tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76474876630947716622024-03-06T01:43:47.417-05:00Craig FugateCraig Fugate Consutling LLCCraig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.comBlogger94125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-3251128700433469062009-03-11T17:05:00.001-04:002009-03-11T17:05:07.217-04:00Weekly Report for the Second Week of March, 2009<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/HIB9MKvGkKY' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/HIB9MKvGkKY'/></object></p><p>Dry Season Wildfire Threat Briefing by the Florida Division of Forestry</p></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com36tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-27782646276462604352009-02-25T12:52:00.001-05:002009-02-25T12:52:50.021-05:00Flash Report Feb 24, 2009<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/NPBB1L2qe4c' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/NPBB1L2qe4c'/></object></p><p>Ben's updated on the Wildfire threat in Florida</p></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-31820743705491076692009-02-24T15:55:00.000-05:002009-02-24T15:55:50.128-05:00US Seasonal Drought Outlook<a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/seasonal_drought.pdf">PDF Version of Seasonal Drought Outlook Graphic</a> <br />
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Latest Seasonal Assessment - Heavy rain and snow during mid-February raised river levels and boosted snow pack in drought-affected areas of California, but major reservoirs remained well below normal. The seasonal drought outlook indicates improving conditions for northern and central parts of the state due to expected above-normal rain and snow into early March. However, it is highly unlikely that water shortages will end before the dry season sets in, given the long-term deficits that have accumulated over nearly three years. Much more precipitation is needed to get the critical snow water content levels up to normal by April, when snow pack typically peaks. Water storage in mid-February ranged from 44 to 83 percent of normal in the largest reservoirs, suggesting that California has a long way to go to see relief from its hydrologic drought. In the southern Plains, moderate to exceptional drought is forecast to continue in Texas and parts of Oklahoma due to forecast below-normal rainfall during March through May. The same dry forecasts also lead to the continued outlook for drought development in southwestern Texas and southeastern New Mexico. Below-normal rainfall expected for March-May also results in a forecast for drought to persist or expand across the Florida Peninsula and into southeastern Georgia and southern South Carolina. Drought affecting parts of Louisiana, Alabama, and North Carolina should also continue. The lingering drought in the southern Appalachians should see improvement toward the northwest in the eastern Tennessee area, but less improvement toward the southeast in the western Carolinas. Areas of drought in Montana and northern Wisconsin are forecast to improve. Lingering drought in parts of Hawaii should also ease. <br />
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Next Outlook issued: March 5, 2009 at 8:30 AM EDTCraig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-55141420867352702402009-02-24T11:37:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:37:08.048-05:00StateRecovery.org - A Service of The Council of State Governments for Economic Recovery | State Recovery<a href="http://www.staterecovery.org/">StateRecovery.org - A Service of The Council of State Governments for Economic Recovery State Recovery</a>:<br /><br />"Welcome to STATERECOVERY<br /><br />The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides over $300 billion in potential funding for states and state-related programs. In order to deliver the services their citizens need, while also addressing an unprecedented fiscal crisis, states need to access, utilize, and account for stimulus funding as quickly and efficiently as possible. However, the sheer enormity and complexity of the legislation makes this a daunting challenge. STATERECOVERY.org is a service of The Council of State Governments (CSG) designed to help states: 1) rapidly decipher potential funding opportunities; and 2) share best practices by tracking how the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government are responding to and impacted by this historic legislation"Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-67208365521090487982009-02-20T11:14:00.000-05:002009-02-20T11:14:07.165-05:00National Governors' Association workforce planning in preparation for pandemic influenzThe National Governors' Association Center for Best Practices has issued a new brief for State Executives on workforce planning in preparation for pandemic influenza. A link to the report is provided below. The recommendations in the brief are a result of regional workshops conducted by NGA in 2007 and 2008.<br />
