{"id":8604,"date":"2012-06-01T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2012-06-01T16:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingottawa.ca\/?p=8604"},"modified":"2013-01-21T09:26:24","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T14:26:24","slug":"urban-planet-disaster-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/2012\/06\/01\/urban-planet-disaster-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Disaster City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=30594\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-30594\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"disaster2\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/disaster2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/ottawa\/?attachment_id=25153\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-25153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"feature-urban-planet\" src=\"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is\u00a0a daily roundup of\u00a0\u00a0blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Mounting a response to a disaster requires immense coordination, but how do first responders prepare for the unimaginable? Disaster City is the world&#8217;s largest emergency training centre. Located in College Station, Texas, the centre gives emergency responders the opportunity to simulate a wide range of disasters including earthquakes, train derailments, bombs and fires. 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