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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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(From left to right) MD Anisuzzaman CSE, MD Shamimur Rahhman SAE, M Abu Hanf XEN, MD Mohsin AE. Engineers 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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For Badam-Ochir and his wife Bolortuya, who make a living from herding goat and sheep in eastern Mongolia, knowing the weather forecast is a matter of survival. In the winter, the temperatures here can drop to minus 40 degrees – an extreme climate for which one needs to plan ahead, for their own family but also for their herd, which often roams far away in the steppe, and which they therefore need to bring back close when the weather threatens. Thanks to a disaster preparedness project funded by the EU, they now have the necessary information at their fingertips via an SMS service which provides them with a bi-weekly localised weather forecast, as well as information on snow depth and pasture degradation, helping them better manage their herd. “We are nomads, we change locations at least four times a year, explains Badam-Ochir. This service is extremely useful as it is accessible anywhere, anytime. We take real time decisions thanks to this”. Overall, the project will reach 6700 herders in Mongolia.
© 2018 European Union (photographer: Pierre Prakash)
The badly wounded are then transported on stretchers and handed over to the medical doctors sent by the district authorities, who can either treat them on site or evacuate them to the district hospital in an ambulance.
Apart from the medical staff, other relevant government departments are also present: fire services, policemen, and representatives of the local district administration.
Photo: EU/ECHO/Pierre Prakash
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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Construction site of a 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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MOUNT WASHINGTON - Your LAFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) gathered on October 5, 2019, for a disaster drill simulating a devastating wind storm that has knocked out power and caused widespread damage. These selfless volunteers train on their own time to hone their skills to respond as volunteers in times of crisis.
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To learn more about the specialized LAFD volunteer programs welcoming your year-round involvement, visit: www.lafd.org/volunteer
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter
LAFD CERT Disaster Drill: 100519
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The local community who have had much of their cillage destroyed by flash floods in the past are constructing protective walls on either side of the river to reinforce the riverbank and rptect thier land, homes and assets with the support of AKAH.
Until recently, the climatic phenomenon known as dzud – characterised by a very harsh winter and other conditions which limit access to forage for animals in the Mongolian steppe - occurred once or twice in a decade. Today, climatic changes and human induced environmental degradation have intensified the frequency and intensity of the dzud, which results in the death of millions of livestock – from starvation. As part of a disaster preparedness project aimed at building up the resilience of Mongolian herders, the EU’s partner People in Need (PIN) has created an SMS service in order for them to access the weather forecast and data on pasture degradation, thereby providing them with a crucial tool to take precautionary measures and better manage their herds in case of dzud. The project also supports local authorities in remote districts in the development of disaster management plans.
© 2018 European Union (photographer: Pierre Prakash)
For Iraelia, from the San Antonio del Sur municipality, adapting to the drought is not an alternative, it is vital. Drought causes negative impacts on the availability, access, and use of food, and on the capacities, assets and activities that ensure the families’ daily livelihood in eastern Cuba.
© WFP/Yursys Miranda
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Your LAFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) gathered on October 5, 2019, for a disaster drill simulating a devastating wind storm that has knocked out power and caused widespread damage. These selfless volunteers train on their own time to hone their skills to respond as volunteers in times of crisis.
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To learn more about the specialized LAFD volunteer programs welcoming your year-round involvement, visit: www.lafd.org/volunteer
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter
LAFD CERT Disaster Drill: 100519
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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)
Soldiers from Headquarters Headquarters Detachment, 96th Troop Command, Washington National Guard, watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment departs to deliver supplies to units in the field as part of Cascadia Rising on 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. Delivering supplies by helicopter is just one of the many ways the Washington National Guard can assist during such an event. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Sissel, 122d Public Affairs Operations Center)
The American Red Cross, Local Warriors Volunteers, PG&E team up with SF Columbia Park Boys & Girls Club to train club members on disaster preparedness and to provide them with disaster kits to bring home. Special guest Golden State Warrior Brandon Rush.
