I need information about the impact of forest fires on the physical and chemical soil properties and about the effects of fire-fighting, compared with undisturbed forest fires. I am an Urban Planning graduate student at the University at Buffalo, in New York. My thesis is on Disaster Planning and Emergency Management for small, private institutions in New York State. I have found that many of these institutions currently lack disaster plans. Now Available on the Web With funds from the National Science Foundation, the Natural Hazards Center administers a program that enables social scientists to go immediately to the site of a disaster to obtain information that might otherwise be lost.
Past reports are available from the center for the cost of reproduction and mailing.
These are the latest announcements we've received regarding upcoming meetings. Most previous issues of DR contain additional notices. Disaster Mitigation in Health Care Facilities. The National Arbor Day Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, and others. March 6-7, 1996.