Residents Request Improved Emergency Communications

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Lisa Chow
WNYC News | Jul 12, 2010

New York, NY —

City residents are demanding better emergency information from public officials on what's happening where, especially in the wake of Saturday's fire. Some cities are already doing it. WNYC's Lisa Chow reports.

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