41. Bank Moves To Quell Fires In Brazil, Disasters In Turkey Bank Moves to Quell fires in Brazil, disasters in Turkey. P. Wilczynski/WorldBank Buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Adana. http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/NEWS/0,,contentMDK:20018762~menuPK:3446

var templatePathPrefix = "http://siteresources.worldbank.org/"; Home Contact Us Help/FAQ Site Index ... Topics Search News All Home News Feature Stories By Region / Country Bank Moves to Quell Fires in Brazil, Dis... Press Releases Feature Stories All By Date By Topic ... Kids DevNews Online Media Briefing Cntr Embargoed news and other material for accredited journalists only Login Register Site Tools About DevNews Media Center E-Subscriptions Feedback Bank Moves to Quell Fires in Brazil, Disasters in Turkey P. Wilczynski/World Bank Buildings destroyed by the earthquake in Adana. In the aftermath of an earthquake and floods in Asia, and as the threat of un-controllable wildfires increases in Brazil, the Bank recently moved forward with a number of emergency projects. This week, the Bank approved two emergency projects to help countries grappling with the consequences of weather-related emergencies. (The Bank has offered assistance to Bangladesh and China in the wake of the devastating 1998 floods.) This past spring, the northwestern and eastern parts of Turkey were inundated by heavy rains that caused severe flooding and landslides. Twenty people died. Bridges, roads, houses, schools and other infrastructure suffered major damage. Access to hundreds of villages was entirely cut off or extremely difficult. The farm economy suffered a heavy blow as livestock died and crops and irrigation systems were destroyed. It was possibly the worst flooding in 500 years, and certainly in the last century.

42. The American Red Cross Of Southeastern Connecticut - Preparing For Disasters - F Southeastern Connecticut Chapter. Preparing For disasters. fires.The information on this page is taken from The American Red Cross. http://www.redcrosssect.org/disaster_prep_fire.html

Southeastern Connecticut Chapter Preparing For Disasters Fires The information on this page is taken from The American Red Cross Make Your Home Fire Safe Smoke alarms save lives. Install a smoke alarm outside each sleeping area and on each additional level of your home. If people sleep with doors closed, install smoke alarms inside sleeping areas, too. Use the test button to check each smoke alarm once a month. When necessary, replace batteries immediately. Replace all batteries at least once a year. Vacuum away cobwebs and dust from your smoke alarms monthly. Smoke alarms become less sensitive over time. Replace your smoke alarms every ten years. Consider having one or more working fire extinguishers in your home. Get training from the fire department in how to use them. Consider installing an automatic fire sprinkler system in your home. Plan Your Escape Routes Determine at least two ways to escape from every room of your home. Consider escape ladders for sleeping areas on the second or third floor. Learn how to use them and store them near the window. Select a location outside your home where everyone would meet after escaping.

43. The MassDefense Institute -"First Hour" Continuity Management - Disasters: Fires Accidents Natural disasters fires and Forest fires fires claim the lives of 4,500people per year and decimate millions of acres of invaluable heritage land. http://www.massdefense.com/awareness/aware_natural3.php

Fires and Forest Fires Fires claim the lives of 4,500 people per year and decimate millions of acres of invaluable heritage land. Fires have also cost an average of $9 billion every year for the periods between 1990-2000. Fire problems vary from region to region in the United States. This is often the result of climate, poverty, education, demographics, and other causal factors. Human negligence or criminality is responsible for over half of the total surface wiped out by fire in North America. An estimated 75,000 incendiary or suspicious structure fires resulted in 505 civilian deaths and $1.3 billion in property damage. The other half is mostly due to lightings or other incidence. Being prepared: Government and local authorities have seriously responded to not only forest fire threats, but to the fire threat in general which is increasingly present due to global warming effects. One aspect of the government response has been strong prevention and educational campaigns on various web sites, television channels and on the radio. The main source of information on prevention can be found on the

44. Fires, Floods And Other Disasters fires, Floods and Other disasters. Federal and State Census Records.The US Constitution requires a decennial population census, a http://www6.brinkster.com/lronan/disasters.asp

