#emergencymanagement — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #emergencymanagement, aggregated by home.social.
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I once described myself as "too goody-two-shoes for the rebels and too rebellious for the good girls and boys," which I think still fits. I wrote a post about how it's playing out now, years later, trying to work out where I fit in #emergencymanagement; how perennially feeling awkward & weird keeps me from engaging in community, & how I plan to channel those feelings instead. Work in progress for sure: https://disaster-minded.ghost.io/forging-something-that-works-from-what-hasnt-been-working/
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Tracking active blazes worldwide just got a whole lot easier with real-time satellite data. 🌍
Stay informed on global fire activity as it happens with live updates powered by NASA FIRMS.
Check out the interactive map and explore regional stats today! 🔥
#Wildfires #ClimateTracking #NASA #EmergencyManagement #TechForGood
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Tracking active blazes worldwide just got a whole lot easier with real-time satellite data. 🌍
Stay informed on global fire activity as it happens with live updates powered by NASA FIRMS.
Check out the interactive map and explore regional stats today! 🔥
#Wildfires #ClimateTracking #NASA #EmergencyManagement #TechForGood
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Well, #AI is invading the #EmergencyManagement sector. I'm at a federal conference for emergency management and many folks, including #FEMA officials are spouting propaganda 😞 not totally surprised, just tired, grandpa
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Well, #AI is invading the #EmergencyManagement sector. I'm at a federal conference for emergency management and many folks, including #FEMA officials are spouting propaganda 😞 not totally surprised, just tired, grandpa
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Salt Lake Tribune: Beaver installed flood cameras after the wildfire. Four days later, the flood came.
"...Whitney and Robinson say the cameras provided them with just enough time — about 75 minutes — to clear the Grove area, where residents living in about 200 homes were evacuated before the debris flow struck and inundated the residential neighborhood...."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/22/how-cameras-helped-warn-beaver/
#disasters #evacuations #flooding #UTwx #EmergencyManagement
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Salt Lake Tribune: Beaver installed flood cameras after the wildfire. Four days later, the flood came.
"...Whitney and Robinson say the cameras provided them with just enough time — about 75 minutes — to clear the Grove area, where residents living in about 200 homes were evacuated before the debris flow struck and inundated the residential neighborhood...."
https://www.sltrib.com/news/2026/07/22/how-cameras-helped-warn-beaver/
#disasters #evacuations #flooding #UTwx #EmergencyManagement
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The Silent Collapse: Why Your Digital Lifeline Will Fail When You Need It Most
1,391 words, 7 minutes read time.The modern communication grid is a fragile house of cards. We live in an era of hyper-connectivity, yet our ability to coordinate in a crisis has never been more unstable. For decades, we traded the slow, ugly, but undeniably resilient copper-wire networks of the past for the sleek, high-bandwidth digital infrastructure we use today. We were sold the promise of universal connectivity, but we were never warned about the hidden cost of that technological transition. When the grid fluctuates or a true disaster strikes, your cellular service and internet connection are the first things to vanish. You have been left dependent on a system built for commerce and entertainment, not for survival. The reality is that the systems you trust are optimized for efficiency rather than mission-critical reliability during a period of systemic stress.
The Failure of Power-Dependent Infrastructure
The failure of modern networks during a disaster is not an anomaly; it is a predictable outcome of current system architecture. Traditional landlines were line-powered, meaning they drew electricity directly from the telephone exchange, allowing them to function even when the power in your home was completely dead. Today, your digital life is tethered to a long chain of power-dependent nodes. From your home router to the fiber-optic switches and the cellular towers themselves, every single point of failure requires a constant, stable flow of electricity. When the utility grid dies, your network does not just degrade—it evaporates into the air. This reliance on fragile digital infrastructure is a massive strategic failure that leaves the average citizen blind and deaf the moment the lights go out.
The reality is that your smartphone is an entertainment device first and a tool for survival second. During any major event, the commercial network becomes a congested bottleneck where priority data packets are delayed or dropped entirely by overworked switches. We have traded a dedicated, circuit-switched infrastructure for a shared, packet-switched network that is highly susceptible to the noise of public panic. When every resident in a county attempts to access the same web portals simultaneously, the entire system enters a state of perpetual failure. This is not a temporary inconvenience for the prepared man; it is a fundamental flaw in the design of commercial communication that necessitates a complete departure from reliance on these systems.
The Tragedy of Modern Network Saturation
Even when power is partially maintained, the network remains a casualty of its own design. Modern digital systems are not built to handle the massive, synchronized surge of traffic that occurs during a localized or regional crisis. As soon as a disaster hits, the general population turns to the internet to stream updates, check social media, and place frantic calls to family members. This predictable surge causes instant saturation, resulting in high latency and packet loss that renders the network useless for critical coordination. While you are struggling to load a single status update, emergency services are fighting for the same bandwidth on a congested system that was never architected to prioritize their traffic under such extreme load.
