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COVID-19 Feel like not if but when in North American United States. My pantry stash has been growing over the last week.Not time to panic, but be prepared. forsythiahill.blogspot.com/2020/02/preparing-and-survival...
The Sand Engine project is an innovative method for coastal protection using the method known as "Building with Nature". Designed by hydraulic engineers.
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U.S. Soldiers assigned to Headquarters Detachment, 96th Troop Command, Washington Army National Guard, sling load a storage container to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, to deliver supplies to units in the field as part of Cascadia Rising at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., June 4, 2016. Cascadia Rising is a state-wide exercise that will test the response plan of many government agencies in the event of a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Washington State. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Sissel)
5/31/2013 - AUSTIN - A C-130 sits on the tarmac as part of National Hurricane Preparedness Week. Gov. Rick Perry is urging Texans to prepare their families and homes for the 2013 hurricane season, which lasts from June 1 through the end of November. The governor today was joined by Texas Department of Public Safety Director Steven McCraw and State Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd at the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) State Response Activation Exercise to assess the readiness of state emergency management personnel and resources. (Official Governor's Office Photograph)
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Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard's 108th Wing are processed in at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., before being sent out to assist at various emergency shelters prior to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)
Found in folder "Civil Defense/Emergency Preparedness," Ephemera Collection (Record Series 9900-01), Seattle Municipal Archives
The EU funded Disaster preparedness programme in Haiti seeks to strengthen local capacities to face natural hazards. Small-scale mitigation works, as the retaining walls shown in the picture, are essential to prevent or at least reduce possible damage from overflowing rivers or landslides. With Haiti being so prone to cyclones and storms, this type of work helps make the communities more resilient to disasters. ©2012 - Photo credit: EC/ECHO/M. Bernardez |
Le programme de préparation aux catastrophes mis en place en Haïti et financé par l’UE vise à renforcer les capacités locales à faire face aux catastrophes naturelles. Des travaux de protection à petite échelle, comme les murs de soutènement que l’on voit sur la photo, sont indispensables pour empêcher ou tout au moins réduire les éventuels dégâts causés par les débordements de rivières ou les glissements de terrain. Haïti étant particulièrement exposé aux cyclones et aux tempêtes, ce type de travaux aide les communautés à résister aux catastrophes naturelles. ©2012 - Crédit photo: CE/ECHO/M. Bernardez
Drills such as this one in a neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince by a local Civil Protection committee and the local Red Cross, helps test how the teams are ready to respond to an emergency, evacuating population in danger and helping the wounded. It is part of the Disaster Preparedness programme, which the Commission funds in Haiti, helping improve initial responses by the community to save more lives. ©2013 - Photo credit: EC/ECHO/ I. Coello |
Des exercices tels que celui organisé dans les environs de Port-au-Prince par un comité local de protection civile et par la Croix-Rouge locale permettent de savoir dans quelle mesure les équipes sont prêtes à réagir à une urgence, à évacuer les personnes en danger et à soigner les blessés. Ces exercices font partie du programme de préparation aux catastrophes que la Commission finance en Haïti, qui contribue à améliorer la réaction initiale de la population pour sauver davantage de vies. ©2013 - Crédit photo: CE/ECHO/ I. Coello
It's predicted that there will be about 4 to 6 inches of snow in New York City this weekend. Our hard working, hard eating Sanitation Men (the strongest) are anticipating breaking out their shovels, salt and plows for a long day tomorrow.
New York City didn't get much snow at all. Philadelphia received 28 inches of snow and Washington DC had about 25 inches. Weird. I'm sure the Sanitation guys were happy they missed it.
Through community workshops run by the Colombian Red Cross, Wayuu communities are also learning to prepare for and cope with the drought, but also other disasters such as floods and food crises.
© European Union/ECHO/C. George 2015
WOODLAND HILLS - Firefighters from Tarzana's Fire Station 93 performed an Auto Extrication demonstration at a CERT Disaster Preparedness Fair. While the spectators enjoyed the show, this is always valuable practice to keep our skills sharp so there's no hesitation when we roll up on a severe traffic collision and find someone trapped. We are thankful for the generous donation of old vehicles to practice on. Visit CERT-LA.com for more information on our Community Emergency Response Team.
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The European Commission and its humanitarian partners focus on the preparedness of children and their families to face potential emergencies and limit the impact of disasters. Above, pupils of the Méndez school in Matagalpa, Nicaragua, demonstrate first aid techniques taught through a disaster preparedness project supported by the European Commission.
