Children’s Education and Games
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The...
United States Search and Rescue Task Force
The Elk Bath picture above, was taken by the Alaskan Type I Incident Management Team (John McColgan) on August 6, 2000 on the East...
Chief & Senior Officers
Steven L. Labov, MEMS, CISM, MSO, CERT-3, TAPI
Chief of Department
William R. Ludwig, III, CERT-3, TAPI
Assistant Chief
Stephanie C. Mangigian, RN, CISM
Captain Medical Disaster Operations Unit Commander
Robert E. McKenna, CERT-3,...
Topographical Map Basics
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What is a Topographic Map?
A topographical map is a representation of the Earth, or part of it. Traditionally,...
Awards and Ribbons
Award
Requirements
Medal of Honor - (posthumously awarded) – awarded for line-of-duty death.
Medal of Valor – awarded for an on-duty...
About Fingerprints
Fingerprints form before birth and, except for cuts resulting in permanent scars and diseases such as leprosy, remain unchanged until the body decomposes after...
Landslides
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Damage To Homes By Landslides
WHAT ARE LANDSLIDES?
What Are Landslides?
Landslides are rock, earth, or debris flows on slopes due...
Survival At Sea
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Abandoning The Ship
Inflating rafts have proved to be much more efficient in survival situations than dinghies. The well-prepared...
Predicting Weather
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What Is Weather?
Weather simply refers to the condition of the air on earth at a given place and...
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