Photography by: Mark Butler/American Red Cross
Kathmandu, Nepal: May 5, 2015: Just days after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake --- the largest natural disaster in Nepal since 1934 --- a nurse records notes for a patient at a nurses’ station at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. The hospital was able to triage hundreds of patients in the hours after the disaster because of preparedness efforts initiated by the USAID supported Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER). Nearly 400 hospital staff from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital have received training through the program since 2004.
Photo by: Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID
Beneficiaries collect water from pipes connected to a USAID/OFDA-provided water bladder at the Ciudad de Dios shelter in Irpavi II, La Paz, Bolivia, under the USAID/Regional Disaster Assistance Program (RDAP) program following floods/landslides in March 2011. Since its inception, RDAP has contributed to the increased capacity of disaster management personnel and governments in 12 Latin America and the Caribbean countries, allowing governments such as Bolivia’s to respond quickly and efficiently to emergencies, so affected citizens can more quickly return to their normal lives after a disaster.
Credit: USAID/OFDA / Carlos Cordova
“It is important for all of us to understand various risks related to fires and earthquakes, while staying prepared,” says Mayor Bharat Bahadur KC while addressing community members in Bhimeshwor. “The skills and knowledge that we gained today can help save many lives in the future.”
©Abhushan Gautam/UNDP Nepal. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
Airmen of the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Air Refueling Wing prepare to assist fellow New Jersey residents at emergency shelters throughout the state prior to the landfall of Hurricane Sandy at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Oct. 28, 2012. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen)
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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A Japanese high level delegation headed by Mr Shimpei Matsushita – Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), visits the Emergency Response Coordination Centre (ERCC). Brussels, 9 July 2013.
Read more about EU-Japan cooperation on disaster management and humanitarian aid.
Photo credit: EU/ECHO
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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Kathmandu, Nepal: May 5, 2015: Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital nursing director, Dharma, steps outside for a break. Dharma and her team of nurses responded quickly to the medical needs of injured citizens after the magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25. With training in medical first response by a peer who graduated from the Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER), Dharma and her colleagues were prepared to handle the crisis. Doctors and nurses at the hospital treated approximately 700 patients and performed 300 surgeries within the first 24 hours of the natural disaster.
Photo by: Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID
An aid worker surveys the damage of a village that lost over 70 houses when a fire in a field spread out of control.
© European Union, 2022 (photographer: Peter Biro)
Staff Sgt. Dominick Guidice gives instructional advice to his Soldiers during Vigilant Guard/Makani Pahili 2015 exercise June 2, at Waimanalo, Hawaii. VGMP15 is a United States Northern Command and National Guard Bureau sponsored exercise program that provides the State of Hawaii and the Hawaii National Guard an opportunity to improve collaborative efforts during domestic emergencies and catastrophic events. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Sheldon)
“The flood had inundated our house. We were left with nothing”, said Pabitra Jaigadi. “After I received the money, I bought winter clothes for my 3 children and got treatment and food for my youngest who had pneumonia at the time”.
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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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Volunteers socially distance while discussing the setup of a shelter during an exercise June25 at the Concord Senior Center. Photography by Brenda Dawson Dove/American Red Cross.
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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North Carolina National Guard Leaders get to try out a new tool for disaster preparedness. Here NCNG staff responds to Hurricane Marian, a fictional storm made with the new Emergency Management Staff Train the Trainer program at the NCNG Joint Operations Center at headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 26, 2013. The simulation tests the trainers’ ability to use the program to accurately simulate a disaster. The trainers can build custom scenarios to improve NCNG disaster response. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs / Released)
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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U.S. Coast Guard fast-response cutters USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC 1102), USCGC Bernard C. Webber (WPC 1101) and USCGC William Flores (WPC 1103) sit together for the first time at Port Canaveral, Fla., Aug. 26, 2012, seeking safe haven from Tropical Storm Isaac. Isaac developed as a tropical storm over the Western Atlantic Ocean Aug. 21, 2012, affecting Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Cuba before making landfall as a hurricane on the Gulf Coast of the United States. (DoD photo courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard/Released)
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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MOUNT WASHINGTON - Your LAFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) gathered on October 5, 2019, for a disaster drill simulating a devastating wind storm that has knocked out power and caused widespread damage. These selfless volunteers train on their own time to hone their skills to respond as volunteers in times of crisis.
