 May 2012 17:03:29 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Payouts to 9/11 responders slashed</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/articles/1233299-Payouts-to-9-11-responders-slashed/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Dollar value of each point awarded workers for type, severity of their illnesses was just recently set at $7.36; 'We didn't get what they told us we were going to get']]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 6 Feb 2012 17:58:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Tenn. crews practice 'dirty bomb' disaster</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/articles/1181352-Tenn-crews-practice-dirty-bomb-disaster/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Volunteers helped first responders practice their response to a mock radiological disaster]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:15:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Cellphone alert system announced in NYC</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/articles/1042296-Cellphone-alert-system-announced-in-NYC/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[System will be used only to warn people of imminent danger or alert them about missing children ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 22:51:23 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Keep a Three-Day Emergency Kit Handy</title>
<author><![CDATA[EMS1 Staff]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/tips/431468-Keep-a-Three-Day-Emergency-Kit-Handy/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Make sure you can stay self-sufficient in the event of an emergency]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 3 Oct 2008 23:26:17 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Updated 2008 ERG for hazardous response released</title>
<author><![CDATA[EMS1 Staff]]></author>
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<description><![CDATA[Stay current on hazardous emergency response guidelines]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 01:12:12 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Guidelines for responding to a radiation emergency</title>
<author><![CDATA[Environmental Protection Agency]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/tips/349492-Guidelines-for-responding-to-a-radiation-emergency/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Learn about treatment protocols for three phases of an incident]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2008 21:10:55 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>New Free Bombs/Bomb-Response/Suicide-Bomber Program Available</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/news-announcements/482785-New-Free-Bombs-Bomb-Response-Suicide-Bomber-Program-Available/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Firefighters Support Foundation&rsquo;s (FSF) newest training program, &quot;Responding to Bomb Threats, Bomb Incidents and Suicide Bombers,&quot; is now available free by download. This program contains a 100+ slide PowerPoint resource that&rsquo;s dense with information. It contains an overview of explosives and bombs, provides examples of various kinds of each. It informs public safety personnel ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2009 18:48:57 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>CDC Publishes Report on Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response Activities</title>
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<description><![CDATA[CDC's Coordinating Office for Terrorism Preparedness and Emergency Response (COTPER) released its inaugural report on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention&rsquo;s (CDC) activities in public health emergency preparedness. The report, Public Health Preparedness: Strengthening CDC's Emergency Response, outlines the key role CDC plays in preparing our nation to respond effectively to all types ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 01:26:58 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Sprint Pitches $2 Billion Emergency Network to Obama</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/news-announcements/448899-Sprint-Pitches-2-Billion-Emergency-Network-to-Obama/</link>
<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; Sprint Nextel Corp (S.N), the third biggest U.S. wireless company, wants the government to fund a $2 billion emergency network to make first responders better able to communicate during disasters. The company, a major supplier of equipment including push-to-talk phones used by police and fire departments, pitched its 5-year plan to President-elect Barack Obama's transition team in ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:29:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>DHS Announces 2009 Grant Guidance for over $3 Billion</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/news-announcements/437896-DHS-Announces-2009-Grant-Guidance-for-over-3-Billion/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Department of Homeland Security&rsquo;s (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency today released Fiscal Year (FY) 2009 Application Guidance for 14 federal grant programs, totaling more than $3 billion available in federal funding to assist state and local governments in strengthening community preparedness. More than $27 billion has been provided since 2002 to strengthen our nation&rsquo;s ability ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 7 Nov 2008 22:25:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>GSA Launches Program to Support State and Local First Responders</title>
<link>http://www.ems1.com/terrorism-wmd-response/news-announcements/434481-GSA-Launches-Program-to-Support-State-and-Local-First-Responders/</link>
<description><![CDATA[State and local governments have a new way to buy supplies and services to prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies under a program established by the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) earlier this month. The Cooperative Purchasing Program allows state and local agencies to buy law enforcement, security, and first responder goods and services off a GSA contract known as Schedule ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2008 22:33:16 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>DMAT and Mass Gathering Medicine</title>
<link><![CDATA[http://paramedictv.ems1.com/Clip.aspx?key=5E5E3D3C38C402CC]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[The National Disaster Medical System has trained teams available to respond to local areas overwhelmed by disaster. Each team has a variety of capabilities and the capability to be self sufficient for 72 hours and treat up to 250 patients a day. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 8 Sep 2008 22:21:35 UTC</pubDate>

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