Homeland
Security
Current Nationwide
Threat Level
ELEVATED
Daily Open Source Infrastructure
Report for 24 November 2009
Significant Risk of Terrorist Attacks
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Top Stories
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According to the Macon Sun, officials say eight railroad cars, one loaded with thousands of
gallons of sulfuric acid, derailed in a sparsely populated rural area west of Columbia on
November 22. (See item 4)
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The Agence France-Presse reported that a radiation leak on November 21 at Three Mile
Island, the site of the worst nuclear accident in US history, sent home about 150 workers.
(See item 9)
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• Critical Manufacturing
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Energy Sector
Current Electricity Sector Threat Alert Levels: Physical: ELEVATED,
Cyber: ELEVATED
Scale: LOW, GUARDED, ELEVATED, HIGH, SEVERE [Source: ISAC for the Electricity Sector (ES-ISAC) [http://www.esisac.com]
1. November 21, Bristol Herald Courier – (Tennessee) Evacuation ordered for
neighborhoods near Shoun Trucking on Tennessee 126. The driver of a bulldozer
that smashed into a gas pipeline, sending natural gas shooting into the air just feet from
Tennessee Route 126 between Bristol and Blountville on November 20, was nowhere
to be found when emergency responders arrived. Authorities worried that any spark
could ignite the volatile gas, sending a “giant torch” of fire into the air, well above the
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tops of power lines. The Sullivan County Sheriff’s Office activated their reverse 911
system, which called the home phone number of some 400 houses a mile in any
direction to alert them to evacuate. Deputies then went house-to-house on foot to the
handful of homes in the immediate vicinity. The high-pressure pipeline carries 60
pounds of natural gas pressure, said a public affairs manager for Georgia-based Atmos
Energy, which serves the Bristol regional area. While crews from the energy company
repaired the line, the Sullivan County Volunteer Fire Department was on hand in case
of an explosion. Sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and Bristol, Tennessee police officers
diverted traffic, cutting off a two mile stretch of 126 from Rock Road to Walnut Hill
Road. Meanwhile, crews from Atmos Energy clamped and bypassed the rupture area of
the pipeline, which escorts natural gas to about 50 homes “downstream” of the accident
in Blountville. The repair work was an arduous task, requiring 4-foot-deep holes dug
yards away from the incident site to expose the plastic pipe. Then, the workers
“squeeze” the pipe with a hydraulic clamp so the gas can be diverted into an
undamaged pipeline. Ames said the company crew had the danger under control within
a half hour of arrival, but they left evacuation decisions up to local authorities. By
about 9:30 p.m., five hours after the incident, the gas was officially contained, roads
were opened and families were allowed to return to their homes. Ames said an
investigation is pending.
Source:
http://www2.tricities.com/tri/news/local/article/breaking_news_evacuation_ordered_for
_neighborhoods_near_shoun_trucking_on_t/36143/
2. November 21, Poighkeepsie Journal – (New York) Storage tanks violated DEC
regulations. Representatives of the New York State Department of Environmental
Conservation (DEC) will inspect Dutchess County Public Works facilities in the
coming months because the department had violations related to petroleum storage
tanks, a DEC spokeswoman said. In fall 2008, DEC inspected tanks at county buildings
and found that the tanks were not properly labeled, registrations had expired and other
technical violations, the Public Works Commissioner said. The county agreed to pay a
$25,000 fine and be subject to inspections as part of a consent order the county and
state agency agreed to, he said. “The violations were technical in nature as opposed to
being hazardous,” he said. “None of those had anything to do with spills or with any
potential contamination of soil.” The spokeswoman confirmed the nature of the
violations and said the violations were not related to spills.
Source:
http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/91120018/Storagetanks-violated-DEC-regulations
3. November 21, Lower Hudson Journal News – (New York) 160 gallons of diesel fuel
spill in two I-95 truck accidents. Two truck accidents within a half-mile spilled diesel
fuel on Interstate 95 and into the Mamaroneck River the morning of November 20,
officials said. The accidents occurred northbound around Exit 18. A tractor-trailer hit
the jersey barrier on the side of the road at 5 a.m., then a car carrier hit the barrier at 8
a.m., rupturing the vehicles’ fuel tanks. Approximately 160 gallons of fuel spilled, a
Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) spokeswoman said. There was “a
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little bit of a sheen” on the Mamaroneck River that runs right by the Thruway in that
area, she said. Booms and absorbent material were applied and storm drains were
vacuumed to contain the spill, she said. There was a strong odor of gasoline. At 1:45
p.m., the air and the water were clean, she said. Most of the spillage was on the
roadway and soil with only some in the storm drains, she said. About 100 gallons was
spilled during the earlier tractor-trailer accident and 60 gallons from the car carrier,
Rosenbach said, adding that the figure was only an estimate. State police put the spill in
the earlier accident at 40 gallons. Police said there were no injuries. Information on
charges in the second accident was not available.
Source: http://www.lohud.com/article/20091121/NEWS02/911210334/1/newsfront/160-gallons-of-diesel-fuel-spill-in-two-I-95-truck-accidents
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Chemical Industry Sector
4. November 22, Macon Sun – (South Carolina) Rail car loaded with acid derails in
central SC. Officials say eight railroad cars, one loaded with thousands of gallons of
sulfuric acid, derailed in a sparsely populated rural area west of Columbia. Officials tell
The State newspaper that no injuries have been reported and that residents of two
nearby houses have gone to stay with relatives. The derailment Sunday morning was
near Gilbert, about 30 miles from the capital city. Officials say no immediate danger
exists because the tank car containing the acid had not leaked. Sulfuric acid gives off
harmful fumes that can burn the skin and eyes. About 50 emergency workers on the
scene had gas masks ready. A spokesman for Norfolk Southern, says the train had 10
cars in all, including two locomotives. The spokesman says the train was traveling from
Linwood, North Carolina to Savannah, Georgia.
