In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog

After my post last Sunday about the text/email alerts from Philadelphia and Miami, I received an email from Cheryl Bledsoe, an emergency manager from Clark County in Vancouver, Washington. She has been studying how to best use social media and personal technology in public emergency preparation and response for her area. As part of that [...]

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Whenever there is a fire in Los Angeles, I am immediately informed. In fact, whenever the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) responds to a major incident —  a traffic accident, helicopter rescue, a mudslide or whatever – I receive notification. So why does LAFD alert a civilian who is 2500 miles away in the middle of New York City? Because I asked.
The LAFD is one of [...]

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