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... 6 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW As part of the Task 2 Literature Review, the research team conducted a focused review of recent domestic and international research on emergency management and emergency response within the all-hazards context. The team sought out recent resources and guidance to identify additional hazards to be considered and understand the impact on emergency response planning, if any, of those additional hazards.
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... 7 o PRESIDENTIAL POLICY DIRECTIVE 8: NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS (2011) strengthens security and resilience through five preparedness mission areas - Prevention, Protection, Mitigation, Response, and Recovery.
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... 8 risks than ever, including the risk of a cyber incident impacting not only data, but the control systems and physical infrastructure of transportation agencies.  There has been, and continues to be, significant deployment of new resources and rapidly developing technologies to support DOT activities such as ShakeCast, FloodCast and remote, in-situ, or portable monitoring/damage detection techniques employing sensors such as sonar, radar, satellite imagery, and unmanned aerial vehicles.

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