New Agroterrorism Classes Announced
The Florida Office of Agricultural Emergency Preparedness has scheduled three classes each in AWR-153 (Principles of Detection and Diagnosis) and AWR-154 (Principles of National Incident Management System, Team Building, and Risk Communication). Chances are good that one of them will be in your area and if not – Road Trip! AWR-153 discusses detection and diagnosis, while AWR-154 focuses on collaborative incident management, teamwork and communication.
Introducing BioMass
Not a new approach to taking off those extra pounds we packed onto the waistline over the holidays or a commentary on the size of the new BFF, but a well-managed and thoroughly studied approach to turning waste products into fuel. Biomass electrical production is not the distant future. It’s happening in Florida (Hamilton and Alachua Counties) right now. Here’s an introduction to biomass energy production with some initial thoughts about the implications for responders.
BreakBone or BoneCrusher or Dengue…
It doesn’t matter what you call it; you don’t want it. Still, this mosquito borne illness crops up from time to time in South Florida, in 2009 appearing in Key West. Is dengue a killer, something to fear? Is it just the “tip of the spear,” the first of a wave of new diseases spreading to the Sunshine State just as pythons move northward and freezing cold creeps south? In fact, dengue has been our neighbor for a long time. Though it is rarely a killer, survivors report that you might wish you were dead.
