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Volunteers to Provide Debris Clean-up Assistance for Elderly and Disabled Residents in Tulsa
Item #2004-9
Six Agencies Coordinate to Provide Volunteers
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Item Date: June 8, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:27 PM
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"...Innovation at work in homeland security"
Item #2004-WEB-12
Council for Excellence in Government report acknowledges grassroots homeland security approach
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Item Date: May 25, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:23 PM
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Thank you, Tulsa World!
Item #2004-WEB-11
Memorial Day 1984 Flood reporting By KIM BROWN, NORA K. FROESCHLE, KAREN SHADE and CORY YOUNG World Staff Writers
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Item Date: May 24,2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:17 PM
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A special invitation from Mayor Bill LaFortune
Item #2004-WEB-10
From Heartbreak to Hope - 1984 Memorial Day Flood…20 Years After
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Item Date: May 18, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:13 PM
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Plan for disaster can be company savior
Item #2004-WEB-09
Business Continuation Planning article from the Tulsa World
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Item Date: May 16, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:08 PM
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Seminars announced for "Design and Construction Guidance for Community Shelters"
Item #2004-WEB-08
FEMA and ODEM to sponsor five seminars/workshops based on FEMA Publication 361
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Item Date: April 4, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:04 PM
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Grids raised as Mayor LaFortune proclaims April "McReady Month" in Tulsa
Item #2004-WEB-07
Program Goes Statewide As Governor Henry Helps Launch Severe Weather Campaign
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Item Date: April 2, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:54:00 PM
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You are cordially invited to attend a Spring Reunion.
Item #2004-WEB-06
From Heartbreak to Hope: Building Disaster-Resistant Communities
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Item Date: March 5, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:56 PM
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Sue Mencer Celebrates 1st Anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security in Tulsa
Item #2004-WEB-05
ODP Director Recognizes the City's Successful Citizen Corps Program
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Item Date: February 23, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:51 PM
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Neighbor for Neighbor's Millennium House is a model of energy efficiency for low-income families
Item #2004-Web-04
Safe and Warm
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Item Date: January 19, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:48 PM
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People Get Ready
Item #2004-Web-03
Tulsa Partners wants the city ready to withstand anything from tornadoes to terrorists.
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Item Date: January 12, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:44 PM
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Tulsa Partners and Mayor's Citizen Corps End A Successful Year
Item #2004-02
Good progress made toward becoming a disaster-resistant community
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Item Date: January 2, 2004
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:40 PM
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Top 10 Tips To Survive Disaster
Item #2004-1
Start the New Year Safely
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Item Date: December 23, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:37 PM
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'A Family Preparedness Guide' now in Spanish
Item #2003-web-1121
Translation completed of the first in a series of preparedness publications
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Item Date: November 21, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:34 PM
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Volunteers in Homeland Security Conference 2003 to be held in Austin, TX November 4th - 6th
Item #2003-web-1007
FEMA Region VI taps Disaster Ready Austin, Tulsa Mayor's Citizen Corps and Tulsa Partners, Inc. for meeting
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Item Date: October 7, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:31 PM
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Operation Safe Room 2003 Registration Begins
Item #2003-web-1007
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF SAFE ROOM PROGRAM
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Item Date: October 6, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:27 PM
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Tulsa Partners Elects 2004 Board
Item #2003-39
Service awards distributed amidst bluegrass and chili
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Item Date: September 29, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:24 PM
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Tulsa Partners to Create New Web Site Linking Citizen Corps Agencies
Item #2003-36
$40,000 SBC Excelerator Grant Provides Bulk of Funding
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Item Date: September 26, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:15 PM
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Tulsa Honored As Nation's Leading Floodplain Community
Item #2003-WEB-0915
Tulsa Property Owners To Receive Discount On Their Flood Insurance Premiums
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Item Date: September 15, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:10 PM
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"Friend-raiser" Chili Supper set for Sept. 29th
Item #2009-WEB-0909-2
Bringing people together to accomplish a common goal
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Item Date: September 9, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:06 PM
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Open house balloting at Chili Supper - September 29th
Item #2003-WEB-0909
Tulsa Partners' Annual Meeting is a 'non-meeting'
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Item Date: September 9, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:53:01 PM
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Mitigation In Action: Millennium House
Item #2003-Web-0731
Prototype House Under Construction
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Item Date: July 31, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:56 PM
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Tulsa Partners announces "Plus Ultra" expansion of Public Information section of website
Item #2003-web-062503
Source, subject and audience will guide display criteria.
