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Mon, 2011-05-23 09:48 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about disaster management.

The mission of this working group is to focus on discussions about disaster management.

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Cheap Mobile Technology is Vital in Disaster Recovery

Sat, 2013-12-21 18:54 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Mike Kraft

      

Jason Hall of Stansell Electric, left, talks with project manager Daron Whitehead as Nashville Wire and other vendors help repair the electrical systems after floodwaters inundated the company in May 2010, destroying $1.2 million in inventory alone./ Dipti Vaidya / File / The Tennessean

tennessean.com - by J. J. Rosen - December 8, 2013

In May 2010, after 36 hours of continuous rain, Nashville was in serious trouble. The “Flood of 2010,” as it came to be known, created a disaster that affected almost everyone in the city. . .

. . . In 2010, the idea of servers and applications being remotely hosted in the cloud was relatively new, and mobile technology was not as prevalent as it is today. Combining mobile and cloud, small- and medium-size businesses can now afford to design and implement disaster-recovery and business-continuity plans that have the same features as their larger competitors.

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Communication
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Technology
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Solutions
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Let It Burn: Changing Firefighting Techniques for a Warming World

Mon, 2013-10-07 23:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

The devastating Rim Fire threatened Yosemite in August.  Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

This year has been a bloody one for firefighters on the front lines against wildfires. With climate change intensifying fires, it may be time to change the way we fight them.

time.com - by Bryan Walsh - October 4, 2013

We usually measure wildfires in acres burnt or the number of homes destroyed. But there’s a human toll to fires as well. So far this year 32 people have lost their lives fighting fires, the highest number in nearly 20 years—and the fire season isn’t done yet. More than half of those deaths occurred in a single incident, when all but one of a 20-man firefighting crew were killed during the Yarnell Hill fire in Arizona in June.

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United States
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Climate
Disaster Risk Reduction
Policy
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The Infrastructure Security Partnership

Wed, 2013-10-02 02:00 — Maeryn Obley

tisp.org

In a rapid response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, federal and state agencies, corporations and professional societies met to discuss how they could collaborate and coordinate to improve the security of the built environment of the United States.

In a unanimous conclusion to their meeting, The Infrastructure Security Partnership (TISP) was established as a non-profit partnership to facilitate a forum for advancing practice and policy for the protection of our nation’s critical infrastructure.

On Nov. 20, 2001, Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers, Commanding General and Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Organizational Charter drafted by the partnership’s steering committee consisting of representatives from the American Institute of Architects, the Society of American Military Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Council of Engineering Companies, the Associated General Contractors of America, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Facilities Council, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the Naval Facilities Engineering Command.

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United States
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Disaster Response
Disaster Risk Reduction
Infrastructure
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Boulder Flood Relief

Mon, 2013-09-23 17:47 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                                   CLICK HERE - BOULDER FLOOD RELIEF

            

Boulder Flood Relief is a local, boots on the ground, all-volunteer group organizing relief for displaced and in need individuals.

Call: (720) 943-4482

http://boulderfloodrelief.org/

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United States
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Disaster Response
Extreme Weather
Flood
Resilience
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E. Coli, Oil Spills and Airlifts: Fallout from Colorado Flooding Continues

Mon, 2013-09-23 17:46 — Kathy Gilbeaux

cnn.com - by Greg Botelho and Elwyn Lopez - September 20, 2013

(CNN) -- Efforts continued Friday to cope with fallout from flooding that''s rocked the Rocky Mountain state -- including more airlifts of stranded residents, discoveries of oil spills and a plea to one town's residents to stay away until E. coli is cleared from their tap water.

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United States
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Disaster Response
Environment
Extreme Weather
Flood
Infrastructure
Pollution
Rivers
Vulnerability
Waste
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Problem

Lyons Flooded: Colorado Town Completely Isolated, With No Sewage, No Fresh Water

Fri, 2013-09-13 16:33 — Kathy Gilbeaux

      

Three vehicles crashed into a creek close after the road washed out from beneath them near Dillon Rd. and 287 in Broomfield, Colorado, September 12, 2013 in heavy flooding. Three people were rescued. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)

huffingtonpost.com - by Andrea Rael - September 12, 2013

Residents in Lyons, Colorado are "completely isolated" by floodwaters that have disrupted their sewer and fresh water.

Boulder County Sheriff Joseph Pelle told 7News that residents were being told to reach for higher ground.

"They're completely isolated at this point. There is no access in or out," Pelle said during a Thursday media briefing. "They've lost their sewer plant, they've lost their fresh water, lost their market."

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Disaster Response
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Flood
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Waste
Water
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These are the Humanitarian Decision Makers

Thu, 2013-09-05 19:05 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

      

veritythink.com - by Andrej Verity - September 3, 2013

In my June post Who are the Humanitarian Decision Makers, I outlined why I have problems with how easily we use the phrase “for the decision makers” without really knowing who they are. Once you start investigating the problem, you quickly realize how large and diverse the range of decision makers are in humanitarian response.

Now, it is easy to complain but harder to do something. So rather than leaving this problem to fester within the community, a few of us decided to do something.

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Global
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Disaster Response
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Rim Fire - Fire Tracker

Mon, 2013-08-26 22:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

View Rim Fire in a larger map

http://projects.scpr.org/firetracker/rim-fire/

Fire Tracker, KPCC's tool for following & researching California wildfires, contains fire information displayed by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection -- also known as CalFire -- which protects more than 31 million acres of California's privately-owned wildlands and provides emergency services in 36 of the State's 58 counties.

About the data

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US - West
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Disaster Response
Energy
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Situation Report

Enormous Fire Threatens Water Supply for San Francisco and Parts of East Bay

Mon, 2013-08-26 17:10 — Kathy Gilbeaux

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Hetch Hetchy Aqueduct

eastbayexpress.com - by Robert Gammon - August 23, 2013

The massive Rim Fire is closing in on Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National Park and is threatening the main water supply for the City of San Francisco and numerous other Bay Area communities. As of this morning, the fast-moving blaze was about 2.5 miles from Hetch Hetchy, according to a map created by the US Forest Service. If the enormous fire reaches the tinder-dry forests surrounding the reservoir, it could pollute the freshwater with huge amounts of ash. That’s bad news for San Franciscans and other communities that depend on Hetch Hetchy because the reservoir is not equipped with a water-filtration system.

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US - West
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Disaster Response
Energy
Vulnerability
Water
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Problem
Situation Report

Understanding The Phases Of Emergency Communication

Fri, 2013-08-09 00:38 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

inddist.com - by Hannah Snyder - July 26, 2013

Technology advancements have given us the ability to communicate in real time. The ability to send emergency notifications over any device or platform enables targeted messages to successfully reach and warn large numbers of people about imminent or existing danger, potentially taming an incident or emergency from turning into a crisis or catastrophe. However, every situation is different, and unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all solution. In order to be able to respond effectively during an incident that requires an emergency communication - analysis, planning, preparation and practice are critical.

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