Feds dispatch rescue helicopters and supplies, as Isaac moves inland

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting FEMA has deployed search-and-rescue helicopters and rescue planners to inundated areas of Louisiana, as now-tropical storm Isaac churns inland, dumping over a foot of rain on Louisiana and the northern Gulf coast. Federal emergency management officials have met…

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DHS, FEMA, White House emphasize continuing collaboration on Isaac prep

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  FEMA’s Fugate The Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) and the White House emphasized continuing collaboration and communications between state and federal emergency management agencies as Tropical Storm Isaac bore down on the hurricane-weary Gulf Coast on Aug. 27….

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Isaac threatens New Orleans on Katrina anniversary

Mark Rockwell Top Priority Sector:  disaster_preparedness_emergency_response Image Caption:  Isaac’s track, Aug. 27 National weather forecasters tracking tropical storm Isaac now moving past Florida into the Gulf of Mexico said it could bring areas near New Orleans storm surges of up to 12 feet with winds nearing 100 Mph as it…

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