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Item Date: June 25, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:50 PM
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Tulsa Partners and Tulsa Volunteer Center announce intent to link websites
Item #2003-web-061803
Additional links part of larger project
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Item Date: June 19, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:45 PM
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Tulsa Partners and McDonald's Work Together
Item #2003-29
Making Tulsa McReady for disaster
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Item Date: June 4, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:41 PM
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"Turn Around … Don't Drown"
Item #03-074
Public Works Department media campaign seeks to reduce the number of deaths due to flooding
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Item Date: June 5, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:37 PM
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Mayor LaFortune to Announce New Public/Private Partnership
Item #2003-25 McDonald's Press Conference
Special Media Advisory
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Item Date: June 2, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:32 PM
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Batter Up!
Item #2003-27
!st Annual Flag Day Pancake Breakfast
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Item Date: June 2, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:28 PM
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Yard By Yard, Grassroots Homeland Security Taking Root
Item #2003-24
All Communities Need To Be Prepared For The Unthinkable
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Item Date: April 30, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:23 PM
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USA Freedom Corps Fosters A Culture Of Service, Citizenship And Responsibility
Item #2003-22
USA Freedom Corps launches a new resource for people seeking to support our troops, their families, and their communities called "On the Homefront."
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Item Date: March 27, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:19 PM
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Preparing Your City To Be Disaster-Ready
Item #2003 - 18
Tulsa Hopes For The Best And Plans For The Worst
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Item Date: March 19, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:14 PM
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NOAA Emergency Radios given to classrooms of deaf and hearing impaired
Item #2003-04-19
Presentation Made At Leisure Park Elementary School, Broken Arrow, OK
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Item Date: March 18, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:09 PM
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Is Your Family Disaster-Ready?
Item #2003-15
Disaster Preparedness - What Your Family Needs To Know
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Item Date: March 7, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:05 PM
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Web Links for All Seasons
Item #2003-14
Disaster Mitigation Information via the Internet
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Item Date: May 29, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:52:02 PM
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The 2002 Review
Item #2003-01
Homeland security joins hazard mitigation and preparation to accomplish disaster-resistance in Tulsa.
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Item Date: January 7, 2003
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:57 PM
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One More Family Helped
Item #2002-31
Local family receives early holiday gift
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Item Date: December 19, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:54 PM
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"The CNN for teens" interviews Mayor's Citizen Corps Council representatives about Tulsa disaster programs
Item #2002-21
Keeping our youth informed: Channel One TV comes to Tulsa to learn about community involvement in the war against terrorism
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Item Date: 8/16/02
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:49 PM
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Tulsa Partners: New name, new directors
Item #2002-25
Former Army Chief of Staff General Dennis Reimer (ret) delivers homeland security message at foundation's annual meeting.
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Item Date: October 1, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:46 PM
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SCRIPPS HOWARD FOUNDATION / KJRH CHANNEL 2 AWARDS $1000 GRANT TO TULSA PROJECT IMPACT FOUNDATION
Item #2002-Web-02
KJRH CHANNEL 2 AWARDS $1000 GRANT TO TULSA PROJECT IMPACT FOUNDATION
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Item Date: November 7, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:41 PM
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President Bush Urges Extra Time Spent In Preparation
Item #2002-Web-01
An article originally written by Lloyd Colston of Mayes County Emergency Management, Pryor, OK USA, and edited for reuse.
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Item Date: October 25, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:32 PM
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Tulsa Mayor's Citizen Corps story told.
Item #2002-17
FEMA Region VII senior leaders hear Tulsa Mayor's Citizen Corps story.
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Item Date: September 26, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:23 PM
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Tulsa receives $275,000 grant for Citizen Corps program
Item #2002-16
Tulsa Mayor Bill LaFortune's office today announced that Tulsa will receive a $275,000 federal grant to establish a Citizen Corps program to support Homeland Security.
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Item Date: July 18, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:19 PM
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Flanagan's Way
Item #112
Ron Flanagan honored with the naming of FLANAGAN’S WAY, TRAIL AND GREENWAY.