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<a href="http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0902PANDEMICWORKFORCEPLAN.PDF">http://www.nga.org/Files/pdf/0902PANDEMICWORKFORCEPLAN.PDF</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com228tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-4472277008445062682009-02-19T09:24:00.004-05:002009-02-19T09:31:16.755-05:00Florida's Wildfire Season 2009Drought + Weather + Humans = Florida's Spring Wildfire Threat.<br /><br />Not until summer will lightning overtake humans as the primary cause of wildfire starts.<br /><br />Key Web Sites for Florida's Emergency Managers to monitor the wildfire threat are<br /><br />Drought - <a href="http://www.drought.gov/">www.drought.gov<br /></a><br /><a href="http://flame.fl-dof.com/fire_weather/KBDI/index.html">Florida Keetch-Byram Drought Index Map </a>from the Florida Division of Forestry<br /><br /><a href="http://www.spc.noaa.gov/products/fire_wx/">Storm Prediction Center's Fire Weather Forecast</a><br /><br /><a href="http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/">National Weather Service Fire Weather Page</a><br /><br />your local National Weather Service will have the latest fire weather products for their county warning area. <a href="http://www.weather.gov/">www.weather.gov</a><br /><br />For more information<br /><br /><a href="http://www.floridadisaster.org/">www.floridadisaster.org</a><br /><br />and<br /><br /><a href="http://www.firewise.org/">www.firewise.org</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-16306995681119580462009-02-16T15:59:00.000-05:002009-02-16T15:59:01.360-05:002008 Atlantic Hurricane Season Animation<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="width: 745px;"><tbody>
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The agencies used widgets, blogs, Twitter, podcasts, mobile alerts and online videos to warn the public that peanut butter manufactured by Peanut Corp. of America for institutional use and for additives in other products such as snacks may be tainted with salmonella. Eight people died and 500 were sickened by the infected peanut butter.<br />'The response has been really amazing,' said Janice Nall, director of the division of eHealth marketing at CDC, on the public's reaction to her agency's social media campaign. 'We look at social media as additional channels to reach people where they are.'"<br /><br /><a href="http://www.nextgov.com/nextgov/ng_20090209_7840.php">more</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-51115567847748126642009-02-05T13:25:00.000-05:002009-02-05T13:25:45.957-05:00EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO)<a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html">Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion</a>:<br /><br />"EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION"<br /><br />issued by<br /><br />CLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP<br />5 February 2009<br /><br />ENSO Alert System Status: La Niña Advisory<br /><br /><br />Synopsis: La Niña is expected to continue into Northern Hemisphere Spring 2009.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html">more...</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-35172725799866175572009-02-02T15:27:00.000-05:002009-02-02T15:27:49.268-05:00How GIS Aids Local Government and First Responders in Crises<a href="http://www.pti.org/">Public Technology Institute</a>:<br /><br />"How GIS Aids Local Government and First Responders in Crises"<br /><br />A new case-study guide illustrates how local government and utility first responders are using geospatial information in large-scale emergencies.<br />Published by PTI and the Geospatial Information & Technology Association (GITA), Geospatial Systems That Support Emergency and Disaster Operations: A Case Study Guide for Local Government and Utility First Responders is available until February 28, 2009 at no charge. After that date, the publication will be sold through the PTI Store.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.pti.org/index.php/ptiee1/more/445/">Click for more... </a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-4258438954385290572009-01-29T10:53:00.001-05:002009-01-29T10:53:23.922-05:00Weekly Report from the Florida Division of Emergency Management<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/F4A7Wku6no0' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/F4A7Wku6no0'/></object></p><p>Kids Weather Survival Week Feb 2009<br /><br /><br />more from the Florida Division of Emergency Management at <br />http://www.youtube.com/FloridaSERT <br /></p></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-82612725464147024432009-01-28T07:07:00.000-05:002009-01-28T07:07:59.414-05:00OASIS approves emergency data exchange standards -- Government Computer News<a href="http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/01/08/OASIS-approves-emergency-data-exchange-standards.aspx">OASIS approves emergency data exchange standards -- Government Computer News</a>: "OASIS approves emergency data exchange standards<br />By Rutrell Yasin<br />Jan 08, 2009<br /><br />The Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS), the international open standards consortium, has approved two emergency data exchange languages as OASIS standards, members of the organization said today." <a href="http://gcn.com/Articles/2009/01/08/OASIS-approves-emergency-data-exchange-standards.aspx">more...</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-85685439429049329322009-01-26T11:28:00.000-05:002009-01-26T11:44:17.066-05:00KidsGetAPlan.comSneak Preview - <a href="http://www.kidsgetaplan.com/">http://www.kidsgetaplan.com/</a> - still a work in progess. Not all links and functions work, but it will give you the general idea of what we are trying to do.<br />