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To learn more about the specialized LAFD volunteer programs welcoming your year-round involvement, visit: www.lafd.org/volunteer
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter
LAFD CERT Disaster Drill: 100519
Connect with us: LAFD.ORG | News | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit | Twitter: @LAFD @LAFDtalk
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.
Read more on:
MOUNT WASHINGTON - Your LAFD Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) gathered on October 5, 2019, for a disaster drill simulating a devastating wind storm that has knocked out power and caused widespread damage. These selfless volunteers train on their own time to hone their skills to respond as volunteers in times of crisis.
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To learn more about the specialized LAFD volunteer programs welcoming your year-round involvement, visit: www.lafd.org/volunteer
Photo Use Permitted via Creative Commons - Credit: LAFD Photo | Cody Weireter
LAFD CERT Disaster Drill: 100519
Connect with us: LAFD.ORG | News | Facebook | Instagram | Reddit | Twitter: @LAFD @LAFDtalk
North Carolina National Guard Leaders get to try out a new tool for disaster preparedness. Here NCNG staff responds to Hurricane Marian, a fictional storm made with the new Emergency Management Staff Train the Trainer program at the NCNG Joint Operations Center at headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 26, 2013. The simulation tests the trainers’ ability to use the program to accurately simulate a disaster. The trainers can build custom scenarios to improve NCNG disaster response. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jordan, North Carolina National Guard Public Affairs / Released)
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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Initially set up to protect livestock from hurricanes, Oxfam fenced up a 'cow hotel' on high ground to avoid flooding. It is now being used by Dominican farmers to water animals from connected tanks.
Photo credit: OXFAM/Fran Afonso 2014
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)
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Mobile devices to charge 400% faster than standard USB chargers.
Los Angeles, CA – July 7, 2015. USBeast Electronics has developed an on-the-go USB charging device that will change the way consumers charge their mobile phones, tablets, cameras and even the latest Macbook and Google Chromebooks. With the ability to utilize 2.1 amps of charging power, USBeast can charge a dead iPhone at least 6 times to a full charge without the use of a wall outlet and do so 4 times as fast.
Increased use of technology in all areas of our lives has highlighted an already nagging problem: Too many electronic devices and not enough charging capability. On site workers, outdoor enthusiasts and people living under the constant threat of a natural disaster are increasingly faced with the problem of finding adequate ways to charge their USB powered devices.
The USBeast solves that problem like no other USB charger on the market today. With millions of cordless power tools and camping accessories already sold, there’s an established mass market of people who can use their cordless tool batteries to charge their mobile devices. The USBeast utilizes many different brands and voltages of cordless tool batteries to simultaneously charge 2 mobile devices. For example, an iPhone and iPad can both go from 0% to fully charged at the same time, without the use of a wall outlet. There is no other charger on the planet with that capability.
After several prototypes, the USBeast design team has worked feverishly to approve the version which is now ready for mass production. The final USBeast design has been field tested and sold online in small quantities, receiving positive feedback from both consumers and testers alike. USBeast Electronics has a live crowd funding campaign on Kickstarter.com and pre-orders of the USBeast are now being taken! The company is also selling USBeast Brand merchandise to assist in generating the financial resources necessary to mass produce and bring the USBeast to market. When the funding goal of $15,000 is reached, USBeast Electronics will begin full scale manufacturing with the finished product proudly being made in the USA.