Source: http://www.macon.com/220/story/927044.html
5. November 20, WPVI 6 Philadelphia – (Delaware) Spill at Delaware chemical
plant. Rescue crews were called to CIBA Specialty Chemicals in Newport, Delaware
on Friday morning for a report of a spill. A spokesperson from the Department of
Natural Resources say about 20 gallons of a sodium alcohol mixture spilled onto the
floor. That mixture is used as a base for enamel paints. The spill was contained to the
building. An internal HAZMAT team was working to clean up the spill, though local
fire companies were called to provide oversight and backup.
Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7129669
6. November 20, KCRG 9 Cedar Rapids – (Iowa) Anhydrous ammonia leak at Traer
fertilizer plant. A small leak at a farm service facility in Traer led to a 15 minute
evacuation for a handful of people. The leak happened at the New Century FS Center
on the eastern edge of Traer at about 9:30 Friday morning. The operations manager
says workers were pumping anhydrous ammonia from a large storage tank into a
smaller field or nurse tanks when the leak happened. The operations manager believes a
four inch rubber o-ring failed, causing the anhydrous ammonia to spew out. Fire
officials from Traer and Dysart responded to the leak call and capped the tank and got
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rid of the fumes in about 15 minutes. Four people from the FS Service Center and a
nearby restaurant were evacuated for a short period of time. The town of Traer was not
evacuated. The operations manager estimates about 200-250 gallons of anhydrous
ammonia leaked during the incident. He says environmental regulators consider that a
small incident.
Source: http://www.kcrg.com/news/local/70627317.html
7. November 20, Delaware News-Journal – (Delaware) Fire breaks out at Newport
chemical plant. A fire broke out Friday at the Ciba Specialty Chemicals plant in
Newport when a work crew was cleaning up a chemical leak. No one was injured, and
the fire posed no danger to the public, authorities said. The plant did not sustain any
structural damage. The blaze, which started about 8 p.m, brought responses from
several fire companies and a hazardous materials unit from the state Department of
Natural Resources and Environmental Control. It was brought under control within the
hour by the building’s fire suppression system, said the deputy state fire marshal. The
107-year-old plant was bought in April by Germany-based BASF, the world’s largest
chemical company. It employs about 200 people and produces produces two different
types of red-shade pigments, used in auto paint, fibers, inks and plastics.
Source:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20091120/NEWS/91120056/Fire+breaks+out+
at+Newport+chemical+plant
For another story, see item 23
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Nuclear Reactors, Materials and Waste Sector
8. November 23, Reuters – (South Carolina) SCANA puts out small fire at SC Summer
reactor. SCANA Corp’s 966-megawatt Summer nuclear power station in South
Carolina was in cold shutdown on November 22 when a fire broke out in a switchgear
room, the company told the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a report. The
company declared an unusual event, the lowest of four NRC emergency classifications,
due to the fire. At the time of the fire, the unit had been shut since October 16 for
planned refueling and maintenance. In the report, the company said the reactor mode
was “cold shutdown” not “refueling.” Electricity traders guessed that meant the unit
was close to exiting the refueling outage.
Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/marketsNews/idUSN2324197820091123
9. November 22, Agence France-Presse – (Pennsylvania) Radiation leak at Three Mile
Island nuclear plant. A radiation leak Saturday at Three Mile Island, the site of the
worst nuclear accident in US history, has sent home about 150 workers, the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission reported Sunday. “They had an airborne radiological
contamination alarm,” an NRC spokeswoman told AFP. “They evaluated all the
workers, a handful of workers — I don’t have a precise number — had contamination.
They since have been decontaminated,” she said. About 150 people work in the
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building where the leak occurred. “There was no impact on public health safety and it
does not appear to have an impact on the workers,” she said adding that “this kind of
incident occurs once in a while.” So far, “they don’t know the origin of the
contamination,” the spokeswoman said. “There were a lot of activities going on at the
time and when the alarm sounded. The engineers are working to determine what the
cause was.” “It’s a minor incident,” she said stressing it was “under control.”
Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gTVMy0BHwG4jKMvQ8deGgaWwA-w
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Critical Manufacturing Sector
10. November 21, WLOX 13 Pascagoula – (Mississippi) Two confirmed dead in VT
Halter Marine explosion. Moss Point Police and emergency crews confirmed two
dead on November 20 after an explosion at a Jackson County Shipyard. Emergency
crews responded to VT Halter Marine’s Escatawpa shipyard on Trinity Drive late
Friday afternoon. Crews left the scene around 9 p.m. Friday after an evening rescuing
survivors and recovering those who did not survive. From 4:00pm on Friday until well
after dark, emergency crews flooded into VT Halter Marine, after a deadly explosion in
the hull of a tugboat. “They were cleaning a tank, preparing it to be painted,” said the
VT Halter Marine CEO. The cause has not yet been released, but the tragic results of
the explosion were felt immediately. Officials confirmed Friday night that two people
died in the accident, and three more were taken to Singing River Hospital. Hospital
officials reported of those three, two were treated and released and the third was sent to
the University of South Alabama’s burn center. A sixth person was airlifted from the
scene to Mobile, and was listed in critical condition. The CEO said this accident is the
first of this magnitude for the site. They said all of their workers are trained to uphold
certain safety standards. He said he considers the shipyard a safe facility. The names of
those who died in Friday’s explosion have not yet been released. The Trinity Drive
shipyard is one of three Jackson County shipyards run by the company. The company
employs approximately 1,500 people in its Jackson County locations. Skinner said 250
employees work at that particular shipyard. The company is a leader in medium to
small craft manufacturing. The Trinity Drive shipyard is a shipbuilding facility that
makes several different types of vessels, including several different tug boats. The
Moss Point Police and Fire Departments were the lead agencies in Friday’s scene.