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In Haiti, the Commission has funded the training of local disaster management authorities, developed and updated risk maps and conducted disaster drills like the one shown in this picture. The aim is to strengthen local capacities to face disasters and make communities more resilient and less dependent on foreign assistance. Preparedness reduces vulnerability. Preparedness saves lives. ©2013 - Photo credit: EC/ECHO/ I. Coello |
En Haïti, la Commission a financé la formation des autorités locales à la gestion des catastrophes, a établi et mis à jour des cartes de risques, et a réalisé des exercices de simulation de catastrophe tels que celui que l'on voit sur la photo. L’objectif est de renforcer la capacité locale à faire face aux catastrophes et à rendre les communautés plus résistantes et moins dépendantes de l’aide étrangère. L'anticipation des risques diminue la vulnérabilité et sauve des vies. ©2013 - Crédit photo: CE/ECHO/ I. Coello
Workers carrying iron rods at the construction site of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, at Amtali Bandar Hosainia Fazil Madrasha in Amtali Pourashava, Upazila Amtal, Barguna District, Bangladesh.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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Students pass by the construction site of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, which will also be used as a school building, at Hularhat Dakhil Madrasha in Pirojpur Pourashava, Pirojpur District, Barisal, Bangladesh.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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Rokeya Akter (female), site engineer with colleagues, is responsible for the construction of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, at a school in Galachipa, Patuakhali District, Bangladesh. The shelter will be used as a library.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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Worker at the construction site of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, at Hularhat Dakhil Madrasha in Pirojpur Pourashava, Pirojpur District, Barisal, Bangladesh.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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Construction site of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, at Adarshapara Secondary School.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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Engineers inspect the construction of a three-story multipurpose cyclone shelter to hold 2000 people and 500 cattle, at Surikata Goverment Primary School in Amtali Pourashava, Barguna District, Bangladesh.
The Coastal Towns Environmental Infrastructure Project will include investments in water supply and sanitation facilities, cyclone shelters, emergency access roads and bridges, and other municipal infrastructure. It will also strengthen urban planning and disaster preparedness and conduct outreach activities.
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“We lost all of our harvest and seeds during the flood,” said Bharat Tamati whose home was damaged during the floods. “I am planning to use the money to purchase paddy seeds.” He received the allowance under the persons with disability category.
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Improving and strengthening of school no. 153 in Armenia under the Seismic Safety Improvement Program.
The Seismic Safety Improvement Program will support the implementation of the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction by (i) improving school seismic safety to reduce casualties and damage in schools during earthquakes, and (ii) enabling better use of school buildings as shelters for the general public and as focal points for emergency response after earthquakes.
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September is #DisasterPreparedness month. Before disaster strikes, have a plan.
Families may become separated during the chaos of a disaster, especially when evacuation is required. It is important to plan for your family’s safety. Stay tuned every day for a new safety tip!
Video by Carol Summers
A villager shows how his vegetable garden got flooded when the water level rose.
©EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash
WOODLAND HILLS - Firefighters from Tarzana's Fire Station 93 performed an Auto Extrication demonstration at a CERT Disaster Preparedness Fair. While the spectators enjoyed the show, this is always valuable practice to keep our skills sharp so there's no hesitation when we roll up on a severe traffic collision and find someone trapped. We are thankful for the generous donation of old vehicles to practice on. Visit CERT-LA.com for more information on our Community Emergency Response Team.
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We got a little paranoid after the Japanese earthquake. We live in San Francisco and we're not stupid: we know it's a matter of time before an earthquake that could knock out services for days (or worse) hits us. 'They' always tell us we need 72 hours worth of gear to be self-sufficient ( 72hours.org ) but we've never done anything about it until now. Here's 72 hours worth of water and food for us and the dogs, camping stove, 1st aid kit, flash lights, multi-tool, radio, TP (we may have to 'go' outside but I am not wiping with leaves), coffee (instant, I'm afraid, but in a disaster it will have to do as I doubt Starbucks will be open but I'll still be a caffeine addict), collars & leads, etc. I even threw in a decent crowbar and hatchet because I've watched enough zombie movies to know they might be useful. Here's hoping we never need to use any of it but at least now, when I'm asked if I have my disaster kit ready I can say "Yes" instead of mumbling something about knowing that we should but that I haven't got round to it yet.
Kathmandu, Nepal: May 5, 2015: After receiving hospital preparedness training through the USAID supported Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER) in 2004, Dr. Pradeep Vaidya developed a disaster plan for Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. In addition to training 400 hospital staff with preparedness skills, Dr. Vaidya strengthened the hospital’s physical infrastructure and resiliency by fastening furniture to walls, laminating windows, stockpiling supplies in strategic locations and installing a seismic proof blood blank. These preparedness activities enabled the hospital to stay open after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25. During the first 24-hours of the disaster, doctors and nurses treated approximately 700 patients and performed 300 surgeries at the hospital.