Fires, Floods and Other Disasters Federal and State Census Records The U.S. Constitution requires a decennial population census, a nationwide enumeration or count of persons every 10 years. Population schedules (Census) were first prepared in 1790. Schedules for Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Virginia were Destroyed during the British attack on Washington during the War of 1812. In July of 1921 another tragic fire destroyed the 1890 Federal Census and damaged several volumes from the 1830, 1840, 1880, 1900, and 1910 censuses. Read all about the fire and the political controversy surrounding this important loss. The Fate of the 1890 Population Census - "...a genuine tragedy of recordsplayed out before Congress fully established a National Archivesand eternally anguishing to researchers". State Formation and Federal/State Census Records Available AL AK AZ AR ... WY Alabama: Territory: 1817 State: 12/14/1819 Federal: 1830-1880, 1890( Partial Perry County), 1900-1920

45. Natural-Disasters.com Fighting fires Canada. Natural-disasters.com E-mail/Web Page Forwarding.JustYourE-mail.com. Domains available Blizzard.net Cloudy.org . http://www.typhoon.net/

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47. Ananova - News - World - Fires - Natural Disasters Australian villagers warned to flee fires Residents of mountain villages inSouth East Australia are being warned to evacuate as bush fires spread. http://www.ananova.com/news/?keywords=World,Fires,Natural disasters

48. Ananova - News - World - Australia - Natural Disasters - Fires Bush fires claim second victim in Australia Australia's worst bushfires in a generation are raging out of control around Sydney. http://www.ananova.com/news/?keywords=World,Australia,Natural disasters,Fires

49. FIRES, FLOODS,PESTILENCE, EARTHQUAKES, MARIPOSA COUNTY HISTORY fires, FLOODS,. PESTILENCE,. EARTHQUAKES and other disasters and events in MariposaCounty History. Mariposa County, one of California's original 27 counties. http://www.cagenweb.com/~mariposa/DISASTERS.html

FIRES FLOODS PESTILENCE EARTHQUAKES and other Disasters and events in Mariposa County History Mariposa County, one of California's original 27 counties Taken from various accounts are the tales of the disasters and events that have challenged the residents of our community...... CHINESE 1862-Agua Fria Miners EARTHQUAKES FIRES Bear Valley 1862 Bear Valley 1888 Snelling 1862 Mariposa 1866 ... Harlow 1961 FLOODS The Big Flood of Dec 1861 INCIDENTS REGARDING INDIANS JJ WESTFALL-1871-potential for Indian Uprising 1859-squirimish MAYHEM Thomas Price - gored by Bull-1884 MURDERS Chandler kills Connor-1862 Colorado Jack- 1862 Whitener kills Mindez- 1918 PESTILENCE ROBBERY Stage Robber- Wm Early, 1864 STAGE COACH TROUBLES Thos KINMAN-Stage driver- seriously injured, June 1910 SHOOTINGS Elijah Scott shoots Archie Cook- 1884 HANGINGS/ LYNCHINGS Julien LeDON-lynched - 1888 MINING Pine Tree Mine Catastrophe, 1876 RETURN TO MARIPOSA COUNTY GENWEB SITE November 4, 2002 cferoben updated February 22, 2003

50. OCHA-Online - Reports On Environmental Disasters disasters. Chile. UN expert assessment mission in connection with acute pollutionof the Loa river, July 1997. Indonesia. Land, bush and forest fires (Indonesia http://www.reliefweb.int/ocha_ol/programs/response/unep/reports.html

