The third blast, in the northern state of Kaduna, was confirmed by emergency management officials, but no information on casualties or damage was available.

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency takes advantage of the Internet to disseminate information, notes Marc Wolfson, a FEMA spokesperson.

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Morgan Asset Management got an email on Thursday encouraging them to update their emergency contact information and to stay in contact with managers over the weekend.

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Ridge will have to coordinate information that is now dispersed among agencies as diverse as the CIA, Federal Emergency Management Agency and the departments of Justice, Defense and Energy.

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In this role, she oversees statewide emergency management outreach programs which include disaster preparedness public education, private-public partnerships, and public information programs all aimed at encouraging residents of Washington state to undertake preparedness actions in their households and their communities before a disaster strikes.

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