Photo by: Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID
The EU and its partners have assisted many of Nepal’s poorly trained firefighters to improve their firefighting skills.
© European Union, 2022 (photographer: Peter Biro)
WOODLAND HILLS - Firefighters from Tarzana's Fire Station 93 performed an Auto Extrication demonstration at a CERT Disaster Preparedness Fair. While the spectators enjoyed the show, this is always valuable practice to keep our skills sharp so there's no hesitation when we roll up on a severe traffic collision and find someone trapped. We are thankful for the generous donation of old vehicles to practice on. Visit CERT-LA.com for more information on our Community Emergency Response Team.
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To help members of the local community better understand the exercises, UNDP consultant trainer Santosh Neupane explains to them their roles and responsibilities.
©Abhushan Gautam/UNDP Nepal. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
“As soon as I received the cash, I bought winter clothes, shoes and food for my son. It is easier for me to manage my family’s needs and expenses with cash support”, says Pushpa Devi, who is equally recipient of cash assistance.
© Danish Red Cross, Nepal Office. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
Tech. Sgt. Jermaine Lindsay, SrA Waylen Anderson, SrA Michael Yearsley, and Tech. Sgt. Kristal Cavanaugh from the 194th Wing, Washington National Guard, pose as zombies with their simulated injury makeup before a notional earthquake is to strike the Pacific Northwest as part of exercise Cascadia Rising 2016. Cascadia Rising 2016 is a full-scale exercise involving more than 100 federal, state, county and city agencies designed to test the state's earthquake response plan in the event of a Cascadia Subduction Zone event. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by TSgt. Paul Rider, 194th Wing)
Residents from North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Idaho, came together to fill sandbags in relief of the floods in Fargo, North Dakota, March 29, 2009. The 3500 volunteers have filled 4 million sandbags at the Fargodome since March 27, 2009.
Photo credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Dennis J. Henry Jr.
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Villagers are trained in extinguishing a gas tank fire.
© European Union, 2022 (photographer: Peter Biro)
The local firefighters in Lalitpur Metropolitan City, Nepal’s third largest city after Kathmandu and Pokhara, received a demonstration on how to appropriately address fire hazards. The training is provided by highly experienced first responders, including Kathmandu’s former fire brigade chief Kishor Bhattarai.
©Abhushan Gautam/UNDP Nepal. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
Eastern Cuba has long fought harsh weather conditions. Water has always been scarce here, but in recent years, droughts have become more frequent and severe that expose the population to greater hardships.
Access to reliable and regular meteorological information is fundamental to support the farming communities´ preparedness to face droughts or any other extreme weather-related event.
Preparedness and early warning are essential to be able to cope with natural hazards and to support early recovery and resilience. The only way to get through natural hazards is to know they are coming in advance and have a solid strategy to limit the damage and save people, infrastructure, crops and livestock.
© World Food Programme, 2020. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
Some of the titles on the larger books maybe legible by clicking the image for full-size display. It seems the majority refer to the triple disaster along the NE coast of Honshu on 3-11-2011. The shelves on the left margin of the frame also concern disasters and emergency preparedness for individuals and organizations, but the collection that occupies most of this picture is about or derivative to the 2011 catastrophe or earthquake, then tsunami, then nuclear radiation exposure. In the past 6 years a lot of progress at the national level has been made to raise the awareness and sometimes preparations of the average person, particularly in the most geologically active, east-facing side of the island nation. Drills are performed, awards given, exercises involving multiple organizations and levels of government and responders both professional and volunteer now take place from time to time. Cell phones all are equipped with an emergency alert system, as well as a way for a person in the vicinity of a natural or human-caused event to express their safety on a kind of bulletin board dedicated to such notifications. The mega disasters most probable in the lifetime of citizens today are talked about from time to time, so that many average people have at least heard or seen something about them, even if they do not know the geology or have not practiced abandoning their home or workplace to find refuge.
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Kokopo, East New Britain Province – March 21, 2018; Students, teachers and the community evacuate the school during tsunami drills by running to higher ground. ©Kim Allen/UNDP (PNG)
Canadian government propaganda, from sometime during the Cold War era. (I got it in the souvenir store at the Diefenbunker.)
A resident of Sindhuphalchowk district, the hardest hit area in Nepal’s 2015 earthquake, Juta Giri was identified by her community as being particularly vulnerable when it came to reconstructing her house: as a single mother with young children, she didn’t have the means to rebuild herself with the grants provided by the government. Her new house was therefore built last year by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), as part of a project funded by EU Humanitarian Aid, which focusses on supporting the construction of seismic resilient houses for the most vulnerable families affected by the earthquake. Since then, she has been hired to assist in the rebuilding of other houses under the project, thereby providing her with a welcome source of livelihood. She now says she is interested in becoming a mason!
