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Disaster Relief, Incorporated Begins Operations

Santa Barbara
21-10-2003, 04:10
International Developments Group Sponsors Emergency Relief

The IDG announced today the financing of a new sub-conglomerate, Disaster Relief, Incorporated, which will provide a revolutionary global disaster relief service at low cost, with an effective high-readiness emergency response capability employing the full assets of the PrattCo Conglomerate.

Dol James, President of DRI, acknowledged the support before reporters.

"DRI will provide humanitarian disaster relief to any nation or party with whom we agree on the terms of our program. As President and executive of this movement, I am eternally grateful to the International Developments Group for financing and supporting this great step towards peace and caregiving to all nations afflicted by various natural disasters."

The 15-point agreement of the DRI contract is short, complete, and with no hidden clauses. Included among the terms is the SafeGuard™ Program, which "consists of a manned installation placed in the [Nation Under Distress]’s territory...uninhibited radio/laser communications tower, living space and basic services for DRI employees, storage facilities for emergency equipment and supplies, a hospital, temporary housing modules, a small air- or space-port VTOL landing site, and free access to the NUDs transportation networks required..."

Should skeptics be worried that the revolutionary SafeGuard™ program be mis-used, a clause is included which explicitly states: "SafeGuard™ Installations may not be employed by either party for any other reasons than those agreed upon in the terms of this contract."

The DRIs program is now being offered as a protection and insurance for any future disasters suffered by signatory nations, and is expected to launch operations immediately.

Disasters include "Earthquakes, non-artificial virus and bacteria caused diseases, fires ignited by natural causes, tornadoes, tsunamis and tidal waves, hurricanes and flooding, meteorites, heavy winter storms. Limited coverage may be provided of exceptions on a case-by-case basis of agreement," and do not include war or other intentionally caused damage relief.

Currently, the DRI program is specifically as a kind of insurance, but DRI spokespeople admitted their services would be offered to nations currently suffering disasters, on a case-by-case basis and without the SafeGuard™ prevention option- providing immediate relief to nations even if disaster has already struck.


(OOC: Think of this as a cross between the Red Cross and national-level disaster insurance. DRI, with PCC help, will provide massive emergency relief, hospital aid, refugee shelters, sandbags, firefighters, etc [for a negotiated price]. Thats with PCC help now, I doubt you'll find many hippie commie liberal nations that can match this offer!

If you're interested, tell me here or TG me and I'll post the whole contract I wrote. :)