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Updated: 09/30/2012 08:02:04AM
Charlotte, Sarasota vigilant
in disaster preparation
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The data from FEMA shows emergency declarations by state from 1974 - 2011 taken from the CRS report on disaster thresholds on August 31, 2012.
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The data from FEMA shows emergency declarations by state from 1974 to 2011, taken from the CRS report on disaster thresholds on Aug. 31, 2012.
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ENGLEWOOD — A recent Harris Interactive survey says 55 percent of U.S. families are not prepared to handle an emergency situation. Floridians are all too familiar with dealing with emergencies, especially during the hurricane season.
“I think Florida is not where I like it to be, but it’s markedly better than that,” Charlotte County Emergency Management Director Wayne Sallade said.
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