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Category 5 Hurricane Dean threatened Belize with death and destruction as it approached our shores. The National Emergency Management Organization coordinated a united response from its headquarters in the City of Belmopan in order to protect lives and preserve property.
The photos below capture some of the activities that occurred at the NEMO Headquarters during the emergency. More images of NEMO response activities from across Belize will be posted in the near future.
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| Belize's Cabinet Secretary and Chief Executive Officers convened at the NEMO Headquarters to finalize response efforts to powerful Hurricane Dean. |
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| Emergency Managers, Secretariat Staff, Agency Liaison Officers and technical specialists were all involved in the preparations for the Category 5 Hurricane Dean. |
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| Mr. Ramon Frutos, Belize's Acting Chief Meteorologist, used a variety of technologies to monitor deadly Category 5 Hurricane Dean as it approached Belize. |
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| Minister of National Emergency Management and Tourism, Hon. Godfrey Smith, (left) was at the NEMO Headquarters in Belmopan working with the emergency managers throughout the Hurricane Dean emergency. |
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| Officials from the Government Press Office worked around the clock in preparing and disseminating accurate public advisories to the Belizean media. |
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| Several satellite and radio services mounted on the roof of the NEMO Headquarters Building in Belmopan ensure that emergency communications are maintained even in the face of a powerful storm such as Category 5 Hurricane Dean. |
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| The Belize Police Department provided unparalelled communications services that reassured Belizeans of safety and security as they escaped from the powerful Hurricane Dean. |
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| Even at 3am on the morning of Tuesday, August 21, Belize Police and BDF officials manned their posts deligently in order to relay emergency messages as the storm roared overhead. |
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| The British Army Training Support Unit of Belize (BATSUB) staff stationed at the NEMO Headquarters provided an additional communications resource and invaluable air transportation assistance. |
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| The NEMO Storeroom resembled a small grocery store with all food items well stocked and accounted for. |
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| The cooks never failed to delight the emergency managers with a variety of crowd pleasing and nutricious dishes. |
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| The feeding at the NEMO headquarters was well organized and always on schedule thanks to a pair of happy cooks. |
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| NEMO's kitchen staff was led by a competent chef from the Belize Defence Force who delighted the emergency managers with a variety of meals. |
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| Technology and teamwork at the Emergency Operations Center were crucial elements in providing rapid response to various challenges that presented themselves during the Hurricane Dean emergency. |
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| The contribution of Belize Defence Force officers to the management of Category 5 Hurricane Dean was unwavering even at 4am on the morning of Tuesday, August 21,2007. |
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| Belize's National Emergency Coordinator, Lt. Col (Ret'd) George Lovell (left) conveys the message to the media via telephone that the Green Phase is declared for Belize by NEMO's Chairman, the Prime Minister. |
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