Minneapolis and St. Paul get high marks for emergency communications systems
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Representatives from the FBI work in the TOPOFF 3 Master Command Center preparedness exercise in April, 2005 in Arlington, Virginia. The exercise, dubbed "TOPOFF 3" (short for Top Official) took place in the Connecticut town of New London and in two counties in eastern New Jersey, the Department of Homeland Security announced in a statement. Top US officials will monitor events from Washington, while security officials in Canada and Britain will follow developments at their end and focus on maintaining communication channels open with their US counterparts.
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A new report from the Office of Homeland Security reveals that many cities throughout the United States are not fully prepared for emergency communication during a crisis. Only six cities received the highest rating for emergency communications systems, among them, the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
MPR's Tom Crann spoke with Kris Eide, the director of Minnesota's Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.
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