Source: http://www.wlox.com/Global/story.asp?S=11549395
11. November 21, Chicago Daily Herald – (Illinois) Fire at saw blade manufacturing
plant in Des Plaines. A November 21 fire at a Des Plaines, Chicago, manufacturing
plant could have turned out much worse, officials say, but no one was injured in the
blaze. “The potential was there for much greater involvement and damage,” said the
Des Plaines Fire Chief. More than a dozen emergency agencies responded to the fire
just before 6 a.m. at Contour Saws Inc., on E. Thacker St. Employees were working in
the facility, which produces saw blades. The fire chief said the fire was contained and
extinguished within about an hour. Damage was limited to a section inside the factory
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and the roof. The cause is still be investigated, he said. Because of the location of the
fire, a box alarm was raised, drawing in support from surrounding suburbs. Responding
agencies included fire departments in Arlington Heights, Rosemont, Mount Prospect,
Park Ridge, Elk Grove Township, Rolling Meadows, Wheeling, Buffalo Grove and
Morton Grove. In addition, the Des Plaines Police Department, local emergency
management agency and the Metropolitan Emergency Support Services were on the
scene.
Source: http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=338814
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Defense Industrial Base Sector
12. November 20, Associated Press – (National) Army announces review of how it tests
body armor. The Army says there will be an outside review of how body armor for its
soldiers is tested. The Government Accountability Office said last month that the Army
made mistakes in testing a new body armor design. And it recommended the process be
reviewed before the armor is sent to troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Army had said
that the criticism was overblown. It also said that no U.S. troops have been killed in
combat as a result of any problems with the armor. Nonetheless, the Army Secretary
announced Friday that the National Research Council will do an independent
assessment of the Army’s body armor testing.
Source: http://www.kansascity.com/437/story/1583162.html
13. November 19, Knoxville News Sentinel – (Tennessee) Y-12 nuke upgrade
urged. There is a need for a new Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National
Security Complex, a worker said at Wednesday’s public hearing on the Site-Wide
Environmental Impact Statement for Y-12. “The reality is they (nuclear weapons)
exist,” he said. “They have to be maintained, and that needs to be done here.” The
environmental document was produced by the National Nuclear Security
Administration to evaluate alternatives and their impacts before constructing the
proposed facility. UPF would replace World War II-era facilities that various speakers
described as decrepit, oversized and unsafe for long-term use. About 175 people
showed up for Wednesday’s hearing, the second in two days at Y-12’s New Hope
Center. Unlike the comment session on Tuesday night, when peace activists called for
the government to scrap plans for the multibillion-dollar UPF, Wednesday’s hearing
was dominated by Y-12 supporters. Many of those who spoke were current or former
workers at the Y-12 nuclear weapons plant or have relatives there. Another Y-12
worker said nuclear weapons are essential to the nation’s security. “If there is a threat,
there must also be a deterrent,” he said. He said Y-12 provides that deterrent, but
added, “Our infrastructure is crumbling around us.” Modernization of the production
facilities is vital, he said, as is construction of a new Complex Command Center that
would consolidate the plant’s emergency services. The NNSA is accepting public
comment on the environmental impact statement through January 29.
Source: http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/19/y-12-nuke-upgrade-urged/
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Banking and Finance Sector
14. November 23, BBC – (International) New iPhone worm can act like botnet say
experts. A second worm to hit the iPhone has been unearthed by security company FSecure. It is specifically targeting people in the Netherlands who are using their
iPhones for internet banking with Dutch online bank ING. It redirects the bank’s
customers to a lookalike site with a log-in screen. The worm attacks “jail-broken”
phones - a modification which enables the user to run non-Apple approved software on
their handset. The handsets at risk also have SSH (secure shell) installed. SSH is a filetransfer program that enables users to remotely connect to their phones. It comes with a
default password, “alpine” which should be changed. Users who have installed SSH
and not changed the password are especially at risk. The new worm is more serious
than the first because it can behave like a botnet, warns F-Secure. This enables the
phone to be accessed or controlled remotely without the permission of its owner. “It’s
the second iPhone worm ever and the first that’s clearly malicious - there’s a clear
financial motive behind it,” a F-Secure research director told the BBC. “It’s fairly
isolated and specific to Netherlands but it is capable of spreading.” He added although
the number of infected phones was thought to be in the hundreds rather than thousands,
the worm could jump from phone to phone among owners using the same wi-fi
hotspot.
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8373739.stm
15. November 23, Bank Info Security – (Texas) Former Texas credit union employee
convicted in insider fraud case. A former credit union employee pled guilty to
embezzling more than $30,000 from his employer, First Service Credit Union in
Houston, says a U.S. attorney. The 41 year old, of Houston, pled guilty last week in the
U.S. Southern District Court, admitting to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft
arising from a scheme he devised while working at the credit union as the Senior Vice
President of Area Operations. He was responsible for managing and supervising credit
union employees and the daily operations of the branches of the credit union. In that
position, he transferred money from one customer’s account into another without their
knowledge, the U.S. attorney said. The guilty party would then withdraw the funds
using ATM cards he also obtained without the customer’s consent. From December 1,
2006, through January 31, 2008, he made more than 200 ATM illegal account transfers
and illegal ATM withdrawals, totaling more than $30,000. The guilty party’s fraud
came to light in 2008, when a first Service Credit Union member reported suspicious
activity.
Source: http://www.bankinfosecurity.com/articles.php?art_id=1960
16. November 21, Miami Herald – (Florida) Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida
seized, promptly sold. Banking regulators seized Commerce Bank of Southwest
Florida and sold the tiny Fort Myers bank to Central Bank, of Stillwater, Minnesota,
marking the 124th U.S. bank to fail during 2009 and the 12th in Florida. The sole
branch of Commerce Bank of Southwest Florida is set to reopen Monday as a branch of
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Central Bank. Central Bank, a small Minnesota-based institution, has recently been
buying up failed institutions. It previously had no banking presence in Florida. The
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. was appointed receiver of the failed bank by the
Florida Office of Financial Regulation. The FDIC agreed to share in losses related to
$61 million of Commerce Bank’s assets as part of its deal with Central Bank, which is
taking on all of the bank’s $79.7 million in assets. The FDIC estimates the bank failure
will cost its insurance fund $23.6 million, which it said was the least costly resolution it
could find.
Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1345074.html
17. November 21, Eugene Register-Guard – (Oregon) 13 indicted in loan fraud case. A
federal grand jury in Eugene has indicted 13 people, including a Junction City man, on
mortgage and loan fraud charges linked to the collapse of a Bend real estate
development firm, federal officials announced on November 21. According to the
indictments, various financial institutions lost more than $19 million after lending
Desert Sun Development officials money for several commercial and residential
projects, some of which were never built. As part of the scheme, Desert Sun
Development officials are alleged to have told lenders that construction was under way
on some buildings when in fact it was not. The company shut down last year. The
affected banks include Eugene-based Liberty Bank, Portland-based Umpqua Bank,
Minneapolis-based US Bank and Tennessee-based First Horizon Home Loan Corp.
“These indictments represent a significant step in the government’s efforts to detect and
prosecute mortgage fraud,” an acting U.S. attorney said. “The conduct alleged in these
indictments is typical of what has caused so much havoc in the mortgage and financial
sectors.” The Desert Sun case is believed to be the largest lending fraud investigation in
Oregon to arise from a decade long national real estate boom that finally went bust in
2008.
Source: http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/updates/2342205355/story.csp
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Transportation Sector
18. November 22, KUSA 9 Denver – (Colorado) Plane lands safely at Denver
International Airport after hydraulic problems. A United Airlines Airbus 320
landed safely this morning at Denver International Airport (DIA) after the pilot notified
traffic control he was having hydraulic problems. The plane, which took off in Kansas
City with 96 passengers and five crew members, landed at 6 a.m. with no injuries, said
a spokeswoman for United Airlines. “The flight landed safely without issue,” the
spokeswoman said. “It was all very precautionary.” Emergency vehicles responded to
the runway as a precaution but they were not needed, said a DIA spokesman.
Source: http://www.9news.com/news/article.aspx?storyid=127457&catid=339
19. November 22, Cape Cod Times – (Massachusetts) Cape Air plane landing gear
fails. A Cape Air pilot was forced to touch down last night at Barnstable Municipal
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Airport without the plane’s front landing gear functioning, according to the state police
and airport employees. No injuries were reported, but the plane sustained damage when
the nose of the aircraft made contact with the tarmac during the emergency landing. All
seven people onboard were unharmed, according to the state police. The pilot of the
twin-engine Cessna 402 reported the malfunctioning nose gear at about 7:15 p.m. After
at least three flybys over the airport and the positioning of more than a half-dozen
emergency vehicles near the runway, the pilot landed just after 7:30 p.m., touching the
nose of the plane down to the pavement. As part of the emergency response to the
incident, both runways at the airport were closed until about 8:30 p.m., according to
public safety radio transmissions. Cape Air employees declined comment at the airport
and a company spokeswoman reached last night did not have information on the
incident because she was out of the country on business.
Source:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091122/NEWS/9112203
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20. November 21, Associated Press – (Virginia) DC-area airports put noise data
online. Residents in the Washington region have a new tool to track airplane noise in
their neighborhoods. The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority has launched an
online service called Airscene, allowing users to view archival noise and flight tracking
data for Reagan National and Dulles International airports. It allows users to enter a
street address, view flight movement, check information from noise monitors and file
noise complaints. The airports authority says noise data is loaded into the system each
night and can be seen the next day. Live flight tracks are not allowed for security
reasons, but the data usually becomes available within 72 hours after a flight. Twentyyear-old noise monitors used at the two airports also have been replaced.
Source: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/local/ap/dc-area-airports-put-noise-dataonline-70710557.html
For more stories, see items 1 and 4
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Postal and Shipping Sector
21. November 21, Palatka Daily News – (Florida) Fumes from envelope send two women
to hospital. Two women working at the Putnam County, Florida, tax collector’s office
became ill while opening mail Friday afternoon and were hospitalized. Meanwhile,
emergency officials are trying to determine what was inside what the Palatka Assistant
police chief termed “a suspicious package.” Firefighters provided initial treatment to
the women at the collector’s office, which is near the county courthouse in the
downtown business district. Authorities said the women reported irritated eyes and skin
after a strange odor came from the envelope. Officials did not identify the sickened
workers. The suspicious envelope was sealed in a plastic bag by the time emergency
crews arrived, a Palatka Fire Department spokesman said. The women are expected to
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fully recover.
Source: http://www.palatkadailynews.com/articles/2009/11/21/news/news01.txt
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Agriculture and Food Sector
22. November 20, U.S Food and Drug Administration – (National) Five Crowns
Marketing voluntarily recalling Cantaloupes packed under the Majesty label
because of a potential health risk due to possible contamination of salmonella. Five
Crowns Marketing of Brawley, California has issued a voluntarily recall of cantaloupes
packed under the Majesty label because of a potential health risk due to possible
contamination of Salmonella. No illnesses have been reported to date, and the company
is working with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to inform consumers of this
recall. The recall comes after a Lab analysis conducted by a consignee on a lot of
cantaloupes packed by Five Crowns Marketing on November 4, 2009, resulted in a
confirmed positive for Salmonella. Therefore, out of an abundance of caution Five
Crowns Marketing is issuing this warning and voluntary recall on all cantaloupes
shipped from the same lot. Five Crowns Marketing traced back the entire lot of
cantaloupes and is advising all customers who received the recalled cantaloupes.
Although based on harvest and shipping dates from November 4 through November 13,
2009 would indicate that the cantaloupes have now passed through the distribution
chain with no reported illnesses. The cantaloupes in the identified lots were harvested
and shipped to wholesalers, retailers, and food service operators in the states of
Alabama, California, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.