If you are relying on a smartphone to coordinate your family or your community in a grid-down scenario, you are relying on a tool that is destined to fail you when you need it most. We have systematically dismantled the physical redundancies that once provided a baseline of safety for our homes and neighborhoods. The transition to Voice over Internet Protocol and mobile-only infrastructure has effectively removed the fail-safe layer that citizens could rely on in the twentieth century. We no longer have a hardened, analog backup that functions independently of the commercial internet. We have abandoned a centralized, utility-grade infrastructure in favor of a decentralized, fragile spiderweb of hardware that is easily severed by wind, fire, or physical damage.
The Necessity of Independent Signal Architecture
The total collapse of the communication grid is an inevitable consequence of our collective dependency on commercial systems. To maintain a heartbeat of intelligence when the grid fails, we must move toward an autonomous, hardware-based communication strategy. This shift requires a return to fundamentals, prioritizing the establishment of independent, off-grid communication hardware such as amateur radio or GMRS systems that function without commercial infrastructure. By developing redundant signal paths, you ensure that critical information can travel even when primary networks are saturated or dead. You must accept personal accountability for your own intelligence-gathering capabilities rather than waiting for corporate or government-managed systems to provide you with the connectivity you require.
Building this capability is not a task for next year; it is an urgent necessity for the man who intends to protect his own. Every upgrade to our fiber and wireless systems has only served to increase our dependency on a brittle network that demands constant power and maintenance. Returning to a state of readiness requires us to acknowledge that the old ways of engineering for survival were abandoned for the sake of profit, leaving us with a significant gap that only personal initiative can fill. A group that can communicate effectively without the internet is a group that can survive when others are left scrambling for information.
Restoring Your Autonomous Connectivity
The fragility of our modern communication network demands that we take immediate steps to reclaim our ability to coordinate in a crisis. Relying on corporate-owned, power-dependent systems is a tactical error that leaves your family vulnerable when the grid inevitably fails. By returning to the principles of independent signal architecture, we can ensure that our local communities remain informed and resilient regardless of the status of the commercial infrastructure.
Prioritize Redundancy: Build multiple, diverse signal paths to ensure that critical information survives even when primary infrastructure suffers physical or electrical damage.
Establish Independent Hardware: Utilize amateur radio or GMRS systems to create a communication layer that functions entirely outside the commercial internet and cellular grid.
Enforce Operational Discipline: Develop the skills necessary to transmit concise, mission-relevant intelligence that avoids the noise of public panic.
Take Command: Build Your Off-Grid Communication Baseline Today
The luxury of assumed connectivity is a dangerous delusion. Every minute you wait to build an independent communication capability is a minute you spend gambling with your family’s safety. When the infrastructure collapses and the screens go dark, your ability to gather intelligence and coordinate movement will be the only factor separating those who are prepared from those who are waiting for help that will not arrive. You do not need an engineering degree or a mountain of capital; you need the tactical mindset to secure a reliable, field-ready radio setup and the discipline to master it before the next crisis forces your hand. The window to establish your own signal architecture is open now, but it will slam shut the moment the first utility pole falls.
Your next move is to acquire the baseline hardware—a high-quality GMRS or amateur radio transceiver, a portable power source, and a simple antenna system—and get on the air to test your range. Do not wait for a perfect, static-free signal or a government-mandated emergency alert; start testing your reach into your local neighborhood and regional nodes today while the commercial grid is still up to provide a baseline for comparison. True readiness is not bought in a box; it is forged through iterative testing, repeated failure in controlled environments, and the refusal to be silent when the world around you loses its voice.
SUPPORTSUBSCRIBECONTACT MED. Bryan King
Sources
- ARRL: Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
- CISA: SHAred RESources (SHARES) Program
- FCC: Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)
- FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Ready.gov: Build an Emergency Kit
- ARRL: Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Overview
- NIH: Leveraging Amateur Radio for Disaster Medicine
- NWS: SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program
- RIEMA: Amateur Radio in Emergency Management
- CISA: SAFECOM Interoperability Program
- FEMA: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- NNY ARRL: About Emergency Communications
- FCC: Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative
- CISA: Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM)
- Ready.gov: Emergency Alerts and Warnings
- FEMA: Incident Command System (ICS) Resource Center
- FCC: Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework
- Ready.gov: Communications Plan Development
- NIST: Disaster Resilience Program
- ARRL: Emergency Communications Training
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.
