http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Emergency_ServicesFind stories, videos, and photos about Emergency Services from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:59:23 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/US/weather/10/14/california.rain/tztop.umbrella.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Emergency_Services14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Emergency Services from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/14/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/14/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTextRain poured across parts of California early Wednesday, prompting a flash flood warning for southern acreage already torched by wildfires.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/13/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/10/13/california.rain/index.html#cnnSTCTextHeavy rain that began pounding California on Tuesday threatened to unleash dangerous floods and mudslides, especially in areas ravaged by wildfires.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/21/southeast.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/21/southeast.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextWith at least five people dead and massive expanses of land and roads under water, Georgia's governor declared a state of emergency Monday in the 17 counties hardest hit by flooding from severe weather.Tue, 22 Sep 2009 03:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/california.wildfire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/09/09/california.wildfire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fatal wildfire burning north of Los Angeles grew to more than twice the size of California's capital Tuesday evening, as officials upped the reward for information on who set the blaze to $150,000.Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/healthcare_911_abuse/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/08/24/news/economy/healthcare_911_abuse/index.htmPeople struggling with headaches, toothaches, and even feelings of loneliness are calling 911 -- often several times a day.Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/budget.firefighters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/06/budget.firefighters/index.html#cnnSTCTextFurloughed firefighters. Shuttered fire stations. Fewer rescuers on pump and ladder trucks.Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/09/missouri.kentucky.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/05/09/missouri.kentucky.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTextThunderstorms and high winds are expected to keep sweeping across Missouri and Kentucky on Saturday after Friday's pounding rain left thousands without power, officials said.Sat, 09 May 2009 16:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/08/western.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextA wildfire that has engulfed dozens of homes and displaced thousands of people kept roaring in Southern California on Friday, as fire officials acknowledged they're not sure how much luck they'll have slowing the blaze.Sat, 09 May 2009 05:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/28/quake.italy.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/28/quake.italy.pope/index.html#cnnSTCTextPope Benedict XVI met with survivors and offered prayers Tuesday as he visited towns hit hard in this month's Italian earthquake.Fri, 08 May 2009 05:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/australia.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/04/01/australia.floods/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 30 hours of incessant rain eased Thursday on Australia's east coast, where widespread flooding cut off thousands of people from services and resulted in four areas being declared disaster zones, officials said.Thu, 02 Apr 2009 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/26/mississippi.tornadoes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/weather/03/26/mississippi.tornadoes/index.html#cnnSTCTextMississippi's governor declared a state of emergency Thursday for 12 counties after a severe weather system moved across the southern half of the state overnight Wednesday and Thursday.Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/08/germany.cologne.building.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/03/08/germany.cologne.building.collapse/index.html#cnnSTCTextRescue workers have pulled a body from underneath the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in Cologne, Germany, police spokeswoman Astrid Gelss told CNN.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 13:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/06/Oklahoma.town.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/06/Oklahoma.town.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe entire population of Taloga, Oklahoma, was evacuated Thursday because of a raging fire that has burned tens of thousands of acres, officials said Friday.Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/obama.fema.fugate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/03/04/obama.fema.fugate/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama plans to nominate Craig Fugate, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, as the next administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the White House said Wednesday.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 15:35:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/02/07/australia.wildfires/index.html#cnnSTCTextDeadly bushfires raged on in southeast Australia on Sunday despite cooler temperatures and scores of firefighters trying to control the flames.Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:04:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/02/firefighters.sick.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/02/02/firefighters.sick.calls/index.html#cnnSTCTextSo many Atlanta firefighters called in sick Sunday that five understaffed fire stations closed for the day, according to the city's fire chief.Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/ep.911.women.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/01/21/ep.911.women.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextFive days after giving birth to her daughter, Rhonda Monroe laid Dominique back in her crib after nursing, sat down and had a heart attack.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/16/ike.smith.point/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/16/ike.smith.point/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt reads like a folksy Christmas letter, updating everyone on the latest -- but the news was a grim recitation of homes obliterated and damaged by Hurricane Ike in the small Texas town of Smith Point.Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/06/hurricanes.hanna.ike/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/09/06/hurricanes.hanna.ike/index.html#cnnSTCTextAfter earning a reputation as a killer in Haiti, Tropical Storm Hanna amounted to little more than a windy rainstorm along the Atlantic Coast on Saturday.Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/18/floods.buyout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/07/18/floods.buyout/index.html#cnnSTCTextWeeks after flooding devastated farmland and homes in the Midwest, officials in five states said Friday that initial steps are under way for possible buyouts of property in flood zones.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/11/severe.