Witt Associates to Present the Independent Assessment of the Indiana State Fair Collapse Incident Report to Indiana State Fair Commission Thursday, April 12, 2012 at 11:00 am Eastern. Click here for Executive Summary Click here for full Report •  The final report will be available on the Indiana State Fair Commission website following the meeting and all media inquiries should be directed to Stephanie McFarland at 317-709-8728, http://www.in.gov/statefair/fairgrounds/meetings.html...

A vital strategy in the delivery of community response and recovery is the reduction in the vulnerability of public electrical distribution systems from hazards, such as hurricanes, wildfires and ice storms. This Handbook provides local units of government and electrical service providers, especially electric co‐operatives (co‐op’s), suggested mitigation measures that will lower their susceptibility to hazard events that often lead to system failure. The mitigation actions suggested...

As part of Governor Martin O'Malley's on-going commitment to the people of the State of Maryland to strengthen homeland security and improve emergency preparedness, in 2008 the Governor requested that nationally renowned expert James Lee Witt, the director of FEMA under President Clinton, conduct an assessment of the State's system of emergency preparedness.  The assessment was completed in October, 2008 and identified 25 areas for improvement, including recommendations on ways in which...

Witt Associates Conducts Independent Review of UA Hunstville Witt Associates of Washington, D.C. completed its evaluation of those competencies and delivered its findings and recommendations to campus officials today. The company was hired by the University of Alabama System following the February shooting on the university’s campus. The report focuses on the emergency notification and crisis communication systems, processes and procedures at UAHuntsville and their implementation during...

James Lee Witt Associates has produced this technical report to provide information for homeowners, business owners and local officials to assist in making informed decisions about building practices, specifically targeting improvements and/or performance enhancing characteristics for areas subject to severe flooding and hurricane-strength wind forces in coastal environments.   In order to view this report you will need to have the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on...