Tag: Disaster
Ham: It Can Save Your Life
No, not the pink and salty kind. This kind. I was reading this article in the Clackamas Review and got to wondering about ham radio operators and how they work […]
Australian Wildfire Disaster Response
Here is how the Australian Red Cross is responding to the current wildfires: Around 20 evacuation centres are being run by over 400 Red Crossvolunteers and staff to: – Register […]
Disaster Housing: A New Strategy
A while back, I did a post for Apartment Therapy about FEMA trailers and how people managed to pack their entire lives into pretty tiny spaces after Hurricane Katrina. The […]
Tonight: “Live To Tell: Who Survives?” On 20/20
You’re walking along the Oregon Coast, enjoying a fine day at the beach. But something strange catches your eye. It’s the water. It looks….well, frothy. And it keeps coming closer […]
Imagine The Trauma Of Losing Everything…
This weekend, I received an update from our Disaster Action Teams that almost brought me to tears. It didn’t initially sound like an unusual situation — a house fire, one […]
A Picture Is Worth 1,000 Words
For the whole story of today’s plane crash on the Hudson, see here. Photo courtesy of Justin Lane/EPA
Disaster Alert: Northwest Floods
I just got the following note in my e-mail and thought it was worth sharing: Lise –Right now is the worst part for the flood victims in Washington and Oregon […]
24: A “Made For TV” Disaster
I’ll admit it — I’ve been a loyal watcher of 24 since the very first season when Kim was kidnapped after partying with those boys. Yeah, that’s right; the amnesia […]
Natural Disasters ‘Killed Over 220,000’ In 2008
Need a little reality check about the dangers of natural disasters? See this article, based on a report by Germany-based reinsurer, Munich Re. According to the article, although the number […]
Need Help? Call 2-1-1.
So we’ve talked before about 5-1-1 for weather info and how you’re not supposed to call 9-1-1 unless it’s a true medical emergency. By now, your head is surely swimming […]