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A weathered two-story house with visible structural damage stands in a neighborhood recovering from a disaster. Damaged buildings and debris can be seen in the surrounding area.

Not All Wounds Are Visible: Recovery...

October 26, 2016 | By Lauren Dods, Administrative Associate and Current Graduate Student at UMUC

“Five years ago, the town of Joplin, Missouri was forever changed by a nearly mile-wide EF5 tornado.  The tornado killed 158 people, injured 1,100+ and caused damages totaling $...

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A passenger train travels along railroad tracks, led by a blue-and-silver locomotive with several passenger cars following behind.

A Twist of P3

October 25, 2016

Savannah, Ga. – Amtrak made history this week as the first Private Sector Entity to ever earn Emergency Management Programs accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditati...

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