Emergency First Aid News
- Chile's Bachelet, despite criticism, gets high praise from disaster experts for quake response Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:16PMPresident Michelle Bachelet leaves office Thursday with a chunk of her country in ruins - and her popularity in the clouds.
- Chileans Rush to Help Quake Victims, Filling Government Gaps Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:40PMMarch 11 (Bloomberg) -- Cesar Perez , a managing director at brokerage Celfin Capital SA in Santiago, said he was glad to sit in traffic as he drove supplies to victims of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile on Feb. 27.
- CU veterans' benefit money MIA Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:26PMJonathan Swankie, a CU senior and Iraq war veteran, holds his letter from the Department of Veterans Affairs stating that he owes them $3,000. ( MARK LEFFINGWELL )
- Chile relief focuses on food, shelter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:30PMCONCEPCION, Chile (BP)--Southern Baptist disaster relief volunteers are on the ground in Chile, partnering with Chilean Baptists to address critical needs in two areas hit hard by the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck the country Feb. 27.
- Scout Hall named Mill Valley's newest emergency shelter Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:40PMThe American Red Cross has announced it intends to designate Mill Valley’s Scout Hall youth center an emergency shelter in the event a natural disaster such as a catastrophic earthquake, fire or flood render local homes uninhabitable.
- Pay phones becoming rare in area Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:49PMThe era of pay phones on every street corner in America is ending. With cell phones in the pockets of almost every teen and adult, pay phones are becoming too costly to maintain.
- Officials ramp up disaster readiness Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:48PMAsk any local emergency responder about the chances of a big earthquake or disaster hitting the Coastside and you’ll probably get the same answer. It’s a question of when, not if, catastrophe will strike.
- Disaster experts praise Chile quake response Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 8:23PMSANTIAGO, Chile - Despite complaints that aid was slow to reach the hungry and homeless, experts say Chile's response to one of history's most powerful earthquakes has been a model for disaster recovery.
- Disaster Experts Praise Chile Quake Response Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 7:15PMChile's Bachelet, despite criticism, gets high praise from disaster experts for quake response Chile - Michelle Bachelet - Disaster Relief and Recovery - Philanthropy - Earthquake
- Crist's appeal to FEMA for Chinese drywall aid not enough, victims say Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:14PMGov.
