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Each week, FDNY subject matter experts from the Department's Center for Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness (CTDP) offer subscribers insight and analysis of current events and perspective on health issues, public safety and emergency response from across the globe.

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December 21, 2017

Train Derailment in Northwest Injures Dozens

A street overpass derailed an Amtrak train about 50 miles south of Seattle, killing three people and injuring more than 100 others. The train was making its inaugural trip, using the Point Defiance bypass, from Seattle to Portland on the morning of Monday, December 18, 2017. Preliminary reports show the train traveling at 80-mph before […]

December 14, 2017

Suicide Bombing Attempt Foiled in NYC

During rush hour on Monday, December 11, 2017, an ISIS adherent tried to trigger his crudely-built improvised explosive device (IED) hidden under his clothing. The IED partially detonated, but did not explode in the busy pedestrian tunnel between the Port Authority Bus Terminal and Times Square subway station in midtown Manhattan. The suspect, a Bangladesh […]

December 7, 2017

Southern California Wildfires Rage

Mother Nature has shown no mercy as four major wildfires continue to destroy homes and property throughout Southern California. Winds are forecasted to increase, which could spread existing flames and drive new fires. Fire officials believe the worst is yet to come and responders will have limited ability to fight fires in winds gusting up […]


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