Source: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm191654.htm
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Water Sector
23. November 22, Sun Courier News – (Illinois) None hurt in chlorine leak. No one was
hurt Friday as the Naperville Fire Department responded to a chlorine leak at the water
division of the Naperville Department of Public Utilities. About 2 p.m. on November
20, the Water Department called for assistance with a malfunctioning chlorine cylinder
at the Water Treatment Facility at 3620 Plainfield/Naperville Road. The Fire
Department Hazardous Materials Response Unit was then sent to assess the situation.
Upon arrival, the team leader determined that a 150-pound chlorine cylinder in a
chlorination room was leaking from the valve. The cylinder was determined to have
approximately 40 percent of its capacity. The workers from the chlorine contractor
attempted to shut the valve, but it was malfunctioning and would not close. Based on
this information, the Hazardous Materials Team Leader determined that an upgraded
response would be needed, and additional hazardous materials teams were summoned
from Lisle-Woodridge, Downers Grove, Aurora and Sugar Grove. The product leak
was contained in the chlorination room and at no time was there any threat to the
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public. Hazardous materials team members equipped in chemical entry suits and self
contained breathing apparatuses made entry into the room, securing the valve assembly
and cylinder within 15 minutes, which stopped the flow of product. With the cylinder
leak mitigated, hazardous materials team members ventilated the room removing the
chlorine which had been contained. No firefighters, hazardous materials team members
or civilians were injured. No damage was incurred to any facilities at the Water
Treatment Facility and the plant remains fully operational. There is no hazard to the
public. Total time on scene was approximately two hours.
Source: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/napervillesun/news/1897359,Nonehurt-Naperville-chlorine-leak_na112109.article
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Public Health and Healthcare Sector
24. November 22, Crain’s Detroit Business – (Michigan) Hospitals prep for flu: Mobile
units, extra ventilators ready for H1N1. Hospitals in Southeast Michigan are buying
emergency equipment, redesigning work areas, and stockpiling ventilators, respirators,
surgical cots, facemasks, gloves and even mobile trailers in preparation for a possible
pandemic of H1N1. From September 1 through November 18 in Michigan, more than
190,000 people have contracted the H1N1 virus, 1,369 have been hospitalized and 37
have died, including three children, making this the worst flu season in 50 years,
according to the latest data from the state’s Department of Community Health.
Nationally, 22,400 people have been hospitalized with H1N1 and 877 have died from
August 30 to November 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. Typically, seasonal flu accounts for 200,000 hospitalizations and 36,000
deaths annually. Other hospital officials in metropolitan Detroit have reported a 5
percent to 20 percent increase in people either with H1N1 or displaying symptoms that
include fevers, chills, coughs, headaches, body aches, vomiting and diarrhea. The CDC
warns that the seasonal flu season starts in mid-December and that it expects additional
outbreaks of H1N1 in the spring and fall of 2010.
Source: http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20091122/FREE/311229992/1069#
25. November 22, United Press International – (Nevada) Report: Hospital records sold
to lawyers. At least one employee of a Las Vegas hospital appears to have sold
confidential information about patients to lawyers, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The
newspaper said the information is related to victims of car accidents treated at
University Medical Center. The FBI is considering an investigation. Patients and their
families were outraged about personal information being compromised at the hospital,
which is owned by Clark County. One nurse told the Sun that several years ago she was
approached by a firm of personal-injury lawyers, who bought her lunch and offered to
pay her for referrals. She told them doing so would be illegal and would risk her
nursing license.
Source: http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2009/11/22/Report-Hospital-records-soldto-lawyers/UPI-98941258874842/
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26. November 21, Denver Post – (National) 3 medical providers launch rapid sharing of
patient data. Children’s Hospital, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, and Exempla
Healthcare have begun sharing patient information electronically, which they expect
will improve the quality of care they offer. The electronic health-record-exchange
system announced Friday allows doctors using the Epic software platform to access upto-date information about their patients regardless of provider or referring physician.
The move toward standardized and electronic health records has been part of the
current presidential administration’s push for health reform because it has the potential
to save billions of dollars by reducing medical errors and unnecessary testing. Since the
pilot program began in June, hundreds of medical records have been shared every day
among Kaiser, Exempla and Children’s patients, the vice president and chief
information officer at Children’s said.
Source: http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_13837294
27. November 20, Register – (National) FDA takes aim at illegal net pharmacies. The
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it has completed a sweep of illegal
online pharmacies that targeted 136 websites that appeared to be illegally selling drugs
to American consumers. In a campaign dubbed the International Internet Week of
Action, the FDA issued 22 warning letters to operators of the websites. It also included
notices to service providers and domain name registrars that their customers were
selling pharmaceuticals in violation of U.S. law. The FDA said the notices sent to
service providers and registrars may give them grounds to terminate service to their
customers.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/fda_online_pharmacy_action/
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Government Facilities Sector
28. November 21, Associated Press – (Georgia) Suspicious note and package found at
Fort Benning. A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating
whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.
The spokesman says a soldier found the note and package on the morning of November
19 in an outdoor gazebo. The soldier immediately told a supervisor, who called 911.
The spokesman would not say what was in the note or what was in the package. He
said authorities are investigating whether there is a viable threat against Fort Benning.
He says security measures have been heightened in the meantime.
Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34081931/ns/us_news/
29. November 21, Central Shenandoah Valley News Leader – (Virginia) High carbon
monoxide level forces evacuation of City Hall. Workers were evacuated about 5 p.m.
Friday evening from Staunton, Virginia, City Hall because of high levels of carbon
monoxide, which set off an alarm in an area of the Staunton Police Department. Police
dispatch functions were shifted to the Augusta County Emergency Operations Center.
