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Preston Cress., Tired Search Dog, Navy News, Sep. 15 2001

There is nothing that can replace the precision of a dog's nose -- and absolutely nothing that can replace the steadfast nature of a dog's heart.
Bob…

Tags: Animals, Dogs, FEMA, Search and Rescue, Security

Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Hurricane Katrina, NASA, 28 August 2005.

Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes ever to hit the United States. An estimated 1,836 people died in the hurricane and the flooding…

Tags: Disaster, Emergency, Hurricanes, Katrina, Security

Fireworks Information Center, Consumer Product Safety Commission: Fireworks Information Center, CSPC, 2016

Fireworks are synonymous with our celebration of Independence Day. Yet, the thrill of fireworks can also bring pain. 240 people on average go the…

Tags: Fireworks, Safety, Security

FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Agency, FEMA, No date given

"The Federal Emergency Management Agency is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain…

Tags: DHS, Emergency, FEMA, Security, Terrorism

Federal Art Project, Traffic Accidents: It Might Happen to You, Library of Congress, 1939

It might happen to you was the name of a drama in three acts by Leon Lord, and was then considered the most powerful courtroom drama ever written.…

Tags: Accidents, Security, Traffic

Ellery Eddy, Engine Company No. 5, Cambridge Public Library, 1971

I can think of no more stirring symbol of man's humanity to man than a fire engine. by Kurt Vonnegut In 1736 Benjamin Franklin established the Union…

Tags: Cambridge, Fire, Fire Engine, Security