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Fieldnote Nov 30 2022 - 1:41pm

Fieldnote: June 25, 2022

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MSF: Pushed to the Limit and Beyond A year into the largest ever Ebola outbreak

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What are the components of the report?

The components of the report are a timeline of the ebola outbreak, MSF's actions in response, a conclusion regarding future outbreaks similar to ebola, and a map of the region affected by ebola.

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Lessons in the Rubble: The World Trade Center and the History of Disaster Investigations in the United States

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What are the main findings or arguments presented in the article?

The main argument is that previous disasters involving burning buildings in US history and the subsequent investigations affected emergency response, policy making, and disaster investigation today. These past events can be applied to the 9/11 terrorist attack and investigation of the buildings afterward.