Volume XXVII, Number 3
January 2003
Table of Contents
Strengthening Our Emergency Response Systems
--an invited commentThree New QR Reports from the Hazards Center
Congress Creates Department of Homeland Security
- Congress Passes Inland Flood Warning Bill
- Terrorism Insurance Funded by Congress
- FEMA Offers Grants for State and Local Homeland Security Activities
- SBA Issues Final Rule on Pre-Disaster Mitigation Loans
- HHS Creates Volunteer Medical Response Teams
- Dam Safety Act Passed
- FEMA Highlights Smart Practices of State and Local Responders
On The Line
Wildland Fire Mitigation Considered Cost Effective
Earthquake Testing Equipment Will Be Connected to National Network
Catastrophe Preparedness and Response Center Finds Home in New York City
Table of Contents for This Issue of the Natural Hazards Observer
