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A Firestorm Ignited: Pipeline Rupture in Clarke County

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On November 1, 2007, a twelve-inch liquid propane line ruptured in Clarke County, Mississippi. Over the next forty-eight hours, eleven thousand barrels of propane were released ... More »

Show Me the Money: Financial Recovery after Disaster

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TPM Staff

The United States is unique in its far-reaching financial assistance programs for disaster-impacted areas. Communities that request and receive presidential disaster declarations are eligible ... More »

An Essential Team: Local Emergency Managers and Legal Counsel

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ManyAmericans dislike lawyers.They are frequently portrayed by the media as grasping, greedy characters, who care little for the effect their activities may have on society. Lawyers actions co... More »

Public Managers,Volunteer Organizations, and Disasters

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Public managers often interact with the people of established voluntary nonprofit, charitable organizations, especially in times of local or state disasters, whether or not those event... More »

Assessing the Risk to Rail and Transit Systems

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On the morning of March 11, 2004, when bombs exploded in the Madrid train station, the security of Americas rail and mass transit systems became of greater concern than the day before. In July... More »