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emergency planning and response

Computer Simulations Explore “What If” Disaster Scenarios

March 1, 2013

Advances in computer modeling now make a proactive plan more possible, potentially giving planners the head start they need to minimize the public-safety and economic consequences of a disaster.

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 49, Number 1 Tagged With: computer simulation, economic impact, emergency planning and response

Hazmat on the move

December 1, 2008

In June 2004, a chlorine spill from a rail tank car caused three deaths in San Antonio. While other similar incidents have occurred around the country, railcars are still the primary method for transporting this chemical used by water treatment plants to make drinking water safe. In order to address concerns about hazardous materials (hazmat) […]

Filed Under: Texas Transportation Researcher, Volume 44, Number 4 Tagged With: emergency planning and response, hazmat

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