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The Silent Collapse: Why Your Digital Lifeline Will Fail When You Need It Most
1,391 words, 7 minutes read time.The modern communication grid is a fragile house of cards. We live in an era of hyper-connectivity, yet our ability to coordinate in a crisis has never been more unstable. For decades, we traded the slow, ugly, but undeniably resilient copper-wire networks of the past for the sleek, high-bandwidth digital infrastructure we use today. We were sold the promise of universal connectivity, but we were never warned about the hidden cost of that technological transition. When the grid fluctuates or a true disaster strikes, your cellular service and internet connection are the first things to vanish. You have been left dependent on a system built for commerce and entertainment, not for survival. The reality is that the systems you trust are optimized for efficiency rather than mission-critical reliability during a period of systemic stress.
The Failure of Power-Dependent Infrastructure
The failure of modern networks during a disaster is not an anomaly; it is a predictable outcome of current system architecture. Traditional landlines were line-powered, meaning they drew electricity directly from the telephone exchange, allowing them to function even when the power in your home was completely dead. Today, your digital life is tethered to a long chain of power-dependent nodes. From your home router to the fiber-optic switches and the cellular towers themselves, every single point of failure requires a constant, stable flow of electricity. When the utility grid dies, your network does not just degrade—it evaporates into the air. This reliance on fragile digital infrastructure is a massive strategic failure that leaves the average citizen blind and deaf the moment the lights go out.
The reality is that your smartphone is an entertainment device first and a tool for survival second. During any major event, the commercial network becomes a congested bottleneck where priority data packets are delayed or dropped entirely by overworked switches. We have traded a dedicated, circuit-switched infrastructure for a shared, packet-switched network that is highly susceptible to the noise of public panic. When every resident in a county attempts to access the same web portals simultaneously, the entire system enters a state of perpetual failure. This is not a temporary inconvenience for the prepared man; it is a fundamental flaw in the design of commercial communication that necessitates a complete departure from reliance on these systems.
The Tragedy of Modern Network Saturation
Even when power is partially maintained, the network remains a casualty of its own design. Modern digital systems are not built to handle the massive, synchronized surge of traffic that occurs during a localized or regional crisis. As soon as a disaster hits, the general population turns to the internet to stream updates, check social media, and place frantic calls to family members. This predictable surge causes instant saturation, resulting in high latency and packet loss that renders the network useless for critical coordination. While you are struggling to load a single status update, emergency services are fighting for the same bandwidth on a congested system that was never architected to prioritize their traffic under such extreme load.
If you are relying on a smartphone to coordinate your family or your community in a grid-down scenario, you are relying on a tool that is destined to fail you when you need it most. We have systematically dismantled the physical redundancies that once provided a baseline of safety for our homes and neighborhoods. The transition to Voice over Internet Protocol and mobile-only infrastructure has effectively removed the fail-safe layer that citizens could rely on in the twentieth century. We no longer have a hardened, analog backup that functions independently of the commercial internet. We have abandoned a centralized, utility-grade infrastructure in favor of a decentralized, fragile spiderweb of hardware that is easily severed by wind, fire, or physical damage.
The Necessity of Independent Signal Architecture
The total collapse of the communication grid is an inevitable consequence of our collective dependency on commercial systems. To maintain a heartbeat of intelligence when the grid fails, we must move toward an autonomous, hardware-based communication strategy. This shift requires a return to fundamentals, prioritizing the establishment of independent, off-grid communication hardware such as amateur radio or GMRS systems that function without commercial infrastructure. By developing redundant signal paths, you ensure that critical information can travel even when primary networks are saturated or dead. You must accept personal accountability for your own intelligence-gathering capabilities rather than waiting for corporate or government-managed systems to provide you with the connectivity you require.
Building this capability is not a task for next year; it is an urgent necessity for the man who intends to protect his own. Every upgrade to our fiber and wireless systems has only served to increase our dependency on a brittle network that demands constant power and maintenance. Returning to a state of readiness requires us to acknowledge that the old ways of engineering for survival were abandoned for the sake of profit, leaving us with a significant gap that only personal initiative can fill. A group that can communicate effectively without the internet is a group that can survive when others are left scrambling for information.
Restoring Your Autonomous Connectivity
The fragility of our modern communication network demands that we take immediate steps to reclaim our ability to coordinate in a crisis. Relying on corporate-owned, power-dependent systems is a tactical error that leaves your family vulnerable when the grid inevitably fails. By returning to the principles of independent signal architecture, we can ensure that our local communities remain informed and resilient regardless of the status of the commercial infrastructure.
Prioritize Redundancy: Build multiple, diverse signal paths to ensure that critical information survives even when primary infrastructure suffers physical or electrical damage.
Establish Independent Hardware: Utilize amateur radio or GMRS systems to create a communication layer that functions entirely outside the commercial internet and cellular grid.