U NITED N ATIONS O FFICE FOR THE C OORDINATION OF H UMANITARIAN A FFAIRS - OCHA-Online Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Joint UNEP/OCHA Environment Unit Reports on environmental disasters Chile UN expert assessment mission in connection with acute pollution of the Loa river, July 1997 Indonesia Land, bush and forest fires (Indonesia), UNDAC Mission Report, March-April 1998 Meeting report on Indonesian fires, April 20-21, 1998 Kenya Mission report on aviation fuel spill, Lokichokio March 1999 Kosovo The Kosovo Conflict: Consequences for the Environment and Human Settlements, October 1999 The Philippines The Marinduque Island Mine Disaster, 1996 Romania UN assessment mission - Cyanide Spill at Baia Mare, March 2000 UN Assessment Mission - Mining Waste Spill from B aia Borsa processing complex, March 2000 Russian Federation Forest fires on the island of Sakhalin and the Khabarovsk Krai - UNDAC Mission Report, Sept-Oct 1998 Environmental emergencies/forest fires OCHA Situation Report No. 1, Sep 1998 Environmental emergencies/forest fires OCHA Situation Report No. 2, Sep 1998 Environmental emergencies/forest fires OCHA Situation Report No. 3, Sep 1998 Tajikistan Sarez Lake, May 1999

51. Five Fire Disasters - The Final Reports Five Fire disasters The Final Reports. The United States Forest Serviceand the American States report more than 100,000 fires every year. http://forestry.about.com/library/weekly/aa052100.htm

zfp=-1 About Homework Help Forestry Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Forestry with Steve Nix Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS 100 Top Trees of North America Forestry 101 How to ID a Tree ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Five Fire Disasters - The Final Reports T he United States Forest Service and the American States report more than 100,000 fires every year. As you read this, there are probably several small wildfires burning somewhere in the country. Possibly the largest wildfire occurred in October 1825, burning from Maine through New Brunswick, Canada. A group of loggers ignited a fire in a drought area that soon burned out of their control. The fire burned 3 million acres of forest and killed more than 160 people. The most devastating fire in U.S history in terms of human lives and property lost was in Peshtigo, Wisconsin

52. WebMagic's WebGuide: Disasters.com/Fire (Hits 1086 Rating 3.25 Votes 4) Rate It. Other Resources 1. Disease 2.Environmental 3. disasters 4. fires 5. Earthquakes 6. Earth Featured Book http://webguide.webmagic.com/Disasters.com/Fire/

Top Disasters.com : Fire Links: Apollo 1 - Information about the January 27, 1967 capsule fire that killed astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee. (Hits: 1456 Rating: 6.43 Votes: 7) Rate It Billion Dollar U.S. Weather Disasters 1980-1999 - A National Climatic Data Center report containing data, images and movies about the blizzards, drought, firestorms, flooding, freezes, ice storms, hail, hurricanes and tornados of this turbulent decade. (Hits: 1118 Rating: 0.00 Votes: 0) Rate It Brazilian Rain Forest Fires - Extensive ecological damage has resulted from the fires raging in the Amazonian rain forest. (Hits: 1588 Rating: 5.50 Votes: 4) Rate It Dresden Bombing Firestorm of 1945 - Account of the Allied bombing of Dresden, which produced a firestorm and killed somewhere between 35,000 and 135,000 civilians. (Hits: 1528 Rating: 5.14 Votes: 7) Rate It Fires of Kuwait - In 1991, retreating Iraqi troops detonated 696 oil wells, of which 607 were left burning. A worldwide effort put out the fires at the cost of $1.5 billion, taking nine months. (Hits: 1200 Rating: 4.71 Votes: 7)

53. Disasters Fires What Do You Know About fires? Historical Catastrophes Did you know that the EmancipationProclamation was destroyed in one of Americas greatest fires? http://www.atchison.k12.ks.us/gifted/disasters_fires.htm

Fire Prevention Wildland fires usually start when loggers are cutting down trees and their chain saw makes a spark and it lands in a pile of brush and lights the brush. How to prevent fires is to stay away from electrical appliances, light in nonflammable container or concrete, remove all tree limbs around area, and build fires away from all trees, bushes and all other objects that can catch on fire. The way to put out a fire is to either cool it, take out the wood or other thing used as fuel, or use a ABC fire extinguisher. The A stands for pull ring on extinguisher. B is aim at base of fire. C is keep spraying until fire stops. The fire triangle which is what a fire is made of which is fuel, oxygen, and heat. The best way to get rid of what the fire is burning (fuel). How to get rid of a small fire in a pan or skillet is to put the lid on and that takes away the oxygen and puts out the fire. To get rid of the heat is to use cold water or in a pan 5 ice cubes will work for a small grease fire. What Do You Know About Fires Where was the Yellowstone National Park fire?

54. Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 1797-1877 Fires And Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index 17971877 ~ fires And disasters, 1811-1860~ CARD 1of 94 Click On Image To Magnify. Loading Card Go to Card http://image.vtls.com/cgi-bin/drawerIV/disk8/CC/PN/017/F0190?1

55. ENC: Curriculum Resources: Natural Disasters (ENC-004745, Full Record) Abstract This book for earth science students uses dramatic descriptions of naturaldisasters to introduce eight units covering fires, floods, volcanoes fires. http://www.enc.org/resources/records/full/0,1240,004745,00.shtm

Skip Navigation You Are Here ENC Home Curriculum Resources Advanced Search ... Ask ENC Explore online lesson plans, student activities, and teacher learning tools. Search Browse About Curriculum Resources Read articles about inquiry, equity, and other key topics for educators and parents. Create your learning plan, read the standards, and find tips for getting grants. Natural disasters: Earth science readings ENC#: ENC-004745 Publisher: J. Weston Walch Publisher Date: Ordering Information Grades: Abstract: This book for earth science students uses dramatic descriptions of natural disasters to introduce eight units covering fires, floods, volcanoes, earthquakes, blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, and droughts. Each unit begins with an account of a famous disaster, followed by short, easy readings that provide information about the causes of such disasters and ways to predict, control, and prepare for them. Natural disasters described in the book include the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, hurricane Camille, the strongest ever to strike the United States, and the Good Friday Earthquake that occurred in 1964 in Anchorage, Alaska. The readings are followed by review sheets of factual recall, comprehension, and application questions. Also included are teacher sections with vocabulary lists, answer keys, and additional information pertaining to student readings. A glossary is provided at the end of each unit. (Author/CCM) Reviews and Awards: Owens, Kathie . (2001). NSTA Recommends:

56. FEMA: Fires Reduce Your Risk From Natural disasters 2167 KB. Wildfire Factsheet.• Wildland fires (Factsheet and Backgrounder) 148 KB. http://www.fema.gov/hazards/fires/

Hazards Assistance Flood Maps NPSC ... Hazards Fires Search FEMA Hazards Dam Safety Earthquakes Extreme Heat ... Mitigation Division Fires Home and Building Fires Fire (Factsheet and Backgrounder) 112 KB House and Building Fires: Factsheet Fire Safety During or After a Disaster Holiday Tree Fire Hazards Quick Time Movie Mitigation (Risk Management Activities) The Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) provides grants to States and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration. The purpose of the program is to reduce the loss of life and property due to natural disasters and to enable mitigation measures to be implemented during the immediate recovery from a disaster. Wildfires Avoiding Wildfire Damage: A Checklist for Homeowners 181 KB Designing and Implementing Fire Prevention Strategies in American Indian Communities: A Resource Manual 2.53 MB How To Series: Protecting Your Property From Wildfires Reduce Your Risk From Natural Disasters 2167 KB Surviving the Storm for Wildfires -1998 Edition 238 KB The "How To Series" Scores of two-pagers describing concisely how to mitigate loses.

57. FEMA FOR KIDS: RESOURCES FOR TEACHERS survived. Forest fires Natural disasters by Luke Thompson. Ages 9 12. Fact-filled book that explains how and why forest fires occur. http://www.fema.gov/kids/tch_bks.htm