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craigCraig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-80981024276698940782009-01-23T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-23T12:44:06.086-05:00Florida - preliminary response to the question asked in the statewide survey<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Florida - preliminary response to the question asked in the statewide survey:</span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">QUESTION:</span> If your home was destroyed by a major hurricane, which of the following choices would best describe what you would do? </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 13px;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">64% - Look to remain in your home community and live in temporary housing or with family or friends while your home was rebuilt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">11% - Relocate to another part of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state> while your home was rebuilt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">7% - Relocate outside of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state> until your home was rebuilt.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">8% - Not rebuild, but would relocate to another part of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">8% - Not rebuild and would relocate outside the state of <st1:state w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Florida</st1:place></st1:state>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10pt;">2% - Not sure <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-70657483564977796452009-01-23T11:16:00.000-05:002009-01-23T11:16:43.728-05:00Coast Guard flag officers brief new DHS secretary - Defense News<a href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3914997&c=AME&s=TOP">Coast Guard flag officers brief new DHS secretary - Defense News</a>: "Coast Guard flag officers brief new DHS secretary<br />By AMY MCCULLOUGH<br />Published: 22 Jan 21:00 EST (02:00 GMT)<br /><br />One day after being sworn in as the third Homeland Security secretary, Janet Napolitano was briefed by Washington, D.C.-based Coast Guard flag officers about the service's global presence as well as its involvement in anti-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia, drug interdiction efforts, and the role the private sector plays in securing the nation's border." <a href="http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=3914997&c=AME&s=TOP">more...</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-30565953577512069622009-01-22T13:46:00.000-05:002009-01-22T13:46:45.548-05:00FEMA: National Disaster Housing Strategy Released<a href="http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47305">FEMA: National Disaster Housing Strategy Released</a>:<br /><br />"National Disaster Housing Strategy Released<br />Release Date: January 16, 2009<br />Release Number: FNF-09-001<br /><br /><a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/2009/ndhs.pdf">National Disaster Housing Strategy Base Document (PDF 2.1MB) </a><br /><a href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/media/2009/annexes_consolidation.pdf">National Disaster Housing Strategy Annexes (PDF 2.1MB) </a><br /><br />WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) today announced the release of the National Disaster Housing Strategy. The Strategy summarizes, for the first time in a single document, the many sheltering and housing capabilities, principles, and policies that guide and inform the disaster housing process. The Strategy also charts the new direction that our disaster housing efforts must take to better meet the disaster housing needs of individuals and communities moving forward."Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com60tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-47553490309085735492009-01-16T14:40:00.001-05:002009-01-16T14:40:37.229-05:00Thunderbolt Exercise - Solar Storm<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/oDf8EO1fUM8' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/oDf8EO1fUM8'/></object></p><p>The first thunderbolt exercise of 2009. What is a thunderbolt exercise - a no notice exercise for the State emergency Response Team.</p></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-9835996868771842842009-01-16T10:31:00.000-05:002009-01-16T10:31:21.638-05:00Blogging General Reaches Out to Troops, Blows Off Security Fears | Danger Room from Wired.com<a href="http://blog.wired.com/defense/2009/01/tf-mountains-so.html">Blogging General Reaches Out to Troops, Blows Off Security Fears Danger Room from Wired.com</a>:<br /><br /><br />"Blogging General Reaches Out to Troops, Blows Off Security Fears<br />By Noah Shachtman January 16, 2009<br /><br />While most of the Army is still wringing its hands trying to figure out what to do about blogs and other social media, the two-star general overseeing 19,000 U.S. soldiers scattered across 17,000 square miles of southern and central Iraq has decided to start blogging himself and holding online chats with his troops."Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-57479324404230531912009-01-15T15:12:00.000-05:002009-01-15T15:12:08.574-05:00Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion<a href="http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_advisory/ensodisc.html">Climate Prediction Center: ENSO Diagnostic Discussion</a>:<br /><br /> "EL NIÑO/SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) DIAGNOSTIC DISCUSSION"<br /><br />issued byCLIMATE PREDICTION CENTER/NCEP<br />8 January 2009<br /><br />Synopsis: Developing La Niña conditions are likely to continue into Northern Hemisphere Spring 2009.Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-46328464889540243342009-01-14T16:37:00.001-05:002009-01-14T16:37:13.682-05:00Cold Weather Preparedness Tips from FDEM<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><object height='350' width='425'><param value='http://youtube.com/v/plYQIqy2Xp4' name='movie'/><embed height='350' width='425' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' src='http://youtube.com/v/plYQIqy2Xp4'/></object></p><p>Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) - YouTube Public Service Announcement - Cold Weather Preparedness</p></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-62516974460204468492009-01-14T13:27:00.000-05:002009-01-14T13:27:24.044-05:00Thunderbolt Exercises Helped Florida React During Blackout - Government Technology<a href="http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/584947?id=584947&full=1&story_pg=1">Thunderbolt Exercises Helped Florida React During Blackout - Government Technology</a><br /><br />Jan 14, 2009, By <a href="http://www.govtech.com/gt/more.php?code=GT_WRITER&format=tag_articles_simple&writer=Jim+Reilly">Jim Reilly</a><br /><br />The cascading power outages that took place in Florida on Feb. 26, 2008 -- the Florida Blackout -- resulted in power losses from Miami to Daytona to Tampa. As the investigation continued into how an apparently isolated event produced such wide-scale outages, this much is clear: Once the outages took place, the performance of the response systems -- both electric reliability coordination and emergency management -- was admirable. The outages were extensive throughout the state, so extensive that many thought that what had occurred was similar to the New York blackout of August 2003.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/584947?id=584947&full=1&story_pg=1">more</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-37390496923174259572009-01-12T12:28:00.000-05:002009-01-12T12:28:24.911-05:00Twitter: A Primer for Public CIOs - Government Technology<a href="http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/583303">Twitter: A Primer for Public CIOs - Government Technology</a>: "Jan 12, 2009, By Emma Newcombe<br />With the growing abundance of Web 2.0 applications and services, it can be difficult for CIOs to decide which technologies are worth exploring. One tool that has begun to take the public sector by storm is Twitter, a free social networking and micro-blogging service launched in March 2006.<br />Once a small side project developed in San Francisco, Twitter has become a worldwide service that connects more than 4 million users. Although it was created primarily to keep friends, family and co-workers connected, agencies within the public sector have begun to use Twitter for everything from announcing traffic alerts to holding virtual press conferences.Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-87350026238364111462009-01-12T07:32:00.000-05:002009-01-12T07:32:31.122-05:00Bush, Obama reps to have disaster drill (1/9/09) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com<a href="http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=41764&dcn=todaysnews">Bush, Obama reps to have disaster drill (1/9/09) -- www.GovernmentExecutive.com</a>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7647487663094771662.post-70722174682131482802009-01-09T14:30:00.000-05:002009-01-09T14:30:54.972-05:00Thunderbolt Exercise - Solar Storm<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefYeS5wa7Vdu00vaJ0u8l2O9RYB_ZBhE_MuzX163zfexg-wUlzhD8u_sGLl9fOBtOKvVxG-s5jlGpSGik_eZ9TYJPrjXoLsTMY_oIdRWAxw2mmPCPk8XqLgmxtV75vwwQjYhSGhUE5Oqh/s1600-h/GetAttachment.aspx+(2).jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgefYeS5wa7Vdu00vaJ0u8l2O9RYB_ZBhE_MuzX163zfexg-wUlzhD8u_sGLl9fOBtOKvVxG-s5jlGpSGik_eZ9TYJPrjXoLsTMY_oIdRWAxw2mmPCPk8XqLgmxtV75vwwQjYhSGhUE5Oqh/s320/GetAttachment.aspx+(2).jpg" /></a> <br />Tallahassee, Fl<br />1/9/2009<br /><br />Day 4 - Solar Storm Exercise<br /><br />Scenes from the State Emergency Operations Center<br /><br />This is an Exercise <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS7YokZJd7ni97VvovAo9ySU-ZO2jbfxn5JNhcmFRuDUSovT1MJLiT_0oAu6ZN0iDgOMN3B1DuIdkUASqslYlQ09IwAvCECeJaokd2_NZIQX0lQHdBC0x2dPOUR-DAJ-dIj7wHmMwKKbg/s1600-h/IMAGE_029.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfS7YokZJd7ni97VvovAo9ySU-ZO2jbfxn5JNhcmFRuDUSovT1MJLiT_0oAu6ZN0iDgOMN3B1DuIdkUASqslYlQ09IwAvCECeJaokd2_NZIQX0lQHdBC0x2dPOUR-DAJ-dIj7wHmMwKKbg/s320/IMAGE_029.jpg" /></a> <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWF2za0d2JhwOPqEl3nYqgmjasD2s1HW9dc0SG5SY01so1V11vuxvMlkLXVHDiE9lf08-n0jGEIcJ4aN7alLy4RgDaS6BTni544XjJ_r4jJK2hjAHBEqTujYmp3m5VhHuoXvWApzVyM1z/s1600-h/IMAGE_026.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; FLOAT: right; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvWF2za0d2JhwOPqEl3nYqgmjasD2s1HW9dc0SG5SY01so1V11vuxvMlkLXVHDiE9lf08-n0jGEIcJ4aN7alLy4RgDaS6BTni544XjJ_r4jJK2hjAHBEqTujYmp3m5VhHuoXvWApzVyM1z/s320/IMAGE_026.jpg" /></a><div style='clear:both; text-align:RIGHT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Craig Fugatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115657985016025704noreply@blogger.com0