Enforce Operational Discipline: Develop the skills necessary to transmit concise, mission-relevant intelligence that avoids the noise of public panic.
Take Command: Build Your Off-Grid Communication Baseline Today
The luxury of assumed connectivity is a dangerous delusion. Every minute you wait to build an independent communication capability is a minute you spend gambling with your family’s safety. When the infrastructure collapses and the screens go dark, your ability to gather intelligence and coordinate movement will be the only factor separating those who are prepared from those who are waiting for help that will not arrive. You do not need an engineering degree or a mountain of capital; you need the tactical mindset to secure a reliable, field-ready radio setup and the discipline to master it before the next crisis forces your hand. The window to establish your own signal architecture is open now, but it will slam shut the moment the first utility pole falls.
Your next move is to acquire the baseline hardware—a high-quality GMRS or amateur radio transceiver, a portable power source, and a simple antenna system—and get on the air to test your range. Do not wait for a perfect, static-free signal or a government-mandated emergency alert; start testing your reach into your local neighborhood and regional nodes today while the commercial grid is still up to provide a baseline for comparison. True readiness is not bought in a box; it is forged through iterative testing, repeated failure in controlled environments, and the refusal to be silent when the world around you loses its voice.
SUPPORTSUBSCRIBECONTACT MED. Bryan King
Sources
- ARRL: Amateur Radio Emergency Service (ARES)
- CISA: SHAred RESources (SHARES) Program
- FCC: Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS)
- FEMA: National Incident Management System (NIMS)
- Ready.gov: Build an Emergency Kit
- ARRL: Amateur Radio Emergency Communication Overview
- NIH: Leveraging Amateur Radio for Disaster Medicine
- NWS: SKYWARN Storm Spotter Program
- RIEMA: Amateur Radio in Emergency Management
- CISA: SAFECOM Interoperability Program
- FEMA: Community Emergency Response Team (CERT)
- NNY ARRL: About Emergency Communications
- FCC: Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative
- CISA: Auxiliary Communications (AUXCOMM)
- Ready.gov: Emergency Alerts and Warnings
- FEMA: Incident Command System (ICS) Resource Center
- FCC: Wireless Resiliency Cooperative Framework
- Ready.gov: Communications Plan Development
- NIST: Disaster Resilience Program
- ARRL: Emergency Communications Training
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the author. The information provided is based on personal research, experience, and understanding of the subject matter at the time of writing. Readers should consult relevant experts or authorities for specific guidance related to their unique situations.
Related Posts
Rate this:
#AmateurRadio #amateurRadioEmergencyService #ARES #CERTTeam #citizenRadio #CommunicationBlackout #communicationRedundancy #communicationsResilience #crisisConnectivity #criticalInfrastructure #DecentralizedNetworks #disasterCommunication #disasterPlanning #disasterResilienceProgram #disasterResiliency #DisasterResponse #disasterSurvival #emergencyCommunications #emergencyCoordination #emergencyIntelligence #EmergencyManagement #emergencyPrep #EmergencyPreparedness #emergencyProtocol #emergencyRadioKit #GMRS #gridDownCommunication #gridFailure #gridIndependence #hamRadio #infrastructureFailure #meshNetworking #NeighborhoodWatch #offGridRadio #offGridSurvival #packetRadio #powerGridFailure #publicSafetyCommunications #radioDiscipline #radioEmergency #radioPatrol #resilientInfrastructure #resilientNetworks #signalArchitecture #signalPropagation #stormSpotting #survivalGear #tacticalCommunication #tacticalReadiness -
Fleeing by boat: Why the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation wildfire tragedy was so predictable
#Namaygoosisagagun #Indigenous #FirstNations #Ontario #Canada #Wildfire #Wildfires #IndigenousRights #Politics #Environment #EmergencyManagement #DisasterResponse
https://the-14.com/fleeing-by-boat-why-the-namaygoosisagagun-first-nation-wildfire-tragedy-was-so-predictable/ -
Fleeing by boat: Why the Namaygoosisagagun First Nation wildfire tragedy was so predictable
#Namaygoosisagagun #Indigenous #FirstNations #Ontario #Canada #Wildfire #Wildfires #IndigenousRights #Politics #Environment #EmergencyManagement #DisasterResponse
https://the-14.com/fleeing-by-boat-why-the-namaygoosisagagun-first-nation-wildfire-tragedy-was-so-predictable/ -
Report heading to Texas leaders cites Camp Mystic emergency planning failures before 2025 flood
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Report heading to Texas leaders cites Camp Mystic emergency planning failures before 2025 flood
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Final Report from the The President’s Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-05/26_0507_fema%20review%20council_final%20report.pdf #FEMA #EmergencyManagement
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Final Report from the The President’s Council to Assess the Federal Emergency Management Agency: https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/2026-05/26_0507_fema%20review%20council_final%20report.pdf #FEMA #EmergencyManagement
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🚨 FEMA’s Hazus v7.2 Is Here — A Major Upgrade For Disaster Risk Modeling
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https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/products-tools/hazus <-- shared link to FEMA HAZUS download, documentation, use case, etc
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[I used to work some with Hazus back in the back, but my career changed path; I still appreciate its strength and unity of purpose (sic) #alldataisspatial]
H/T @Laban "L.J." Johnson | Founder, LJ Learn & Concordia Initiative | Crisis Support · Leadership Development · Community Resilience | Bridging worlds to help people rise
“FEMA’s Hazus GIS platform has been updated with a new ArcGIS Pro–based version, bringing faster, more powerful tools for estimating losses from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural hazards.