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextPowerful storms killed 22 people in three states over the weekend, including an Oklahoma mother who died while huddling over her child, authorities said. Her son survived with facial injuries.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/10/tornado.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/10/tornado.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least 20 people were killed as tornadoes and severe weather swept the Midwest before rumbling into the Southeast on Sunday morning, according to emergency management agencies.Sun, 11 May 2008 17:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/02/midwest.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/05/02/midwest.storms/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least seven people, including three members of the same family, were killed Friday and at least 13 people were injured as severe weather swept through Arkansas, emergency officials said.Sat, 03 May 2008 16:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/southeast.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/11/southeast.fires/index.html#cnnSTCTextFire crews made progress Monday in Virginia against brush fires that had been fanned by gale-force winds, officials said.Mon, 11 Feb 2008 15:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/07/sugar.plant.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/02/07/sugar.plant.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of people were injured -- many of them critically -- in an explosion at a sugar refinery near Savannah, Georgia, Thursday evening, law enforcement and medical officials said.Fri, 08 Feb 2008 06:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/02/05/tornado.bad.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/weather/02/05/tornado.bad.weather/index.html#cnnSTCTextTornadoes that roared through parts of Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee killed at least 23 people and injured nearly 100 more Tuesday night, authorities said.Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:31:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/vegas.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/25/vegas.fire/index.html#cnnSTCTextA fire charred the top of two of three wings of the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino on Friday, causing no major injuries but forcing visitors and employees to evacuate, authorities said. Sat, 26 Jan 2008 08:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/15/gaza.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextHamas leaders in Gaza have declared a three-day mourning period after an Israeli raid on eastern Gaza City left at least 17 dead and more than 20 wounded.Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/14/border.firetruck/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/14/border.firetruck/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Canadian firetruck responding with lights and sirens to a weekend fire in Rouses Point, New York, was stopped at the U.S. border for about eight minutes, U.S. border officials said Tuesday.Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/26/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/26/fire.wildfire.ca/index.html#cnnSTCTextFirefighters on Friday controlled fourteen of nearly two dozen Southern California wildfires, which authorities have directly blamed for seven deaths. Mon, 29 Oct 2007 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/giuliani.firefighters/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/07/12/giuliani.firefighters/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe country's largest U.S. firefighters union Wednesday blasted former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani's performance in the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, aiming a blow at the cornerstone of Giuliani's presidential campaign.Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/new.york.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/07/19/new.york.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe air was declared clean, but the carcinogen asbestos was found in dust and debris hurled into midtown Manhattan by a steam pipe explosion the day before, New York City announced Thursday. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/02/severe.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/02/severe.weather/index.htmlSearch parties were going door-to-door Friday in Americus, Georgia, after deadly storms destroyed the town's Red Cross headquarters and shut down a hospital.Fri, 02 Mar 2007 06:26:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/01/severe.weather/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WEATHER/03/01/severe.weather/index.htmlStorms stampeded throughout the central and southeastern United States on Thursday, leaving at least 11 people dead.Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/16/train.fire/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/16/train.fire/index.htmlRail cars that caught fire after a freight train crash near Louisville, Kentucky, were being allowed to burn throughout the night to destroy hazardous materials inside them, authorities announced Tuesday evening.Tue, 16 Jan 2007 14:23:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/04/02/midwest.tornadoes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WEATHER/04/02/midwest.tornadoes/index.htmlNine people were killed Sunday as severe weather raked parts of four states.Mon, 03 Apr 2006 01:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/30/katrina.fema/index.htmlFederal emergency officials failed to accept offers of possibly life-saving aid from the Department of Interior immediately after Hurricane Katrina, according to documents obtained by CNN.Mon, 30 Jan 2006 12:30:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/02/wildfires/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/02/wildfires/index.htmlFirefighters in Texas and Oklahoma got an unexpected helping hand from the weather Monday, as calmer winds allowed aircraft to join the struggle against raging grassland blazes.Mon, 02 Jan 2006 07:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/tx.ok.wildfires/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/30/tx.ok.wildfires/index.htmlA dry and windy weather forecast Friday prompted fears of more wildfires in Texas and Oklahoma, where flames have blackened thousands of acres and are blamed in five deaths.Fri, 30 Dec 2005 11:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/27/grass.fires/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/27/grass.fires/index.htmlDozens of grass fires raged Tuesday across tinder-dry central Oklahoma and parts of Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry declared a disaster and dispatched National Guard troops to help battle the flames.Tue, 27 Dec 2005 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/06/indiana.tornadoes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/11/06/indiana.tornadoes/index.htmlAt least one tornado ripped through southern Indiana near Evansville before dawn Sunday, killing at least 22 people and injuring about 230.Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/brown.background/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/27/brown.background/index.htmlIn his opening remarks before a congressional committee Tuesday, Former Federal Emergency Management Agency chief Michael Brown defended his response to Hurricane Katrina last month, as well as his own record.Tue, 27 Sep 2005 19:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/katrina.response/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/17/katrina.response/index.htmlAs Hurricane Katrina bore down on the Gulf Coast three weeks ago, veteran workers at the Federal Emergency Management Agency braced for an epic disaster.Sat, 17 Sep 2005 14:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/16/clinton.fema/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/16/clinton.fema/index.htmlFormer President Bill Clinton on Friday said it should be required that any future head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency have "prior experience in emergency management."Sat, 17 Sep 2005 00:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/13/ophelia/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/09/13/ophelia/index.htmlNorth Carolina's governor urged residents of low-lying areas and coastal islands to head for safety Tuesday as Hurricane Ophelia methodically churned toward the state's southeastern corner with heavy rains and strong winds.Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/fema.actingdirector/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/fema.actingdirector/index.htmlDavid Paulison, who recommended in 2003 that Americans stock up on plastic sheeting and duct tape to be prepared for a terrorist attack, was named Monday as acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/brown.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/12/brown.resigns/index.htmlFederal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown resigned Monday after coming under fire over his qualifications and for what critics call a bungled response to Hurricane Katrina's destruction.Mon, 12 Sep 2005 20:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/04/katrina.impact/index.htmlNearly a week after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast, military helicopters circled above New Orleans on Sunday to drop supplies and rescue people trapped in the nearly deserted city.Sun, 04 Sep 2005 06:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/08/30/katrina.advice.us/index.htmlDisaster response officials are urging evacuated residents not to return for at least a week to areas of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi hit hard by Hurricane Katrina.Tue, 30 Aug 2005 19:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/12/23/winter.storm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/12/23/winter.storm/index.htmlA storm that blew across the Midwest and East Coast was headed to Canada on Thursday, leaving more than 2 feet of snow in some areas and snarling holiday travel for many.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/26/hurricane.jeanne/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/26/hurricane.jeanne/index.htmlHurricane Jeanne, downgraded Sunday to a tropical storm, is responsible for the deaths of at least four people in Florida, officials said.Sun, 26 Sep 2004 04:55:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/18/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/18/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlThe remnants of Hurricane Ivan had reached as far north as Massachusetts on Saturday after pounding the Gulf Coast in Florida and Alabama and spawning tornadoes and flooding in the Southeastern United States.Sat, 18 Sep 2004 11:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/states/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/states/index.htmlHurricane Ivan came ashore early Thursday near Gulf Shores, Alabama, and was felt all along the Gulf Coast.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 12:35:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/17/hurricane.ivan/index.htmlAfter wreaking havoc on the Alabama and Florida coasts, the remnants of Hurricane Ivan punished the Southeastern United States on Friday, knocking out power to more than a million customers and flooding parts of Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina.Fri, 17 Sep 2004 06:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.links/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/09/15/hurricane.links/index.htmlA number of Web sites offer up-to-date information on hurricanes with links to relief agencies and advice on how to prepare.Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/31/hurricane.frances/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/31/hurricane.frances/index.htmlHurricane Frances, a Category 4 storm, took aim at the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands late Tuesday, the National Hurricane Center said.Tue, 31 Aug 2004 11:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/17/storms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/17/storms/index.htmlAs a massive cleanup effort swung into a fifth day, the death toll from Hurricane Charley climbed to 19 early Tuesday as refugees from the storm coped with sporadic thunderstorms and sizzling August weather, a Florida emergency management official said.Tue, 17 Aug 2004 06:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/13/storms/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WEATHER/08/13/storms/index.htmlHurricane Charley was downgraded to a Category 1 storm as it crossed the Florida peninsula Friday after causing "significant damage" as it came ashore on the state's southwestern coast.Fri, 13 Aug 2004 06:03:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/04/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/08/04/pf/saving/willis_tips/index.htmA chilling terror warning put key financial institutions in New York, New Jersey and Washington on alert this week.Wed, 04 Aug 2004 14:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374841/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2004/07/01/374841/index.htmWhen catastrophe strikes, chaos is the only constant. Silicon Valley-based PacketHop turns that weakness into a strength with software that transforms ordinary Wi-Fi cards, PDAs, and laptops into t...Thu, 01 Jul 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/19/911.commission/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/19/911.commission/index.htmlFormer New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani told the panel investigating the September 11, 2001, attacks that city officials prepared for everything they could think of in response to terror threats but that they never imagined that planes would be used as missiles.Wed, 19 May 2004 08:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/18/911.day2/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/US/05/18/911.day2/index.htmlOne day after former New York fire and police department officials drew criticism over communication problems that plagued rescue efforts during the World Trade Center attacks, the boss of both agencies is set to face the 9/11 commission Wednesday.Wed, 19 May 2004 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/10/russia.mine/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/01/10/russia.mine/index.htmlThree people have been killed and 12 others injured in a coal mine explosion in Siberia, according to Russian emergency officials.Sat, 10 Jan 2004 13:51:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314074/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2001/11/26/314074/index.htmAs anthrax terrorized America in mid-October, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley met with his high command in the city's Emergency Communications Center, a technology-packed fortress two miles from the do...Mon, 26 Nov 2001 05:01:00 EST