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Monday, October 28, 2013

The Power of a Picture




A Monday Essay - The Power of a Picture


Posted by Steve At 7:00 AM
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Labels: COP, Disasters, Emergency Management, Emergency Response, EMS, Fire Service, Homeland Security, Imagery, Information Sharing, Law Enforcement, Military, Remote Sensing

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