Key updates in Hazus 7.2 include:
• Streamlined workflows for flood and hurricane modeling
• New Earthquake ShakeMap integration using USGS data
• Expanded and improved results exports and reporting (including geodatabase outputs)
• Stronger security with known vulnerabilities addressed
• Performance improvements and optimized installation process
• [Significantly enhanced and comprehensive summary reports for flood and earthquake are now available for download.]
• Full integration with ArcGIS Pro (3.4–3.6) for a modern GIS experience
This release represents a significant step forward in how hazard planners, emergency managers, and GIS professionals analyze and prepare for disaster impacts…”
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“FEMA’s Hazus program provides software, data, methods, and guidance for estimating risk from natural hazards. Hazus can estimate building damages, economic losses, displaced households, casualties, debris generation and more resulting from a natural hazard event and can be used in all phases of emergency management…”
#HAZUS #fedservice #fedscience #oublicgood #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #software #spatialdata #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #riskassessment #naturalhazard #humanimpacts #earthquake #wildfire #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #cost #damage #economic #publicsafety #publichealth #emergencymanagement #opensource #opendata #tsunami #tornado #hurricane #ShakeMap #infrastructure #planning #policy #preparedness #impacts #geology #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #earthobservation
@FEMA -
🚨 FEMA’s Hazus v7.2 Is Here — A Major Upgrade For Disaster Risk Modeling
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https://www.fema.gov/flood-maps/products-tools/hazus <-- shared link to FEMA HAZUS download, documentation, use case, etc
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[I used to work some with Hazus back in the back, but my career changed path; I still appreciate its strength and unity of purpose (sic) #alldataisspatial]
H/T @Laban "L.J." Johnson | Founder, LJ Learn & Concordia Initiative | Crisis Support · Leadership Development · Community Resilience | Bridging worlds to help people rise
“FEMA’s Hazus GIS platform has been updated with a new ArcGIS Pro–based version, bringing faster, more powerful tools for estimating losses from floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural hazards.
Key updates in Hazus 7.2 include:
• Streamlined workflows for flood and hurricane modeling
• New Earthquake ShakeMap integration using USGS data
• Expanded and improved results exports and reporting (including geodatabase outputs)
• Stronger security with known vulnerabilities addressed
• Performance improvements and optimized installation process
• [Significantly enhanced and comprehensive summary reports for flood and earthquake are now available for download.]
• Full integration with ArcGIS Pro (3.4–3.6) for a modern GIS experience
This release represents a significant step forward in how hazard planners, emergency managers, and GIS professionals analyze and prepare for disaster impacts…”
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“FEMA’s Hazus program provides software, data, methods, and guidance for estimating risk from natural hazards. Hazus can estimate building damages, economic losses, displaced households, casualties, debris generation and more resulting from a natural hazard event and can be used in all phases of emergency management…”
#HAZUS #fedservice #fedscience #oublicgood #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #software #spatialdata #GIS #spatial #mapping #risk #hazard #riskassessment #naturalhazard #humanimpacts #earthquake #wildfire #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #flood #flooding #cost #damage #economic #publicsafety #publichealth #emergencymanagement #opensource #opendata #tsunami #tornado #hurricane #ShakeMap #infrastructure #planning #policy #preparedness #impacts #geology #engineeringgeology #remotesensing #earthobservation
@FEMA -
Canada’s aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy
#Canada #Wildfires #Environment #Aviation #Forestry #Resilience #Safety #EmergencyManagement #Firefighting #Infrastructure #DisasterResponse #WildfireSeason #ClimateChange
https://the-14.com/canadas-aerial-wildfire-fighting-plan-is-a-start-but-it-is-not-yet-a-strategy/ -
Canada’s aerial wildfire‑fighting plan is a start — but it is not yet a strategy
#Canada #Wildfires #Environment #Aviation #Forestry #Resilience #Safety #EmergencyManagement #Firefighting #Infrastructure #DisasterResponse #WildfireSeason #ClimateChange
https://the-14.com/canadas-aerial-wildfire-fighting-plan-is-a-start-but-it-is-not-yet-a-strategy/ -
Australia Urges Elite First Nations Crisis Team to Bolster Northern Resilience
As Northern Australia faces increasingly destructive cyclones, floods, and extreme heat, a new approach to crisis response is needed - one that harnesses the expertise of Aboriginal leaders and builds advanced skills in emergency management. By developing targeted, voluntary pathways, we can bolster…
#NorthernAustralia #Oceania #EmergencyManagement #ClimateResilience #NaturalDisasters
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Finished up attending a state preparedness conference this last week. The keynote speaker who has a PhD in '#AI in #EmergencyManagement'. What entailed was a nearly two hour-long ad for ai and robots. The what now feels old shtick of 'if you don't hop onto the planet-burning bandwagon, you'll be left behind. Robots will run shelters and do all #SAR.'
