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		<title>Fires and Flooding</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2011/09/08/fires-and-flooding/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fires and flooding are currently causing many folks to evacuate their homes in areas of Texas and along the Susquehanna River in New York and Pennsylvania.   (The flood level at my hometown, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, which sits along the Susquehanna, is expected to crest tomorrow morning near the record level set back in 1972 by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>25 Years</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 May 2011 14:29:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been 25 years since the historic Los Angeles Public Library fire, which occurred on April 29, 1986.  See an article about it here:  http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/04/los-angeles-public-library-fire.html.  As the article notes, over 400,000 items were destroyed and many, many more were damaged by smoke and water.  Other reports note that everyone was evacuated safely from the building&#8211;the initial alarm sounded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Library Book Drops</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 16:50:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we teach about risk assessment, we mention book drops as potential targets for arsonists. Here&#8217;s a story about a fire started in a book drop at the Portsmouth Public Library in Portsmouth, Virginia: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/portsmouth/portsmouth-library-catches-fire]]></description>
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		<title>One Bag of Popcorn</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/12/16/one-bag-of-popcorn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 15:07:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A bag of popcorn burning in a microwave at the Kansas State University Hale Library in Manhattan, Kansas, set off the library&#8217;s sprinkler system a couple of months ago. As Rebecca Brown, Kansas Outreach and Technology Liaison (NN/LM MCR), stated in an email message, &#8220;a good example of a not-so-obvious cause of a disaster.&#8221; Thanks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Destroys Columbia International University Library</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2010/05/18/fire-destroys-columbia-international-university-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 May 2010 19:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A fire recently destroyed the library at the Columbia International University in Columbia, South Carolina.  According to reports, over 15,000 books were destroyed, some dating back to the 1700s.  Officials believe the cause of the fire was electrical.   Click here for a report of the fire from WLTX.com.]]></description>
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		<title>Some help with risk assessment&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2009/01/19/some-help-with-risk-assessment/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Yowell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Earthquakes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Risk Assessment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toolkit Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[emergency preparedness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[maps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Check out the latest new feature of the Toolkit! Scroll down past the Resources section of the right side menu bar to find a list of links to the maps that Dan has used in his training classes on service continuity. The maps are helpful for risk assessment for all regions&#8211;they add a larger picture [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Ways Out</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2008/01/28/two-ways-out/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past Friday night around 8:00PM, my family and I heard a fire truck and an ambulance head past our house. We live on a busy street, so we paid little attention. However, additional fire trucks and ambulances kept going by. Sensing that something big was happening, my younger daughter and I put on our [...]]]></description>
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		<title>University Libraries, University of New Mexico</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/07/31/university-libraries-university-of-new-mexico/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/07/31/university-libraries-university-of-new-mexico/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2007 18:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fran Wilkinson, Interim Dean of the University Libraries at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico, discusses the impact of a fire at the academic library in April 2006. Interview date: July 31st, 2007 Questions: (1.) What happened in your community (i.e., what was the disaster/emergency)? On Sunday, April 30, 2006 at approximately [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Evacuating People with Disabilities</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/16/evacuating-people-with-disabilities/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/16/evacuating-people-with-disabilities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2007 12:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The National Fire Protection Agency has published a planning guide for evacuating people with disasbilities.  Here&#8217;s a description of the guide: &#8220;It provides information on the five general categories of disabilities: mobility impairments, visual impairments, hearing impairments, speech impairments, and cognitive impairments. It also outlines the four elements of evacuation information that occupants need: notification, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Georgetown Public Library Update</title>
		<link>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/08/georgetown-public-library-update-2/</link>
		<comments>http://nnlm.gov/ep/2007/05/08/georgetown-public-library-update-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2007 12:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dan Wilson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fire]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Click here for a nice update on the recovery efforts at the Georgetown Public Library in the District of Columbia.]]></description>
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