© European Union 2018 (photo by Pierre Prakash)
Research assistants and professors prepare themselves for the presentations to be made at ACURIL XLI conference, in Tampa, Florida, 31 May-5June 2011, presided by Mrs. Ardis Hanson.
ACURIL's (Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries)/GSIST(Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies-UPR/UNESCO Caribbean Web Team are: Jeannettte Lebrón-Ramos, Yadira Avendaño-Avendaño, Cindy Jiménez-Vera, Yariliz Quiles-Martínez, Antonio Sardi-Galarza, Luis E. Méndez-Márquez, Elian Ortiz-Colón and Luisa Vigo-Cepeda
ACURIL has identified the theme of its 41st conference as The Role of Libraries and Archives in Disaster Preparedness,Response and Research. The theme is aligned with UNESCO’s interest in developing capacity-building in risk reduction. In the Caribbean region, risks from natural and human-made disasters have been identified as one of the most significant threats to patrimonial documentation. Deterioration or loss of patrimonial documentation are impacting negatively the cultural and socio-economic importance of documents as valuable sources of information.
To contribute to the sustainable development of the region, with a response to the challenges, the ACURIL Web Team is looking into Information and communication technologies. The potential to enhance relief and development effectiveness and impact through information and communication technology (ICT) is vast. But what works? The Team presents three special modules using virtual tools that can be used a part of the strategies of libraries and archives to reduce disaster risks, prepare for response and recovery, and safeguard patrimonial documentation.
The workshop is a specialized course, on site, through ACURIL’s Continuing Education and Professional Development Program, the Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies of the University of Puerto Rico, and the UNESCO Caribbean and Latin American Region. It consists of 3 modules, divided by languages, two hours each one, for a total of 18 hours of exposure to an accelerated Significant Learning, within a 3 days period.
The Workshop to be presented introduces three (3) different free web-based technological tools: Dropbox, Flickr and Google Sites (as a Wiki) to be used in libraries or archives, geared to contribute to the development of capacity building in risk reduction, and the preservation of patrimonial documentation.
The Effective Use of Dropbox as a File Management System for the Preservation of Patrimonial Documentation in libraries and other information units in the Caribbean Pt. 1. ACURIL/GSLIS-UPR/UNESCO-Caribbean Workshop. Preserving Patrimonial Documents with Virtual Tools: Risk Management of Heritage Collections in Case of Natural Disasters. Presented by Prof. Yadira Avendaño-Avendaño, Director of the Civil Rights Library of the Government of Puerto Rico; and Mrs. Jeannette Ramos-Lebrón, Research Assistant/Public Administration Library, University of Puerto Rico, Rio PIedras Campus.
The Magic of Flickr Commons in the Caribbean, Pt. 1 ACURIL/GSLIS-UPR/UNESCO-Caribbean Workshop. Preserving Patrimonial Documents with Virtual Tools: Risk Management of Heritage Collections in Case of Natural Disasters. Presented by Mr. Antono Tardi-Galarza, Research Assistant/Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; and Mr. Luis Méndez-Márquez, Research Assistant/Agriculture Experiment Station, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus
ACURIL's Caribbean Disaster Commons with Google Sites, being worked out collaboratively as a wiki. This workshop is being developed as a result of the IFLA/ACURIL's Commons conference held at the University of Puerto Rico, with Ellen Tise and Ardis Hanson, in March 2011, in which President Ardis Hanson along with Luisa Vigo-Cepeda, IFLA 2011 PR Chair, indicated that ACURIL would be developing a Disaster Learning/Research Commons for the Caribbean.
Presented by Prof. Cindy Jiménez-Vera, Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologioes, University of Puerto Rico/Librarian at Baldwin School; Ms. Yariliz Quiles-Martínez, Research Assistant, and Dr. Luisa Vigo-Cepeda, Professor, Graduate School of Information Sciences and Technologies, University of Puerto Rico.
Photo's taken from Luisa Vigo-Cepeda's iPhone4
Thanks to the stockpiling of essential relief items back in 2012, families whose houses got flooded immediately received tents and essential household items.
©EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash
Improving and strengthening of school no. 153 in Armenia under the Seismic Safety Improvement Program.
The Seismic Safety Improvement Program will support the implementation of the National Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction by (i) improving school seismic safety to reduce casualties and damage in schools during earthquakes, and (ii) enabling better use of school buildings as shelters for the general public and as focal points for emergency response after earthquakes.
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