Organization | • | Illinois Emergency Management Agency | [X] |
| | | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Following approval Thursday of the states request for federal aid for 60 counties affected by the early February winter storm, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today said it is beginning the process to help nearly 2,000 local governments in those counties receive that assistance. | | | | Date Created: | 03 18 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 310**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035065 Original UID: 16499 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 23 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Media availability following meeting between IEMA and local emergency management and elected officials regarding preparations for potential for flooding along the Mississippi River. | | | | Date Created: | 03 23 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 325**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035084 Original UID: 16517 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Media availability following meeting between IEMA and local emergency management and elected officials regarding preparations for potential for flooding along the Mississippi River. | | | | Date Created: | 03 25 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 334**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035107 Original UID: 16536 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State disaster officials have scheduled 13 briefings to help representatives from state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations in 60 Illinois counties apply for federal disaster assistance in the wake of the severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. | | | | Date Created: | 03 25 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 338**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035160 Original UID: 16590 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 30 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Minute levels of radioactive materials believed to be related to the troubled Fukushima nuclear power reactors in Japan have been detected by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA). Radioactive iodine was found in grass clippings collected in Will County and in an air sample collected at IEMAs radiochemistry lab in Springfield. | | | | Date Created: | 01 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 362**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035186 Original UID: 16616 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Ten short videos created by Illinois high school students are competing for the top prize in a radon awareness video contest sponsored by the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the American Lung Association in Illinois (ALA-IL) | | | | Date Created: | 03 31 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 376**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035203 Original UID: 16633 FIRST WORD: Teens | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 1 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Nearly 60,000 Illinois residents have already registered to participate in a multi-state earthquake drill in April, and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) is encouraging even more groups and individuals to join in The Great Central U.S. ShakeOut on April 28. The drill coincides with IEMAs annual observation of Earthquake Preparedness Month every April. | | | | Date Created: | 04 01 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 384**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035238 Original UID: 16673 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 March 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | State disaster officials have scheduled 13 briefings to help representatives from state and local governments and certain private nonprofit organizations in 60 Illinois counties apply for federal disaster assistance in the wake of the severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. | | | | Date Created: | 03 25 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 338**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035322 Original UID: 16589 FIRST WORD: State | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 6 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Posters created by three Illinois students illustrating the hazards of radon gas in homes will soon be competing in a national radon poster contest. | | | | Date Created: | 04 06 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 409**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035373 Original UID: 16802 FIRST WORD: Teens | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 August 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: Teams of representatives from IEMA, FEMA, SBA and the affected communities will begin assessing damage to homes and businesses caused by floods that occurred July 22-24. | | | | Date Created: | 08 03 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 912**10 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035385 Original UID: 16817 FIRST WORD: IEMA, | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2010 August 3 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Press Release: While every household should have a disaster preparedness kit stocked with survival necessities such as food, water, flashlights and batteries, homes with pets and livestock need to take an extra step when planning for disasters. | | | | Date Created: | 08 03 2010 | | | | Agency ID: | 908**10 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035386 Original UID: 16818 FIRST WORD: Pet | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 8 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today said the latest round of testing to assess the extent of radioactivity in Illinois from the Fukushima nuclear power plants in Japan found trace amounts of radioactive iodine in air, grass, milk and rainwater samples as well as minute levels of cesium in some milk samples. | | | | Date Created: | 04 08 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 438**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035484 Original UID: 16894 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 12 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | An earthquake cant be prevented, but the damage it could cause to homes and buildings can be minimized. As part of the states observance of Earthquake Preparedness Month, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) today offered several tips for making structures more earthquake resistant. | | | | Date Created: | 04 12 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 448**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035487 Original UID: 16921 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Three years ago, Illinois residents were reminded of the earthquake risk in the Central U.S. when a 5.4 magnitude earthquake occurred. Centered near the southeastern Illinois town of Mt. Carmel, the April 18, 2008, quake caused minimal damage but was felt by people as far away as Chicago. | | | | Date Created: | 04 18 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 466**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035530 Original UID: 16965 FIRST WORD: IEMA | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | IEMA and the ALA-IL sponsored the radon video contest to encourage high school students to learn more about radon, a radioactive gas that causes an estimated 1,100 lung cancer deaths in Illinois each year. | | | | Date Created: | 04 27 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 517**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035753 Original UID: 17105 FIRST WORD: IEMA, | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 April 28 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | A group of teens at Glenwood High School in Chatham are helping spread the message about radon's health hazards across Illinois through a 60-second YouTube video they produced and submitted to the 2011 Illinois High School Radon Video Contest. On Thursday, the students learned their video won the contest during a presentation ceremony at the school. | | | | Date Created: | 04 28 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 523**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035754 Original UID: 17106 FIRST WORD: Student | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 May 2 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | As the State Homeland Security Advisor to Governor Quinn, I have been in contact with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security regarding the death of Osama bin Laden. At this time, we are working closely with the State Terrorism and Intelligence Center (STIC) as intelligence experts there collect and disseminate information to our state and local law enforcement partners regarding this event. I am also in close communications with the Illinois State Police. | | | | Date Created: | 05 02 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 536**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035776 Original UID: 17122 FIRST WORD: Statement | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 May 4 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In order to provide current information to media covering flooding in southern Illinois, the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Illinois National Guard (ING) have established a media information center in Marion. | | | | Date Created: | 05 04 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 547**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000035910 Original UID: 17134 FIRST WORD: Joint | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 May 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | On April 25, Governor Pat Quinn issued a state disaster declaration for severe flooding in Southern Illinois. As flood waters began to recede, the state requested personnel from FEMA and SBA to assist with thorough assessments of the damage. The teams will begin those assessments on Monday. The information gathered by these teams will be used to support a state request for federal disaster assistance. | | | | Date Created: | 05 13 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 588**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000036106 Original UID: 17234 FIRST WORD: IEMA, | |
| | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2011 May 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Five more Illinois counties were designated for Public Assistance (PA) today in the wake of the severe winter storm and snowstorm during the period of Jan. 31 to Feb. 3. This brings the total number of designated counties for infrastructure losses to 65, according to officials from the Illinois Emergency Management Agency (IEMA) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). | | | | Date Created: | 05 16 2011 | | | | Agency ID: | 593**11 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000036143 Original UID: 17250 FIRST WORD: Five | |
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