Tomorrow, Matt Dallek, a good friend of this blog and a participant in our “What Should We Tell The Public?” video series, is beginning a 60-mile bike ride through the Civil War battlefields of Maryland to raise money for pancreatic cancer research at Johns Hopkins Medical School. I encourage you to read his inspiring letter about his [...]
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Matt Dallek’s Pancreatic Cancer Fundraising Bicycle Trip
September 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
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Change Of Address, New Preparedness Expo Should Help New York State’s Public Readiness Efforts
August 26th, 2008 · No Comments
Communicating emergency preparedness to the public in the internet era is a process of ongoing tweaking and honing. One such improvement has just been made by the New York State Office of Homeland Security. It recently changed the web address for its main Aware/Prepare public information website from the ungainly and bureaucratic “www.security.state.ny.us/preparedness/” to the [...]
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GREAT PREPAREDNESS-RELATED JOB OPPORTUNITY — Develop Business Plan For Major Emergency Preparedness/Health Care Project
August 21st, 2008 · No Comments
I am reposting a terrific job opportunity for a person interested in the topics discussed on this blog.
Someone is needed ASAP to create a business plan for a major emergency preparedness/health care project. Applicants should have experience in creating a business plan as well as some exposure and interest in the topic of homeland security, [...]
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GREAT PREPAREDNESS-RELATED JOB OPPORTUNITY — Develop Business Plan For Major Emergency Preparedness/Health Care Project
August 14th, 2008 · No Comments
I have been asked to advertise a terrific job opportunity for a person interested in the topics discussed on this blog.
Someone is needed ASAP to create a business plan for a major emergency preparedness/health care project. Applicants should have experience in creating a business plan as well as some exposure and interest in the topic [...]
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Contributions Wanted For “Here’s The Drill,” A New Blog Photo Feature Chronicling Citizen Preparedness Involvement
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
A reader and contributor to this blog, Bruce Curley, sent me a link to his blog, PoetsLife, with some photos of a disaster exercise in which he played a victim (see bandaged man below) held earlier this month in Carroll County, Maryland. The scenario tested in the drill was a tornado touching down on a [...]
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“Hero Reports” — Citizens Posting Everyday Acts Of ‘Civic Courage’ By Other Citizens
July 18th, 2008 · No Comments
Thanks to “The Takeaway”, WNYC Radio’s new morning show, I discovered a fascinating website/project, Hero Reports (Heroreports.org). Brainchild of Massachusetts Institute of Technology doctoral candidate Alyssa Wright, Hero Reports takes its inspiration from the “See Something, Say Something” transit security campaign but adds a very constructive twist by soliciting examples of what the site calls “civic [...]
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Disaster Alert Map of U.S. (& World) In Real-Time
June 18th, 2008 · No Comments
With a number of natural emergencies now occurring throughout the U.S., I wanted bring your attention to a compelling map I found in the Resources section theunthinkable.com. The Emergency Disaster Information Services, a non-profit group based in Budapest, charts every significant disaster occurring in the world and presents it in a vivid, easily readable map.Â
You can find the [...]
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Checking That Your Children’s Camp Has A Disaster Plan This Summer
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments
With summer approaching and the memory of the Iowa tornado disaster still resonating, the Linda Wagar of Fox-4 TV in Kansas City had a good story reminding parents to make sure the camp their kids has an emergency plan:
“The Boy Scout camp tragedy in Iowa is raising awareness of just how vulnerable kids can be when they’re away at [...]
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‘Would You Know What To Do In A Tornado?’ Quiz
June 15th, 2008 · No Comments
With tornadoes ripping throughout the Midwest, I wanted to post a tornado safety quiz from the Discovery Channel website that I found on www.theunthinkable.com. Â
Unlike the the earthquake quiz I posted recently, I did pretty well on this one –Â 70 out of a possible 80 points. You can take it for yourself at dsc.discovery.com/convergence/tornado/quiz/quiz.html
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‘Fun’ Web Earthquake Preparedness Quiz For Whole Family
June 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments
A fellow CERT member just sent me this interactive web quiz on earthquake preparedness. It doesn’t take long (only 10 questions) and is easy to use for all ages. Go to: www.nwcn.com/sharedcontent/features/flash/quake/during.html
In all candor, your preparedness expert got only 6 out of 10 answers correct — earthquakes are not my strength — so I definitely learned something from [...]
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