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Group Publisher: Don Pearson dpearson@govtech.com Tim Karney tkarney@govtech.com Scott Fackert sfackert@govtech.com Steve Towns stowns@govtech.com Contents Founding Publisher: Publisher: Executive Editor: EDITORIAL Editor: Managing Editor: Assistant Editor: Features Editor: Chief Copy Editor: Copy Editor: Editorial Assistant: DESIGN Creative Director: Senior Designer: Graphic Designers: Illustrator: Production Director: Production Manager: PUBLISHING VP of Strategic Accounts: VP Bus. Development: Jim McKay jmckay@govtech.com Karen Stewartson kstewartson@govtech.com Matt Williams mwilliams@govtech.com Andy Opsahl aopsahl@govtech.com Miriam Jones mjones@govtech.com Elaine Rundle erundle@govtech.com Cortney Towns ctowns@govtech.com Kelly Martinelli kmartinelli@govtech.com Crystal Hopson chopson@govtech.com Michelle Hamm mhamm@govtech.com Joe Colombo jcolombo@govtech.com Tom McKeith tmckeith@govtech.com Stephan Widmaier swidm@govtech.com Joei Heart jheart@govtech.com REST OF THE BOOK Jon Fyffe jfyffe@govtech.com Tim Karney tkarney@govtech.com East 8 Contributors 18 Major Player Gerry Galloway, Professor of Engineering, University of Maryland Regional Sales Directors: East West, Central Leslie Hunter lhunter@govtech.com Shelley Ballard sballard@govtech.com Account Managers: Melissa Cano mcano@govtech.com Erin Hux ehux@govtech.com Business Development Director: Glenn Swenson gswenson@govtech.com Bus. Dev./Sales Associates: Krista O’Sullivan kosullivan@govtech.com Lisa Doughty ldoughty@govtech.com Regional Sales Administrators: Sabrina Shewmake sshewmake@govtech.com Christine Childs cchilds@govtech.com National Sales Administrator: Jennifer Valdez jvaldez@govtech.com Director of Marketing: Andrea Kleinbardt akleinbardt@govtech.com Dir. of Custom Events: Whitney Sweet wsweet@govtech.com Associate Dir. of Custom Events: Lana Herrera lherrera@govtech.com Custom Events Coordinator: Karin Morgan kmorgan@govtech.com Dir. of Custom Publications: Stacey Toles stoles@govtech.com Custom Publications Writer: Jim Meyers jmeyers@govtech.com Director of Web Vikki Palazzari vpalazzari@govtech.com Products and Services: Web Services Manager: Peter Simek psimek@govtech.com Project Manager, Michelle Mrotek mmrotek@govtech.com Web Products and Services: Web Advertising Manager: Julie Dedeaux jdedeaux@govtech.com Subscription Coordinator: Gosia Ustaszewska subscriptions@govtech.com East West, Central 10 Editor’s Letter A Simple, Slimy Solution 20 In the News 12 In the Field 41 Education Directory 14 Deep Freeze In 2002, Kansas City, Mo., discovered the importance of an established emergency management ofﬁce after an ice storm left the city under 1.6 million metric tons of debris. 54 Products 56 Eric’s Corner: Implications of the Economic Crisis 16 EM Bulletin 58 Last Word Role Revision CORPORATE CEO: Executive VP: Executive VP: CAO: CFO: VP of Events: Marketing Director: Dennis McKenna dmckenna@govtech.com Don Pearson dpearson@govtech.com Cathilea Robinett crobinet@centerdigitalgov.com Lisa Bernard lbernard@govtech.com Paul Harney pharney@govtech.com Alan Cox acox@govtech.com Drew Noel dnoel@govtech.com Government Technology’s Emergency Management is published by e.Republic Inc. © 2008 by e.Republic Inc. All rights reserved. Opinions expressed by writers are not necessarily those of the publisher or editors. ONLINE EXCLUSIVES www.emergencymgmt.com Article submissions should be sent to the attention of the Managing Editor. Reprints of all articles in this issue and past issues are available (500 minimum). Please direct inquiries to the YGS Group: Attn. Erik Eberz at (800) 290-5460 ext.150 or governmenttechnology@theygsgroup.com. Subscription Information: Requests for subscriptions may be directed to subscription coordinator by phone or fax to the numbers below. You can also subscribe online at www.emergencymgmt.com. Canada Post Publication Mail Agreement 40048640, undeliverables 2-7496 Bath Road, Mississauga, Ontario L4T 1L2 100 Blue Ravine Road, Folsom, CA 95630 Phone: (916)932-1300 Fax: (916)932-1470 www.emergencymgmt.com Food Safety and Defense Unintended consequences of food recalls and warnings highlight the need for advanced planning, clear strategies, enhanced coordination and risk tools to effectively communicate with the public before, during and after a crisis. Preparing for the Worst A rapid, safe and successful response to a mass-shooting incident requires preparation. The likelihood of a mass shooting is low, but educational institutions and publicsafety ofﬁcials must prepare for them. The inside pages of this publication are printed on 80 percent de-inked recycled fiber. A publication of 6 e http://www.emergencymgmt.com http://www.emergencymgmt.com http://www.emergencymgmt.com

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Emergency Management - Fall 2008 Contents Contributors Editor’s Letter In the Field Deep Freeze EM Bulletin Major Player In the News Uncharted Waters Bio-Sensing Bluegills Joint Accounts Education Directory Degress of Change Triage in 3-D Products Eric's Corner Last Word

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