"We are committed to revolutionizing the way consumers charge their USB powered devices and dedicated to making this product a huge success,” says Jonathan Williams, founder of USBeast Electronics and The Artisans Studio. “We will strive to provide the best quality product and update our backers every step of the way.” Williams continues, “And provide the assurance that all USBeast orders will be shipped on time.”
This Kickstarter.com campaign will end on August 21, 2015
USBeast Electronics is on a mission to create the next generation of mobile electronic charging products for the current and next generation of mobile devices. For more information contact: or email sales@getusbeast.com.
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In Nepal, three years after the earthquake, 20% of the 750 000 families whose houses were destroyed still haven’t been able to start rebuilding. This logically includes the most vulnerable sections of the affected communities, such as women headed households, people living with disabilities, orphans and the elderly, who are simply not able to take part in the “owner driven” reconstruction process orchestrated by the authorities. In partnership with the UN Development Programme (UNDP), EU Humanitarian Aid therefore supports the construction of houses for these most vulnerable families, using simple yet efficient earthquake resilient techniques. The constructed houses also serve as models for the rest of the community, who also call upon masons trained under the project.
© European Union 2018 (photo by Pierre Prakash)
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Until recently, the climatic phenomenon known as dzud – characterised by a very harsh winter and other conditions which limit access to forage for animals in the Mongolian steppe - occurred once or twice in a decade. Today, climatic changes and human induced environmental degradation have intensified the frequency and intensity of the dzud, which results in the death of millions of livestock – from starvation. As part of a disaster preparedness project aimed at building up the resilience of Mongolian herders, the EU’s partner People in Need (PIN) has created an SMS service in order for them to access the weather forecast and data on pasture degradation, thereby providing them with a crucial tool to take precautionary measures and better manage their herds in case of dzud. The project also supports local authorities in remote districts in the development of disaster management plans.
© 2018 European Union (photographer: Pierre Prakash)
Kathmandu, Nepal: May 5, 2015: Patients sit in beds at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake on April 25. With safeguards against an emergency in place, the 300-bed hospital remained fully-operational after the crisis. 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
Kathmandu, Nepal: May 5, 2015: Although much of Kathmandu experienced power shortages and an inadequate supply of clean drinking water following the April 27 earthquake, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital remained in operation due to contingency planning. The hospital developed a disaster plan and installed tools like a generator with access to an external water source with the help of Dr. Pradeep Vaidya, a graduate of the USAID-supported Program for the Enhancement of Emergency Response (PEER).
Photo by: Kashish Das Shrestha for USAID
Until recently, the climatic phenomenon known as dzud – characterised by a very harsh winter and other conditions which limit access to forage for animals in the Mongolian steppe - occurred once or twice in a decade. Today, climatic changes and human induced environmental degradation have intensified the frequency and intensity of the dzud, which results in the death of millions of livestock – from starvation. As part of a disaster preparedness project aimed at building up the resilience of Mongolian herders, the EU’s partner People in Need (PIN) has created an SMS service in order for them to access the weather forecast and data on pasture degradation, thereby providing them with a crucial tool to take precautionary measures and better manage their herds in case of dzud. The project also supports local authorities in remote districts in the development of disaster management plans.
© 2018 European Union (photographer: Pierre Prakash)
Local government representatives speak to community members to inquire about the damage caused by a fire incident during the mock drill session in Bhimeshwar.
©Abhushan Gautam/UNDP Nepal. All rights reserved. Licensed to the European Union under conditions.
The American Red Cross participated in the San Francisco Fleet Week 2021 Oct 8-10. On San Francisco's Marina Green in the Humanitarian Assistance Village & STEM Education Center, Red Cross Staff and Volunteers provided attendee's with information about disaster preparedness, CPR, how to Stop-the-Bleed and fire safety. Photography by: Mark Butler / American Red Cross