Emergency planning

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  Nuclear warhead exercise was 'nuke dust disaster' says mock newspaper

  4 Jul 2013:

  The events surrounding a secret exercise to test the emergency response to a road crash involving nuclear warheads were captured by a dummy newspaper created by the MoD

• Nuclear convoy disaster exercise reveals weaknesses in emergency response

  12 Jun 2013: Internal report highlights five-hour wait for weapons experts and confusion over radiation monitoring

• A rush-hour high-speed train crash: how would you cope? – video

  Video (3min 17sec), 23 May 2013:

  See the action and hear the experts explain what's going on during a disaster simulation by the emergency services in Lincolnshire

• High-speed rail disaster rehearsal in Lincolnshire – in pictures

  Gallery (11 pictures), 22 May 2013:

  Emergency teams recently staged a rail crash, complete with 'victims' to test their readiness for a real disaster. The Guardian was there to capture the most striking images.

• How would you cope in a rail disaster?

  22 May 2013:

  Emergency teams in Lincolnshire this week simulated a train crash, to test their readiness for a real-life disaster. How did they cope with the panic, chaos and casualties?

• As a volunteer firefighter, I stand with my peers in Texas, Boston and beyond

  18 Apr 2013:

  Mike Snyder: The volunteer fire service has a strong tradition in the US. You won't save a life every day, but you help many at their worst time

• How to engage beneficiaries in development programmes

  Guardian Professional, 8 Mar 2013:

  From planning to evaluation, our panel give 13 recommendations for development groups on how to better engage those they intend to help

• Labour accuses ministers of flood defence cuts

  27 Nov 2012: Three die in downpours and 900 homes are hit as environment secretary denies talks with insurers have stalled

• Helping Africa manufacture its own emergency and disaster relief supplies

  6 Aug 2012:

  David Dickie set up Advance Aid when he questioned the sense in flying supplies for people affected by Africa's humanitarian crises from China, say, when they could be made on home soil

• Police have plans for any riots during Olympics, says watchdog

  2 Jul 2012:

  Sir Denis O'Connor says it would be 'foolish to ignore the possibility' of further disorder on scale of last summer's riots

• A&E hospitals braced for heavy workload in summer of big events

  25 May 2012: The Olympics, Euro 2012 and the diamond jubilee are expected to produce a big caseload, many of them drunk, for hospitals

• Working lives: local government emergency planning officer

  Guardian Professional, 17 May 2012:

  Flooding, terror plots and evacuations – just a standard morning's work for an emergency planner

• Water restored to 353 Leeds flats after a week without mains supply

  10 May 2012:

  Now the inquest begins into fixtures, council emergency planning and compensation at West Point

• Leeds 'luxury' tower block starts second week without mains water

  9 May 2012:

  Friends and families try to help stranded residents of 353 flats which are struggling to cope with bottled water and local leisure centre's showers

• Floodwater swells rivers across southern England and Wales

  1 May 2012:

  Wettest April on record leads to flood alerts across south but drought orders and hosepipe ban to stay despite downpours

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