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Sales Tax for Flood Recovery

Disaster Recovery, News, Water and Storm Damage

In a city council meeting in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Justin Shields placed an idea before his fellow council members: people should begin to pay an emergency local-option sales tax of 2 percent extra for the next two years. The money collected would go towards recovery for victims of the June 2008 flood.

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Robots to the Rescue

Disaster Recovery

It is possible that first responders will use robots in the near future. The hope is that the robots can be sent in to survey scenes without using up precious time or putting lives at risk unnecessarily. Robots could enter areas that are contaminated and/or structurally unsound.

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Recovering medical documents is possible after experiencing damage

Disaster Recovery, Document Recovery

One of the worst nightmares of a file clerk in a hospital or even a small-town doctor is finding patient records and other medical documents damaged by water, humidity, mold or a fire. When medical documents are damaged, they will only get worse with time. To help those in the medical field solve this dilemma, Polygon provided instructions on what to do to recover critical medical documents in Facility Care magazine.

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Texas wildfires span over 1,100 acres

Disaster Recovery, Fire and Smoke Damage

Wildfire crews with the Texas Forest Service responded to six wildfires that spanned 1,124 acres over the weekend. Over the last week, however, 50 wildfires affected 20,670 acres of Texas land. In response, fire managers with the Texas Forest Services are using aircraft in many of the inaccessible parts of the state, such as Type I helicopters and single-engine airtankers (SEATs).

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Harvard wizards create firefighting wand

Disaster Recovery, Fire and Smoke Damage

The traditional method to fight fires is with water, special foams, powders and other chemical substances. Harvard University’s Whitesides Research Group, however, have created a “wand” that harnesses the power of electric fields to control flames. This new technology could help reduce the environmental threats and water damage caused by traditional flame tamers.

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Sales Tax for Flood Recovery

Robots to the Rescue

Recovering medical documents is possible after experiencing damage

Texas wildfires span over 1,100 acres

Harvard wizards create firefighting wand

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