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Item Date: June 12, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:16 PM
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Students Learn to Build Stronger, Safer
Item #111
Mayor LaFortune Dedicates Demonstration SafeRoom
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Item Date: May 24, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:12 PM
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FEMA Strongly Encourages Homeowners and Communities to Build Safe Rooms and Shelters
Item #110
FEMA Strongly Encourages Homeowners and Communities to Build Safe Rooms and Shelters but Cannot Endorse or Approve Specific Manufacturers or Producers
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Item Date: May 24, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:09 PM
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Building a Firm Foundation From the Ground Up
Item #109
Students at Tulsa Technology Center build a demonstration plywood/steel SafeRoom at Disaster Alley in Eastland Mall.
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Item Date: May 14, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:06 PM
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Ready or Not - It's Storm Season
Item #108
Protect your family by installing a certified SafeRoom into your new or existing home.
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Item Date: May 9, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:51:03 PM
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Mayor LaFortune Supports Tulsa Project Impact in Disaster Safety
Item #107
Mayor Bill LaFortune educates community about disaster safety in Tulsa Project Impact PSA's.
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Item Date: April 25, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:50:59 PM
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Tulsa launches Citizen Corps program for Homeland Security
Item #107
Tulsa is developing a new program named Citizen Corps, designed to enlist volunteers in the battle against terrorism and natural disasters.
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Item Date: April 25, 2002
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:50:56 PM
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‘Safe & Secure’ -- Protecting Tulsa’s Critical Services
Item #101
Tulsa’s ‘Safe & Secure’ program moves into high gear this week.
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Item Date: November 07, 2001
Posted: 10/22/2004 3:50:52 PM
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In Harms Way
Item #65
Properties that tend to flood regularly remain in harms way. Acquisition of flood-prone properties can reduce disaster assistance costs.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 2/16/2004 8:40:57 PM
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Senior Citizen in Historic District gets Disaster-Resistant Roof for Christmas.
Item #106
Lillian Friday celebrates Christmas with a new roof that includes impact-resistant shingles for hail protection, and hurricane clips for tornadic and straight wind protection.
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Item Date: January 1, 2000
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:54 PM
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VISA Gives $15,000 Award to Tulsa Project Impact
Item #43
The City of Tulsa - Project Impact received a $15,000 check from VISA, Inc., Wednesday, October 13, for being named the Most Outstanding Project Impact Community.
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Item Date: October 18, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:46 PM
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Tulsa Has a Disaster Plan Waiting to Happen
Item #64
The next time disaster strikes, the Tulsa Police Department likely will have a group of experts in place who are specially trained to deal with it.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:39 PM
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Measures Can Reduce Storm Glass Damage
Item #63
Keeping glass from showering on downtown Tulsa during a tornado is on the radar for a local volunteer group.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:28 PM
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Win a free SAFE ROOM!
Item #62
Tell the World (the Tulsa World, that is) your Spring Storm Survival Story to win great prizes!
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:14 PM
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Volunteers Building Wheelchair-accessible Safe Room
Item #61
Area companies and associations are volunteering to build a wheelchair-accessible safe room in a north side home.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:27:05 PM
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Tulsa Builders Launch First Safe-room Subdivision, Legacy Park
Item #60
Eleven major Tulsa builders have launched their first “safe-room subdivision” in a new upscale residential development called Legacy Park.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:58 PM
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From Rooftop to River: Tulsas Approach to Floodplain and Stormwater Management
Item #58
Learn how Tulsa responded to the shock of a 1984 killer flash flood with community-wide commitment to end our recurring flood disasters.
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Item Date: January 29, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:50 PM
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Tulsans Take Washington by Storm
Item #54
Tulsa progress in making the city more disaster resistant was honored at FEMAs mid-December Project Impact Summit ‘99 in Washington, D.C.
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Item Date: December 20, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:42 PM
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Project Impact Gives Thanks for Home Builders Association
Item #53
Tulsa Project Impact gave thanks November 24, to the Home Builders Association and other Safe Room partners for helping lead the crusade to make Tulsa a disaster-resistant community.
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Item Date: December 01, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:33 PM
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Mexican Delegation Visits Tulsa
Item #52
A Mexican delegation is coming to Tulsa to learn more about Tulsa’s efforts to make the community more disaster-resistant.