Radio traffic indicated firefighters found high levels of carbon monoxide coming from
a heating duct in the police department. The City Hall boiler was shut down. Four fire
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trucks and at least two ambulances responded to the call at around 5 p.m.
Source:
http://www.newsleader.com/article/20091121/NEWS01/911210320/1002/news01/High
+carbon+monoxide+level+forces+evacuation+of+City+Hall
30. November 21, U.S. Africa Command – (International) U.S. military aircraft makes
emergency landing in Africa. A U.S. military aircraft supporting the U.S. Africa
Command (U.S. AFRICOM) made an emergency landing in Mali just north of the
capital, Bamako, November 19, 2009. Personnel on board consisted of three aircrew
members and six passengers who experienced injuries, the extent of which are not yet
fully determined but are not considered life-threatening. All personnel were safely
recovered from the landing site and received medical treatment at a facility in Bamako.
They are awaiting transport to a military medical facility in Europe for additional
treatment. Upon reports of the landing, which occurred at approximately 3:30 p.m.,
personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Mali and members of the Malian military were
dispatched to the scene to provide medical assistance on-scene. Initial reports indicate
the aircraft suffered a mechanical malfunction; however, a safety board will investigate
and determine the exact cause of the incident. Initial reports do not indicate that the
emergency landing was due to any hostile action.
Source: http://www.ethiopianreview.com/index/15810
31. November 19, Richmond Dispatch Times – (Virginia) Explosion at Virginia guard
base sends 14 to hospitals. A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at
Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a
precautionary measure. A spokesman says a small “flash-bang” device used to simulate
the sounds of explosions exploded Wednesday night in a training building while
soldiers were going through materials to be used for training. He did not identify the
type of device and it was unclear whether it malfunctioned. A soldier closest to the
blast suffered third-degree burns and cuts and was taken to Virginia Commonwealth
University Medical Center in Richmond. Puryear said her injuries were not believed to
be life-threatening. The other 13 soldiers were taken to hospitals as a precaution,
mainly for ringing in their ears.
Source: http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/1109/679758.html
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Emergency Services Sector
32. November 23, Huntsville Times – (Alabama) Police radios reconfigured to new
frequencies. Anyone with a scanner to monitor public safety radio traffic likely lost
some, if not all, ability to hear dispatches between police officers, firefighters and
ambulance drivers when some Madison County agencies changed the frequencies on
which they communicate. The switch was necessary to comply with Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) standards and to resolve some interference caused
by Nextel personal radios, said a captain in charge of the communication systems with
the Huntsville Police Department. He said this is the first time public safety entities in
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Madison County have needed to reband, or reconfigure, their radio system. The
rebanding is a minor change that will not cause any disruption of services, he said.
“Several redundancies were built in just in case the whole system went down,” he said.
“ It was a massive coordinated effort for everyone to ensure that all the groundwork
was laid and the work was done in a smooth manner. ... Fortunately, it went very, very
smoothly.” Nextel phones do not operate like traditional cell phones. They fall under
the category of radios, and the frequencies used by Nextel often bled into the
communications from public safety agencies across the country. In the late 1990s, the
FCC decided to divvy up the frequencies to reduce interference.
Source:
http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1258971347129730.xml
&coll=1
33. November 22, WPBF 25 West Palm Beach – (Florida) Jupiter volunteers train for
emergency response. Jupiter police, fire rescue crews and the American Red Cross
participated in a major search and rescue mission over the weekend. On Jupiter Beach,
they looked for victims of a mock plane landing on the ocean. The event was a drill for
Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), geared toward learning the safest
and most efficient ways to respond to various emergencies. “Once you’re out here, you
think about what if this happened, if I was actually out there,” said a CERT volunteer.
“It’s a possibility and a lot to think about. At least I’m trained for it.” Saturday’s
mission was the largest of three drills for the Jupiter CERT, which included different
scenarios. “They’ve trained in urban search and rescue, to search for missing children
and Alzheimer’s patients,” said the Jupiter Police Chief. “These folks are trained in first
aid, CPR, all kinds of things.” The equipment they are using comes from a federal
agent through Homeland Security. A CERT official said they plan to hold more
training exercises in the future. The Jupiter CERT expects to have 120 volunteers after
the training, which will add a boost to the 110-strong police force’s capabilities in
responding to emergency situations.
Source: http://www.wpbf.com/news/21692651/detail.html
34. November 22, Erie Times News – (Pennsylvania) Erie County works to fix problems
at 911 center. A new interim director of the county’s $14 million emergencydispatching complex in Summit Township was named on August 27. It was less than
two weeks after the center’s former director was fired, and at a time when the complex
was under fire for dispatching mistakes, equipment problems, response delays and
other issues. He said his focus was simple - find out what works and what does not.
“The building, the systems that we have in place, is all top-notch,” he said. “And
there’s an awful lot of dedicated people up here. “But there are (computer) software
issues that need to be taken care of,” he said, “and we need to continue to provide the
environment and tools to allow the telecommunicators to do their jobs properly.”
Source:
http://www.goerie.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20091122/NEWS02/311229916
35. November 21, WTVQ 36 Lexington – (Kentucky) Man fires gun inside Jackson Co.
911 center. A 33-year-old man of McKee, Kentucky has been placed behind bars at the
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Jackson County Detention Center. Early Saturday morning the man fired a shot through
a window of the Jackson County Central Dispatch Center, narrowly missing the on
duty dispatcher. The man is charged with criminal attempted murder and tampering
with physical evidence.
