1.   Planners and firefighters wanted Shade to stay open because a barrier would hinder emergency response.

2.   Some drugs spark off this emergency response and help their targets to defend themselves.

3.   The safety element sets guidelines for emergency response to catastrophes and the reconstruction that would follow.

4.   And as emergency response equipment becomes more sophisticated, those people become more expensive to train and keep.

5.   And, based on the calls the Red Cross has received, businesses are actively reassessing their emergency response plans, Vandenberg said.

6.   As far as the increase in emergency response time is concerned, police officials blame the bad weather last winter.

7.   Association members include local, cellular, and long-distance phone companies, equipment manufacturers, and managers of emergency response centers.

8.   As such, the Secret Service handles planning, the FBI deals with intelligence, FEMA handles emergency response, and the Army handles military response, if required.

9.   ATX Technologies Inc. of Irving, Texas, demonstrated how its MAYDAY in-vehicle alerts can move data from collision sites to emergency response agencies.

10.   Besides working with the Energy Department and its contractors to revamp the emergency response, Moore said the state is requiring heavy emergency communication training.