Bibliography: Books on Disaster For Kids. Newly Updated!! En Español AGES 3 - 8 Tornadoes by Seymour Simon. Ages 4 - 8. How and why tornadoes form, how they behave, how scientists predict and track them, and what to do to protect yourself. The Big Flood by Wendy Pfeffer and Vanessa Lubach. Ages 4 - 8. How one community responded when the Mississippi River flooded in 1993. Hurricane by David Wiesner. Ages 4 -8. A giant storm is experienced through the child's perspective. How two boys turn their hurricane-torn backyard into an adventure land. The Magic School Bus Inside a Hurricane (Magic School Bus Series) by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. Ages 4 - 8. A tropical storm catches the Magic School Bus inside the eye of its hurricane, providing firsthand information on changes taking place in air, sea and land. Fire Truck by Peter Sis. Ages 4 - 8. A little boy wakes up one morning to discover he's turned into a fire truck. The book focuses on his imaginative rescue missions. No Dragons for Tea: Fire Safety for Kids and Dragons by Jean Pendziwol and Martine Gourbault. Ages 3 - 8. A low-key approach to fire safety for kids.

58. Natural Disasters broader, disasters. It monitors, forecasts and archives information on vegetationfires (forest fires, landuse fires, smoke pollution) which occur globally. http://agrifor.ac.uk/browse/cabi/detail/2d1902d371cbba17a2ce7b65874af38d.html

natural disasters [up] Related topics: broader disasters other agricultural disasters emergencies Fire globe : Global Fire Monitoring Center : GFMC The Global Fire Monitoring Center (GFMC), Fire Globe, is part of the United Nations (UN) International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), based at the University of Freiburg in Germany. It monitors, forecasts and archives information on vegetation fires (forest fires, land-use fires, smoke pollution) which occur globally. The site provides details about partners and sponsors of the GFMC, early warnings, international assistance, fire inventories and models, International Forest Fire News (IFFN), fire reports, links to organisations, projects, meetings and literature. air pollution fire detection forest fires natural disasters ... Swiss Federal Research Institute : Snow and Landscape Research WSL The Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL undertakes research on "the use, management and protection of terrestrial habitats" and "the management of natural hazards". It aims to "create a landscape which is best suited for the needs of its inhabitants and to provide protection from natural hazards". There are three research departments (landscape, forest and natural hazards). The site contains details about research, events, job opportunities, marketing, the library and publications. The Web site is in English, German, French and Italian. Switzerland forests landscape natural disasters ... snow Last modified 4/Apr/2003 [Low Graphics]

59. Like Storm Clouds, Natural Disasters Carry A Silver Lining, Biologist Says CHAPEL HILL Humans usually think of forest fires, floods, tornadoes and hurricanesas unmitigated disasters, but such upheavals also do much good, even if http://www.unc.edu/news/newsserv/research/dec01/reice121101.htm

NEWS SERVICES 210 Pittsboro Street, Campus Box 6210 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-6210 (919) 962-2091 FAX: (919) 962-2279 www.unc.edu/news/newsserv NEWS For immediate use Dec.11, 2001 No. 637 Like storm clouds, natural disasters carry a silver lining, biologist says By DAVID WILLIAMSON UNC News Services CHAPEL HILL Humans usually think of forest fires, floods, tornadoes and hurricanes as unmitigated disasters, but such upheavals also do much good, even if most of the good is under-appreciated, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill biologist says in his book "The Silver Lining." Subtitled "The Benefits of Natural Disasters," the new book details how storms, volcanoes, earthquakes, floods and other apparently catastrophic events renew life and boost diversity in ecosystems throughout the world, making them better for people and other species. "Optimists claim that every cloud has a silver lining," said Dr. Seth R. Reice, an associate professor of biology specializing in the plant and animal life of streams. "I go even further. Every tornado’s funnel cloud, every forest fire’s billowing cloud of smoke, indeed every disturbance, has tremendous benefits to the ecosystem it impacts. This is the real silver lining." Princeton University Press recently published the 240-page volume, which grew out of an article Reice wrote for American Scientist magazine. The biologist wrote it not for scholars, but "for ordinary people with an interest in nature."

60. Technological Disasters-News North Carolina and Tennessee forced thousands to evacuate this week, disaster responderssaid these humancaused disasters are cause , Tire fires pose hazard http://www.cwserp.org/technologicaldisasters/news.php?newsId=18

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