Question for the seismologists and earthquake anoraks out there:
Is there a good English-language (preferably) site with information on earthquakes in Albania? Not just when/where and what magnitude they're happening, but also any info on emergency response, best building practices in #Albania? Would love to find Albania's equivalent of Dr. Lucy Jones.
Thank you in advance.
Hello, people who know about #EmergencyPreparedness and #tornado
Is this true? A depression in the ground is safer than staying in your car with the seatbelt on?
![But if you encounter a twister while driving and can't make it to a tornado shelter, Van Tassel says the best strategy is to get out of your vehicle and get into a low position in an area below ground level, such as a ditch or a ravine.
"Staying in your vehicle might sound good on the face of it," Van Tassel says. But "rollover-type crashes are very deadly, and being picked up by a tornado [in] your vehicle would be like being in the worst rollover crash imaginable."](https://fediscience.org/system/media_attachments/files/114/590/625/211/084/998/original/7352e19f95b5d8bf.png "But if you encounter a twister while driving and can't make it to a tornado shelter, Van Tassel says the best strategy is to get out of your vehicle and get into a low position in an area below ground level, such as a ditch or a ravine.
\"Staying in your vehicle might sound good on the face of it,\" Van Tassel says. But \"rollover-type crashes are very deadly, and being picked up by a tornado [in] your vehicle would be like being in the worst rollover crash imaginable.\"")
"The Emergency Preparedness Guide/Toolkit for Individuals with Disabilities was developed through a partnership between the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).
This guide describes actions and considerations that individuals with disabilities can use to increase preparedness before, during, and after disasters. "
Scroll down to find it, including versions in some languages in addition to English.
https://www.dor.ca.gov/Home/disasterpreparedness #EmergencyPreparedness #Disability #California
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With the prospect of empty ports & empty shelves due to the tariffs, what are *YOU* stocking up on?
Switzerland has more bunkers per capita than anywhere else in the world — in the event of a crisis, every resident of the country would be guaranteed shelter space. The Dial takes a look at the origins of the bunker-building policy, what the underground shelters provide, and how they're used during peacetime — as wine cellars, saunas and even, in the case of large "command posts," as overflow housing for refugees.
#Switzerland #Culture #ColdWar #History @histodons #EmergencyPreparedness #Prepping
H/t @carrieberry
Here we go again…
“B.C. ministers urge residents to have go-bags, insurance before floods and wildfires
B.C. Wildfire Service warns of elevated spring fire risk unless there's sustained rain”
#ClimateEmergency #BCWildfire #EmergencyPreparedness
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/flood-wildfire-preparedness-1.7512534
Africa: Southern African Countries Launch Climate-Resilient Health Initiative With Who Support: [WHO-AFRO] Brazzaville -- Eight Southern African countries have embarked on a landmark effort to bolster emergency preparedness and response systems in the face of increasing climate-related health threats. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TK40BD #ClimateHealth #EmergencyPreparedness #SouthernAfrica #HealthInitiative #ClimateAction
"This year a focus will be training people with disabilities to work in the field of emergency preparedness. The recent fires in LA, where some residents with disabilities burned to death, showed the tragic consequences when people with disabilities are not fully included in disaster response planning."
https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/03/disability-employment-barriers-technology/ #Disability #Ableism #EmergencyPreparedness @disability
Blackout in Chile: A Reminder of Radio’s Role When All Else Fails
https://swling.com/blog/2025/03/blackout-in-chile-a-reminder-of-radios-role-when-all-else-fails/
Over a dozen of the snr leaders at #FEMA, including those w/the most #experience in leading #disaster recovery, have either been fired or have resigned, thinning its management ranks weeks ahead of #hurricane season.
The departures in the snr ranks are IN ADDITION to job cuts & resignations of about 1k of the agency’s ~17k employees.
#USpol #EmergencyPreparedness #ExtremeWeather #ClimateChange #weather #science #government #PublicDisservice #idiocracy #Trump #Musk #DOGE
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/climate/fema-trump-resignations-firings.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=F5AEF2DA-1985-41F4-BBB3-2124BE45B474
We don't want to be a buzzkill, but you should take a moment to do this one simple thing. If you ever find yourself in the middle of a medical emergency, you'll be glad you did.
#EmergencyPreparedness #iPhoneTips
https://www.cultofmac.com/how-to/iphone-medical-id?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The California wildfires are an example of how quickly you can lose everything. People have lost homes, possessions and some have even lost their lives.
Disabled people are the canaries in the coal mine. Anything that can impact others will likely hit us faster and harder.
When you don’t have your physical health, your resilience is impaired. Surviving pandemics, wildfires and natural disasters becomes much harder.
Why aren’t we factored into emergency planning? If our needs were accounted for, everyone would be better off.
My latest article looks at how we can (and should) be saving the canaries. How deaths like those of Anthony and Justin Mitchell should never have happened.
If no one is coming to save us, we need to start discussing how we can save each other:
https://www.disabledginger.com/p/disabled-people-are-the-canaries
I’ve been trying to write an article on emergency preparedness when disabled. It’s so hard.
I would need 10 “go bags” to account for my complex medical needs. I can’t evacuate without assistance. Many places aren’t safe for me and/or won’t take someone with my medical complexities.
Disabled people need to be included in emergency plans.
If they were built with us in mind - they would be more robust & resilient and everyone would benefit.
https://www.europesays.com/1709711/ Reviewing NJ’s capacity to respond to a public health emergency #america #Covid19 #EmergencyPreparedness #Entertainment #health #influenza #NJPandemicResponse #NJPublicHealth #pandemic #PublicHealthEmergency #RacialDisparities #RespiratoryViruses #rsv #sports #SpotlightReview2024 #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA
I dunno... I never had simultaneous new client website launch, immediate family death, funeral, family drama/war at funeral, moving to a new house, AND a freaking"#BombCyclone" (maybe 2?), and SNOW (forecast) all while #LongCovid ing in my #EmergencyPreparedness Plan...
I created this #Ham #radio dashboard recently with some of the tools and data that I frequently use during a contact. You may also find it useful. #hamradio #amateurradio #wirelesscommunication #emergencypreparedness #pota #sota