Source: http://www.wtvq.com/news/1108-man-fires-gun-inside-jackson-co-911-center
36. November 19, Information Week – (New York) Interop: New York tests Xbox-based
alert system. Gamers are used to confronting invading terrorists, nuclear attacks, and
natural calamities — in virtual form. But those living in New York State could soon
receive warnings about real emergencies through their favorite video console. State
authorities are testing a plan that would see the Emergency Management Office issue
alerts over online gaming networks in addition to regular channels. The goal, said New
York State Deputy Chief Information Officer (CIO), is to reach younger residents who
spend more time on the Xbox, PlayStation, or Wii than with television or radio. He
said, speaking Thursday at the Interop technology conference in New York City, said
the plan makes sense, “considering the amount of time our youth spend on video
games.” Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo operate online networks that allow players to
compete against each other over the Internet. Under the state’s plan, authorities would
tap those networks to broadcast warnings about natural or man-made disasters. It is one
of many technology initiatives New York State has launched under a program called
Empire 2.0. The goal is to make the state’s government more “transparent,
participatory, and collaborative,” he said. Under Empire 2.0, the Department of Mental
Health is monitoring some Facebook posts in an effort to spot suicidal behavior, the
Office of Homeland Security is using Second Life to train 700,000 first responders, and
senior members of the state CIO’s office are using Twitter to disseminate information
about technology initiatives to the public. Additionally, 15,000 of New York State’s
190,000 employees have joined Linked In to improve intra-agency communication,
while the Senate is publishing bills on a wiki-style blog so that members of the public
can mark up proposed legislation. Empire 2.0 also includes many other collaborative
projects.
Source: http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/statelocal/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=221900336
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Information Technology Sector
37. November 23, DarkReading – (International) Microsoft: ‘TaterF’ worm top malware
threat so far this month. Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT)
removed malware from more than 1.5 million machines just three days after it was
updated on November’s Patch Tuesday, and the software giant has detected two new
fake antivirus threats on more than 110,000 machines. The latest statistics come on the
heels of Microsoft’s recently published Security Intelligence Report, which found
worms jumped 98.4 percent to the number two threat, behind Trojans. Trojans include
rogue antivirus software. One of the worm families Microsoft attributed that jump to
was TaterF, which so far is also the most prevalent piece of malware MSRT has killed
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this month, according to Microsoft’s latest statistics: The TaterF worm was found on
239,870 machines. TaterF is a worm that steals online gaming credentials and spreads
via Microsoft’s Autorun feature and has hit enterprises hard because users who play
games at home infect their work machines via USB keys, for instance, according to
Microsoft. According to the SIR report from earlier this month, the number of
machines infected with TaterF has increased from 2 million machines in the second
half of last year to 4.9 million in the first half of this year. This month, the top threats
found by Microsoft’s MSRT are mainly password-stealers like TaterF that grab online
gaming credentials, online banking credentials, and other online user accounts. Rogue
AV products and Trojan downloaders for them were also high on the list, as well as
Trojan downloaders that typically infect machines via drive-by attacks.
Source:
http://www.darkreading.com/security/vulnerabilities/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=2219
00560
38. November 21, CNET News – (International) Firefox: Heat and the CPU usage
problem. Firefox has a CPU usage issue and, consequently, can cause overheating
problems in some laptops, particularly ultraportables. This is documented on a Mozilla
support page entitled “Firefox consumes a lot of CPU resources.” The page states: “At
times, Firefox may require significant CPU [central processing unit] resources in order
to download, process, and display Web content.” And forum postings like this one
about a Dell Netbook are not uncommon: “Mini9 would get way too hot.” The Mozilla
support page goes on to say that “you can review and monitor CPU usage through
specific tools” and describes ways to limit CPU usage, such as: “A Firefox add-on,
called Flashblock, allows you to selectively enable and disable Flash content on Web
sites.” CPU usage can become an issue in ultraportables—typically under an inch
thick—which are more sensitive to heat because of the design constraints.
Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13924_3-10396076-64.html
39. November 21, Journal Register News Service – (National) Hackers indicted for
disrupting Comcast. Three men associated with the computer hacker group
Kryogeniks were indicted in federal court Thursday for allegedly disrupting Comcast
Internet service and redirecting online traffic to Web sites they had set up. The 2008
cyber attack prevented subscribers of www.comcast.net from accessing their e-mail,
digital voicemail and other services on the Web site that an estimated 5 million people
connect to on a daily basis. The three men were charged with conspiring to hack into
the computer network in May of last year, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of
the Southeastern District of Pennsylvania.
Source:
http://www.pottstownmercury.com/articles/2009/11/21/news/srv0000006880580.txt
40. November 20, The Register – (International) Wrecking CRU: hackers cause massive
climate data breach. The University of East Anglia has confirmed that a data breach
has put a large quantity of emails and other documents from staff at its Climate
Research Unit online. CRU is one of the three leading climate research centres in the
UK, and a globally acknowledged authority on temperature reconstructions. CRU
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declined to say whether it would attempt to halt the data breach. In a statement a
spokesman told The Register: “We are aware that information from a server used for
research information in one area of the university has been made available on public
websites. Because of the volume of this information we cannot currently confirm that
all of this material is genuine.” A 61MB ZIP file was posted on a Russian FTP server
on November 20. It contains over a thousand emails, and around three thousand other
items including source code and data files. A spokesman confirmed there had been a
hack, and that staff documents had been published, but declined to say whether the
University would be seeking to halt further dissemination of the data.
Source: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/11/20/cru_climate_hack/
For another story, see item 36
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Information on IT information sharing and analysis can be found at the IT ISAC (Information Sharing and
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Communications Sector
41. November 23, Trading Markets – (International) VOD ‘Vodafone back-up system
failed during recent network outage. The widespread failure of Vodafone
Netherlands’ GSM and UMTS network on 18 and 19 November was caused by a
unique combination of factors. On 18 November, one out of the four network nodes in
Amsterdam fell out. There is a back-up system for such events but the system did not
go into action. As a result, almost 5 million Dutch customers were unable to call, be
called or send or receive SMSs. When the system was restored in the evening,
disturbances were still felt during the entire day on 19 November, before call and SMS
traffic went back to normal.
