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    • Evacuation: FEMA Announces Final Rule on Assistance to Evacuee Host States

    The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) recently announced a final rule enabling host states that shelter residents evacuated from presidentially declared disaster areas to receive reimbursements from FEMA more quickly and efficiently [MORE].
     
    LSU SDMI VISITING SCHOLAR WINS NHC AWARD
    Xiaoli Lu, a visiting research associate of the LSU Stephenson Disaster Management Institute this past spring semester, has been selected as the winner for the 2009 Hazards and Disaster Student Paper Competition, hosted by the University of Colorado at Boulder’s Natural Hazards Center. [MORE]
     
    H1N1 Resource Center
    On June 11, 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the worldwide pandemic alert level to Phase 6 in response to the ongoing global spread of the novel influenza A (H1N1) virus. A Phase 6 designation indicates that a global pandemic is underway. SDMI has assembled resources, both general and for specific groups, on H1N1 flu. [MORE]
     
    Evacuation Methodology and Understanding Behavior of Persons with Disabilities in Disasters: A Blueprint for Emergency Planning Solutions
    The purpose of this project award is to identify and assess the key challenges faced by persons with special/functional needs during emergency or disaster evacuations. [MORE]