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 […]
Contributions Wanted For “Here’s The Drill,” A New Blog Photo Feature Chronicling Citizen Preparedness Involvement
August 13th, 2008 · No Comments
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Citizens To Play A Role In Largest Earthquake Drill In U.S. History
June 9th, 2008 · No Comments
I wanted to bring your attention to an important earthquake preparedness event that readers in California may already have heard about — The Great Southern California ShakeOut – occurring this November. According to their website, www.shakeout.org:
The Great Southern California ShakeOut is a week of special events featuring the largest earthquake drill in U.S. history, organized to inspire […]
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Playing A Civilian In A New York Fire Department Terrorism Drill
May 5th, 2008 · 3 Comments
As part of our CERT responsibilities, we are occasionally asked to participate in City emergency drills. On Saturday, I had the opportunity along with 30 other CERT members to play the role of ‘civilians’ in a major New York Fire Department (FDNY) exercise, “Operation Civil Support”.
(Firemen arrive to rescue us ‘civilians’ after mock chemical attack on mock subway at the Fire Academy)
(Outside […]
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Israel Undertakes Its Largest Civil Defense Drill Ever
April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Israel is in the midst of Turning Point 2, the most extensive civilian preparedness drill in the nation’s history.
At 10:00 this morning, sirens sounded on every street in the country signalling the drill. Mock emergency television messages were broadcast on television. School children went into bomb shelters where they discussed emergency procedures.
Turning Point 2 has already produced an early lesson for the Israelis. It […]
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