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Finished up attending a state preparedness conference this last week. The keynote speaker who has a PhD in '#AI in #EmergencyManagement'. What entailed was a nearly two hour-long ad for ai and robots. The what now feels old shtick of 'if you don't hop onto the planet-burning bandwagon, you'll be left behind. Robots will run shelters and do all #SAR.'
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An interesting look at how messaging and disinformation impact actual emergencies and what can be done about it. The short anwser is there is a way though but it will take work to be durable.
https://climateandsecurity.org/2026/04/fires-and-falsehoods-in-california/
#climatechange #emergencymanagement #messaging #disinformation #california
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An interesting look at how messaging and disinformation impact actual emergencies and what can be done about it. The short anwser is there is a way though but it will take work to be durable.
https://climateandsecurity.org/2026/04/fires-and-falsehoods-in-california/
#climatechange #emergencymanagement #messaging #disinformation #california
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Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106132 <-- shared paper
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/697ba3e5b66b0197c3043d2f <-- shared, related open data source
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[I still remember working on and being fascinated by lahars being an engineering geologist in Washington State (and from my time studying in New Zealand), although (of course) not to this level of detail/focus]
#volcano #lahar #evacuation #exposure #model #modeling #engineeringeology #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #MountRainer #Washington #USA #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #mapping #publicsafety #hazardzone #vulcanism #downstream #debrisflow #massmovement #monitoring #detection #geostatistics #demographics #atrisk #fedscience #publicgood #fedservice #opendata
@USGS -
Influence Of Modeling Assumptions On Pedestrian Evacuation Success For Non-Eruptive Lahar Hazards At Mount Rainier, Washington
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2026.106132 <-- shared paper
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https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/697ba3e5b66b0197c3043d2f <-- shared, related open data source
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[I still remember working on and being fascinated by lahars being an engineering geologist in Washington State (and from my time studying in New Zealand), although (of course) not to this level of detail/focus]
#volcano #lahar #evacuation #exposure #model #modeling #engineeringeology #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #MountRainer #Washington #USA #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #mapping #publicsafety #hazardzone #vulcanism #downstream #debrisflow #massmovement #monitoring #detection #geostatistics #demographics #atrisk #fedscience #publicgood #fedservice #opendata
@USGS -
In 1 week, @esri webinar: #Tech Integrations for #RealTime Decisions https://tinyurl.com/3269xvc8
#EmergencyManagement #location #business #spatial #intelligence #GIS #esri #arcgis #geospatial #GISchat @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @gispublicsafety @esritraining
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In 1 week, @esri webinar: #Tech Integrations for #RealTime Decisions https://tinyurl.com/3269xvc8
#EmergencyManagement #location #business #spatial #intelligence #GIS #esri #arcgis #geospatial #GISchat @esrifederalgovt @esrislgov @gispublicsafety @esritraining
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Karst Flash Floods - An Example From The Dinaric Karst (Croatia)
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-6-195-2006 <-- shared (older) paper
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#flood #flooding #pluvial #fluvial #subsurface #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #disaster #flashflood #infrastructure #damage #building #destabilisation #foundations #karstburst #Marina #Dinaric #Croatia #extremeweather #climatechange #intense #prolonged #rainfall #precipitation #speed #fast #caves #conduits #fractures #aquifers #water #hydrology #groundwater #hydrogeology #waterpressure #sinkhole #subsidence #massmovement #landslide #monitoring #mapping #geology #engineeringgeology #hydroseismic #humanimpacts #lossoflife #death #karstterrain #springs #debris #sediment #cavities #riskassessment #Grazalema #Andalusia #Cadíz #Spain #StormLeonard #emergencymanagement #planning -
Karst Flash Floods - An Example From The Dinaric Karst (Croatia)
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-6-195-2006 <-- shared (older) paper
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#flood #flooding #pluvial #fluvial #subsurface #risk #hazard #naturalhazard #disaster #flashflood #infrastructure #damage #building #destabilisation #foundations #karstburst #Marina #Dinaric #Croatia #extremeweather #climatechange #intense #prolonged #rainfall #precipitation #speed #fast #caves #conduits #fractures #aquifers #water #hydrology #groundwater #hydrogeology #waterpressure #sinkhole #subsidence #massmovement #landslide #monitoring #mapping #geology #engineeringgeology #hydroseismic #humanimpacts #lossoflife #death #karstterrain #springs #debris #sediment #cavities #riskassessment #Grazalema #Andalusia #Cadíz #Spain #StormLeonard #emergencymanagement #planning -
