They propose special emergency nonprofit status for "national compassion funds" that would afford givers the usual tax breaks and eliminate the patchwork of potentially ill-run organizations that crop up amid chaos.

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This unfunded mandate stipulates that hospitals are required to provide care to anyone needing emergency treatment regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay.

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Mr Coleman has also lost his position as chair of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority (LFEPA), a role that came with his status as an Assembly member.

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David Paulison was confirmed in April 2006 as the new head of FEMA. Now that the agency's status has been elevated, he becomes the first Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Federal Emergency Management.

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