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Item Date: November 05, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:25 PM
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Tulsa Partners Shindig a Whoppin Success
Item #50
Over 200 Tulsa Partners turned out at Zink Ranch, Tuesday, October 12, for the third Tulsa Partners Quarterly meeting.
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Item Date: October 15, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:26:03 PM
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Workshop Focuses on Flood Insurance
Item #49
Jo Ann Howard, Federal Insurance Administration, was a keynote speaker at the October 13, workshop designed to educate local insurance agents about marketing flood insurance.
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Item Date: October 15, 1999
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:25:38 PM
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Rebuilding America Starts at Home
Item #105
By sharing our time and talents to help others, we can help restore a sense of hope in our hearts, homes, communities, and ultimately the nation.
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Item Date: November 14, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:25:30 PM
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Hazard-Mitigation Planning Under Way
Item #104
A new planning process to reduce Tulsa disaster losses was launched October 31, 2001.
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Item Date: November 13, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:25:21 PM
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Painting The Town Red—And Yellow, Pink and Blue
Item #103
Volunteers to Paint Mural at Eastland Mall
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Item Date: November 09, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:25:12 PM
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Experts give Tulsans tips on disaster preparedness
Item #102
The conference focused on catastrophes from tornadoes to terrorism.
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Item Date: November 08, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:25:04 PM
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‘Safe & Secure’ -- Protecting Tulsa’s Critical Services
Item #101
Tulsa’s ‘Safe & Secure’ program moves into high gear this week.
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Item Date: November 07, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:24:55 PM
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Tulsa Project Impact, TAEMA, and Heat Coalition win Dream Catcher Award
Item #99
Tulsa Project Impact is among this year’s recipients of the Community Service Council of Greater Tulsa’s “Dream Catcher Awards”
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Item Date: October 26, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:24:47 PM
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Commercial Building Safety To Be Addressed At Seminar
Item #100
A Tulsa Project Impact workshop focuses on preventing building damage from natural and man-made hazards, from tornadoes to terrorism.
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Item Date: November 05, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:24:39 PM
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Tulsa Project Impact to Participate in Make A Difference Day
Item #98
Tulsa Project Impact and its partners have a variety of projects planned to coincide with Make A Difference Day, Saturday, October 27, 2001.
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Item Date: October 26, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:23:55 PM
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Tulsa Project Impact needs you!
Item #97
September 18, 2001
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Item Date: September 18, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:23:48 PM
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Tulsa Project Impact Annual Meeting October 1, 2001
Item #96
Partners to elect Foundation directors
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Item Date: September 18, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:23:40 PM
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A Tornado Warning By Any Other Name . . .
Item #93
Trivia and other information swapped during a visit from emergency management staff in Lincoln County, Tennessee, a Project Impact Community
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Item Date: August 28, 2001
Posted: 4/8/2003 3:23:20 PM
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Hey, hot enough for ya?
Item #92
Heat and humidity, like beauty itself, is in the eye of the beholder.
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Item Date: August 28, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:37:03 PM
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And a few more labor pains . . .
Item #91
Tulsa Project Impact keeps growing.
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Item Date: August 27, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:36:54 PM
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Williams Hosts ‘Disaster Alley’ Preparedness Expo
Item #90
Williams and Tulsa Project Impact are teaming up to make Tulsa a disaster-resistant community.
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Item Date: June 20, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:36:40 PM
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The Winds of Change Continue to Blow: Another First
Item #89
McClure Head Start builds landmark pre-school mass shelter
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Item Date: June 12, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:36:31 PM
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Disaster Preparedness Education Reaps a Whirlwind
Item #88
Tulsa Project Impact brings Disaster Alley to the BOk / Williams Tower
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Item Date: June 07, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:36:19 PM
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In Harms Way
Item #65
Properties that tend to flood regularly remain in harms way. Acquisition of flood-prone properties can reduce disaster assistance costs.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:36:02 PM
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New FEMA Director Joe Allbaugh Testifies Before Congress
Item #87
Testimony of Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Joe M. Allbaugh Before the Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee, May 16, 2001
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Item Date: May 18, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:35:54 PM
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Planning can help businesses survive disasters
Item #86
According to estimates from the Small Business Administration, 43 percent of businesses never reopen following a disaster.