United States Tsunami Alerting Analysis, 2026 Report
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https://mil.wa.gov/asset/69a08a91462bf/United-States-Tsunami-Alerting-Analysis-2026-updated.pdf <-- shared report PDF
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#naturalhazard #earthquake #USA #alert #monitoring #tsunami #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #lossoflife #death #infrastructure #damage #cost #economics #coast #coastal #nationwide #hazardassessment #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #instrumentation #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #operations #geography geomorphometry demographics #geologichazard #alertsystems #warning #ocean #marine #wave #emergencyresponse #planning #messaging #response
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United States Tsunami Alerting Analysis, 2026 Report
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https://mil.wa.gov/asset/69a08a91462bf/United-States-Tsunami-Alerting-Analysis-2026-updated.pdf <-- shared report PDF
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#naturalhazard #earthquake #USA #alert #monitoring #tsunami #risk #hazard #humanimpacts #lossoflife #death #infrastructure #damage #cost #economics #coast #coastal #nationwide #hazardassessment #emergencymanagement #GIS #spatial #instrumentation #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #operations #geography geomorphometry demographics #geologichazard #alertsystems #warning #ocean #marine #wave #emergencyresponse #planning #messaging #response
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@ProPublica Most #ElectedOfficials do not understand:
- The fundamentals for #EmergencyManagement
- What a #disaster declaration does for their entity (local, state, or federal declarations)
- What #FEMA does beyond 'fixing things' and uninformed opinions from what they've read in 'media articles'
- What types and how much aid FEMA can provide
- What a 'damage assessment' means and is used for
- The expense of a functioning EM organization
- How reliant 99.999% of local, state, and national economies are dependant on this system through the interconnected disaster recovery process -
@ProPublica Most #ElectedOfficials do not understand:
- The fundamentals for #EmergencyManagement
- What a #disaster declaration does for their entity (local, state, or federal declarations)
- What #FEMA does beyond 'fixing things' and uninformed opinions from what they've read in 'media articles'
- What types and how much aid FEMA can provide
- What a 'damage assessment' means and is used for
- The expense of a functioning EM organization
- How reliant 99.999% of local, state, and national economies are dependant on this system through the interconnected disaster recovery process -
The Garden Isle’s monthly all-hazard siren test scheduled for March 2 : Kauai Now https://www.allforgardening.com/1629222/the-garden-isles-monthly-all-hazard-siren-test-scheduled-for-march-2-kauai-now/ #EmergencyAlertSystem #EmergencyManagement #FederalEmergencyManagementAgency #FEMA #garden #gardener #gardening #Hawaiʻi #HawaiʻiEmergencyManagementAgency #Kauaʻi #KauaiCounty #KauaiNews #KauaiNow #PublicSafety #PublicSafetyNotification #SirenOperation #StatewideAlert #TheGardenIsland #WarningSystem #WirelessEmergencyAlert
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The Garden Isle’s monthly all-hazard siren test scheduled for March 2 : Kauai Now https://www.allforgardening.com/1629222/the-garden-isles-monthly-all-hazard-siren-test-scheduled-for-march-2-kauai-now/ #EmergencyAlertSystem #EmergencyManagement #FederalEmergencyManagementAgency #FEMA #garden #gardener #gardening #Hawaiʻi #HawaiʻiEmergencyManagementAgency #Kauaʻi #KauaiCounty #KauaiNews #KauaiNow #PublicSafety #PublicSafetyNotification #SirenOperation #StatewideAlert #TheGardenIsland #WarningSystem #WirelessEmergencyAlert
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Environment Canada is discontinuing its Weatheradio service on March 16th, after 50 years of VHF emergency weather radio broadcasts: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html 😞
https://torontosun.com/news/national/environment-canada-ending-weatherradio-forecast-service
#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #EmergencyPreparedness #EmergencyManagement #Canada #Radio
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Environment Canada is discontinuing its Weatheradio service on March 16th, after 50 years of VHF emergency weather radio broadcasts: https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/services/weatheradio.html 😞
https://torontosun.com/news/national/environment-canada-ending-weatherradio-forecast-service
#AmateurRadio #HamRadio #EmergencyPreparedness #EmergencyManagement #Canada #Radio
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Comparing Flood Inundation Map Features and Diagnosing Decision Support Design Challenges
