Category Archives: Emergency Management

Boston Marathon Bombings

On Monday, President Barack Obama said, “Any responsible individuals, any responsible groups, will feel the full weight of justice,” the Associated Press reports referring to the tragic bombings that occurred at the Boston Marathon finish line. While in his statement …

Hurricane Sandy Heroes

As of this morning, the death toll from Hurricane Sandy’s devastation in 10 states is over 90 casualties, according to The Associated Press (AP). The same article described the tragic fates of two of the storm’s victims – two young …

FEMA’s Role in Natural Disasters

Severe storms struck the eastern U.S. beginning on Friday. Winds pummelled down trees resulting in the deaths of at least 13 people and power outages for approximately three million residents. Maryland, Virginia, Ohio, West Virginia and the District of Columbia …

Virginia Tech Found Negligent

Yesterday, a seven-person jury found Virginia Tech to be negligent during the shooting rampage that took place on its campus in 2007. The parents of Erin Peterson and Julia Pryde, two of the fatal victims, had filed suit against the …

Ohio High School Shooting

Around 7:30 this morning, a high school in Chardon, Ohio went into immediate lockdown when shooting broke out in the busy cafeteria. Five students (four male and one female) were shot; sadly, one of these students was killed. The alleged …

Extreme Winter Weather Hits Pacific Northwest

Large snowfalls brought joy to some and frustration or danger to others in Washington, Idaho and Oregon states the last 48 hours. Washington’s capital of Olympia received 11 inches of snowfall through Wednesday, the Associated Press reports; this nearly approached …

From Coast to Coast, Security Makes Headlines

When you ask people what the top of their list would be for what they want out of life, most people tend to answer “health”. I bet if you were to ask them to elaborate, the conversation would gradually transition …

Virginia Tech Haunted by Gunman Once Again

Last night thousands attended a candlelight vigil at the Virginia Tech in light of the events from the preceding 48 hours. Earlier that day, an alleged gunman’s body was identified to be 22-year old Ross Truett Ashley, a student from …

Virginia Tech Fights Clery Act Fines

On Wednesday, Virginia Tech University will make its case before the U.S. Department of Education that it did properly alert its students and staff that terrible day (April 16, 2007) when Seung-Hui Cho allegedly went on a shooting rampage. The …