Source: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock News/2673345/
For another story, see item 32
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Commercial Facilities Sector
42. November 22, Agence France-Presse – (International) Security still lacking one year
after Mumbai attacks. Mumbai remains a target one year on from a deadly militant
attack, experts say, calling for more to be done to improve security in the city and
elsewhere in India to prevent another strike. A Mumbai police official said
improvements have been made since the force was found lacking training, equipment
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and manpower against the 10 heavily armed Islamist gunmen who stormed the city 12
months ago. More police in Mumbai and other Indian cities would provide a more
effective first response to any future attack, analysts said, also calling for greater use of
technology and better coordination between central and state agencies. Luxury hotels
such as the Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, which was targeted by gunmen, have
introduced tougher baggage screening and searches, while sandbagged machine gun
positions appeared at key locations. A new base for 250 elite National Security Guard
commandos — one of four around the country — opened in Mumbai after criticism
that they only arrived from their north India headquarters 10 hours after the first shots
were fired. But some plans, including a promised improved coastal security system —
seen as vital because the gunmen arrived undetected by sea — are yet to materialize.
An analyst added: “Whereas the terrorists have access to the latest technology,
communications and resources, we still are many, many, many steps behind. We are at
a very nascent stage.”
Source:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5i4eo2nX0_KwX7N0qaXl9f2
MZpZow
43. November 22, WPVI 6 Philadelphia – (Pennsylvania) 19 injured in 5-alarm
apartment fire in Lawndale. Firefighters battled a massive five-alarm apartment fire
in Northeast Philadelphia. The fire broke out at the Austin Manor apartment building
on the 7000 block of Rising Sun Avenue. The first reports of fire came in around 4:30
a.m. More than 100 people were evacuated. Several residents were reportedly trapped
inside their apartments. At least 19 people, including children, are being treated at Aria
Hospital-Frankford and Temple University Hospital. Three of the victims sustained
serious injuries. Injuries range from burns to smoke inhalation, to trauma from jumping
from upper floor windows. Fire officials have not yet determined the cause of Sunday’s
fire, but fire officials say residents told them a candle may behind Sunday’s blaze. The
apartment complex landlord is providing residents with a place to stay in nearby
apartments. The Red Cross says they, too, have found a place to stay for displaced
residents.
Source: http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=7132110
44. November 21, WGN 9 Chicago – (Illinois) Ammonia leak sends 1 to hospital,
evacuates building. A business within a Southwest Side industrial complex was
evacuated this morning following an ammonia spill that sent one person to the hospital.
About 50 people had to evacuate the building when the spill was reported shortly
before 11 a.m., and they remained outside it as of 12:30 p.m., according to a Chicago
Fire Department spokesman. A person was working on a cooling system at a business,
Preferred Freezer Service in the Archer Heights neighborhood, when somehow an
ammonia leak took place, causing the person to get sprayed by the toxic substance.
“The person is conscious, talking and appears to be in good condition,” said a police
spokesman. The person was tranported, though, in fair-to-serious condition to MacNeal
Hospital in Berwyn, said a Fire Department spokesman. He did not know what kind of
injuries the person suffered. Firefighters instituted a hazardous materials response for
the leak. They remained on the scene as of 12:40 p.m.
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Source: http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2009/11/1-taken-to-hospital-followingsw-side-ammonia-leak.html
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National Monuments and Icons Sector
45. November 23, Courthouse News Service – (California) California blames wildfire on
5 men. California demands $7.7 million from five men who allegedly started the Corral
Fire in Malibu State Park, which destroyed 53 homes, damaged 35, burned 4,900 acres
for forced the evacuation of 14,000 people in November 2007. The state claims the
men started a campfire in a park area known as “the cave,” then kicked the embers into
dry brush on a day with hot Santa Ana winds. The California Department of Forestry
says it spent at least $7,728,362 fighting the fire. It seeks damages for negligence and
violations of the Health and Safety Code, and costs.
Source:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2009/11/23/California_Blames_Wildfire_on_5_Men.
htm
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Dams Sector
46. November 23, KWMU 90.7 St. Louis – (Illinois) Metro East levee leak highlights
urgency of fixing system, flood protection chief says. The head of the Flood
Prevention District in the Metro East says fixing aging levees is the St. Louis region’s
most urgent issue. Last week, the Army Corps of Engineers discovered a leak in the
Wood River Levee near the Melvin Price Lock and Dam in East Alton, Ill. The corps
said the levee is not in danger of failing now, but it could give way during a flood. The
head of the Southwestern Illinois Flood Prevention District, said the incident highlights
the urgency of fixing the entire levee system. He said a major flood in the Metro East
could cripple the region’s economy by shutting down heavy industry including
petroleum refining, chemical production and steel making. He said inspections of the
Metro East levees should be wrapped up early next year, along with a more definite
cost estimate for repairs. Early estimates from the Corps indicate fixing the levee
system could cost as much as 500 million dollars.
Source:
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/kwmu/news.newsmain/article/1/0/1581088/St..Loui
s.Public.Radio.News/Metro.East.levee.leak.highlights.urgency.of.fixing.system..flood.p
rotection.chief.says
47. November 23, Associated Press – (Arkansas) Eureka Springs asks FEMA for
funding to help repair dam on nearby Black Bass Lake. City officials in Eureka
Springs, Arkansas, are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
for $400,000 to repair a dam at nearby Black Bass Lake. The mayor says the 115-yearold dam has leaked for years, but recent heavy rains have sped up the deterioration. The
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city has closed a park area immediately beneath the dam and posted no trespassing
signs. Walking on the catwalk on top of the dam also is forbidden. If the 28-foot-tall,
228-foot-long dam failed the rush of water could destroy a pump station for the CarrollBoone Water District. It would also endanger anyone near the park area below the dam
or traveling on a nearby county road. FEMA engineers inspected the dam November 11
and a second team will do likewise before any decisions are made.
Source: http://www.kfsm.com/sns-ap-ar--damageddam,0,3034977.story
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