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Item Date: May 15, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:35:44 PM
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Drawing attention to storm safety
Item #85
Disaster Alley takes shape for Grand Opening May 3
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Item Date: April 30, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:35:35 PM
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Tulsans encouraged to build safe rooms
Item #83
As spring gets into full swing and thunderstorms roll across Oklahoma, the threat of tornadoes becomes more and more evident.
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Item Date: April 23, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:13:49 PM
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Haven in the Storm
Item #82
Service agency helping families build tornado-safe homes
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Item Date: April 23, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:13:41 PM
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Holistic approach to decisions needed
Item #81
Mileti: "We are designing disasters by the way we build our communities."
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Item Date: April 10, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:49 PM
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Witt: Disasters lethal combinations of human choices and fierce nature.
Item #80
"Weather disasters are a lethal combination of human choices and fierce nature," said James Lee Witt, who was the director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under the Clinton administration. "And we have the illusion that technology breaks natures fury."
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Item Date: April 09, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:41 PM
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Tulsa programs are role model for mitigating disaster impacts
Item #79
Symposium: The decisions we make now in building our homes, businesses and communities will determine the extent of loss of life and property damage that will be experienced by those homes, businesses and communities in the future.
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Item Date: April 09, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:33 PM
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Tulsa Project Impact Hosts National Disaster Symposium
Item #78
The nation’s leading “hazards” experts debated the latest ideas on curbing weather disasters at a Tulsa symposium March 31-April 4.
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Item Date: April 05, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:23 PM
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Resolutions Urge Continued Funding of Project Impact
Item #77
Resolutions by Tulsa Project Impact and the Oklahoma Floodplain Managers Association advocate the continuation of Project Impact funding by FEMA.
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Item Date: April 04, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:15 PM
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Wind Experts Creating More than Hot Air
Item #76
Experts in disaster resistance, meteorology, wind engineering, and other related fields will convene to conduct a symposium on the most recent technologies for mitigating against natural hazards.
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Item Date: March 30, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:07:08 PM
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Spring Brings Media Awareness
Item #75
On Wednesday, March 21, Tulsa Project Impact hosted an Oklahoma City reporter and camera crew interested in President Bush’s proposed budget elimination of the federal Project Impact program.
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Item Date: March 23, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:59 PM
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Building a Firm Foundation
Item #74
The new Tulsa Project Impact Foundation held its organizational meeting March 14.
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Item Date: March 16, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:51 PM
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Luxury Cottage
Item #71
Tulsa Project Impact partners Bill and Phil Rhees (BMI Construction) are spotlighted again for their disaster-resistant house at 8672 East 104th Street. The home includes a safe room and many other disaster-thwarting features, based on information from State Farm Insurance and Tulsa Project Impact.
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Item Date: February 05, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:43 PM
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FEMA: Project Impact Recognizes City of Tulsa for Outstanding Efforts in Disaster Prevention
Item #70
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has recognized the City of Tulsa for its efforts in making the community disaster resistant.
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Item Date: January 29, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:36 PM
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Tulsa Partners Take Ice by Storm!
Item #69
Whether the heat is on or the streets are paved with ice, one thing is clear—Tulsa Project Impact partners can be counted on to help wherever they can.
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Item Date: January 23, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:28 PM
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Holiday Reception Opens Project Impact’s New ‘Disaster Alley’ in Tulsa’s Eastland Mall
Item #68
Tulsa Project Impact partners celebrated the holidays with a December 9 reception at Eastland Mall, featuring an advance preview of TPI’s “Disaster Alley” exhibits that TPI volunteers are building in the mall.
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Item Date: January 23, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:21 PM
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Partners Provide Children a Safer Place to Stay
Item #67
On June 3, 2000, Tulsa Project Impact, its insurance committee led by State Farm Insurance, and Sunglow, Inc. conducted the first Tulsa area child care center retrofit.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:14 PM
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Flood-control Efforts Lauded
Item #66
Tulsas storm-water structures and flood-control projects performed well Saturday after 7 inches of rain fell on parts of the city within a six-hour period.
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Item Date: February 06, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 11:06:06 PM
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Storm Shelter Incentive Progresses in State Legislature
Item #73
A measure that could exempt storm shelters from taxation is progressing in the Oklahoma Legislature.
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Item Date: February 22, 2001
Posted: 4/7/2003 10:58:47 PM
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