Report on the Edmonton Tornado, 31st July, 1987.

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Edmonton [Alta]: The Department, 1989Description: 220p.: ill., mapsDDC classification:

F 363.34809712334 EDM

Subject: On 31 July, 1987, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was hit by a massive tornado that killed 27 people, injured hundreds more, and caused nearly $270 million in damage. This report includes about 40 photos of disaster sites, and provides a detailed weather report of the event. It also details the various elements of the police department's emergency response including dispatch, command and control, site security, and dealing with casualties. It recounts the use of specialists in disaster research and rescue who had previously been involved in the response to the Mexico City earthquake. Winds of Terror is also available on videocassette, produced by the Police Dept. and ITV. Both report and video would be useful in any emergency training program because it touches on many of the problems associated with disaster response

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Prepared by Inspector F. M. Topp and Constable A. G. Sauve

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To be used in conjunction with video: "Winds of terror"

On 31 July, 1987, the city of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada was hit by a massive tornado that killed 27 people, injured hundreds more, and caused nearly $270 million in damage. This report includes about 40 photos of disaster sites, and provides a detailed weather report of the event. It also details the various elements of the police department's emergency response including dispatch, command and control, site security, and dealing with casualties. It recounts the use of specialists in disaster research and rescue who had previously been involved in the response to the Mexico City earthquake. Winds of Terror is also available on videocassette, produced by the Police Dept. and ITV. Both report and video would be useful in any emergency training program because it touches on many of the problems associated with disaster response

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