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70362 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #climatechange #extremeweather #pluvial #fluvial #water #surfacewater #precipitation #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #NOAA #FIM #floodinnundationmaps #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #floodresponse #response #naturalhazard #monitoring #forecasting #forecast #visualisation #FIMAN #remotesensing #Copernicus #impactassessment #research #emergencymanagement #humanimpact #safety #publicsafety #risk #hazard #infrastructure #FloodMapper #floodwatch #flashflood
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Comparing Flood Inundation Map Features and Diagnosing Decision Support Design Challenges
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https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.70362 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #climatechange #extremeweather #pluvial #fluvial #water #surfacewater #precipitation #flood #flooding #floodinnundation #innundation #NOAA #FIM #floodinnundationmaps #model #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #floodresponse #response #naturalhazard #monitoring #forecasting #forecast #visualisation #FIMAN #remotesensing #Copernicus #impactassessment #research #emergencymanagement #humanimpact #safety #publicsafety #risk #hazard #infrastructure #FloodMapper #floodwatch #flashflood
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City of Malibu:
Public Safety Commission Special Meeting: Safety Element Update – Wed, Jan. 14
You can help shape the future of public safety in Malibu! Give your input and ask questions about the draft updates to the General Plan’s Safety Element at a Special Meeting of the Public Safety Commission on Wednesday, January 14, 5 PM, at City Hall.
Recent state legislation has aimed to align local land use planning with increasing risks from wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, and other climate-driven hazards. Catastrophic events have exposed gaps between planning, emergency management, and infrastructure decisions. Laws including SB 1241 (wildfire), SB 379 (climate adaptation), SB 99 (residential evacuation routes), and AB 747/1409 (evacuation route assessment) guide these updates. ...
https://www.malibucity.org/m/newsflash/home/detail/2008
#Malibu #climateemergency #wildfires #EmergencyManagement #DisasterPreparedness
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Woohoo! One of the disaster researchers worth following has bridged her account here to Mastodon from Bsky.
If you are into emergency management, the climate crisis, disasters, and how all that is being managed (or not managed), FEMA, etc., please follow Dr. Montano here:
(Author of "DISASTEROLOGY")
#disasters #EmergencyManagement #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency #FEMA
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Climate misinformation is becoming a national security threat. Canada isn’t ready for it
#Canada #ClimateCrisis #Misinformation #NationalSecurity #Wildfires #EmergencyManagement #PublicSafety #Wildfires #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #Disinformation #The14
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"...To enhance coordination, the report also recommended the county establish a mandatory wildfire and evacuation training program for law enforcement and leverage technology for situational awareness training. OEM, it said, should train more people in essential Emergency Operations Center roles, such as alert and warnings systems and situational awareness.
One way to improve coordination and situational awareness, Cova said, could be to train emergency managers the way air traffic controllers are trained with simulators...."
#wildfires #disasters #EatonFire #PalisadesFire #EmergencyManagement
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"....The McChrystal after-action report found the county struggled to adequately monitor events as they unfolded and lacked streamlined coordination tools. Policies and protocols on alerts, it said, were “unclear” and “contradictory” and did not explicitly outline the chain of command for decisions to issue evacuation warning or orders...."
#EatonFire #PalisadesFire #EmergencyManagement #disasters #wildfires
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The Rise Of Community-Led Landslide Monitoring
Could an innovative natural-disaster monitoring system in Alaska be a model for the rest of the country?
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https://seaklandslideworkinggroup.substack.com/p/article-in-sierra-about-southeast <-- shared technical #Substack
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#communitybased #landslidemonitoring #NationalLandslidePreparednessAct #massmovement #engineeringgeology #risk #hazard #landslide #publicsafety #monitoring #Sitka #Alaska #debrisflow #risk #hazard #water #hydrology #pluvial #fluvial #rainfall #precipitation #AK #extremeweather #climatechange #atmosphericriver #coast #coastal #slope #steepness #Haines #Ketchikan #Wrangell #Juneau #propertydamage #cost #economics #soilmositure #sensors #raingauge #Skagway #emergencymanagement #forecasting #tool #online #dashboard #situationalawareness #NSF #grant #infrastructure #threshold #historic #analysis #geomorphology #geomorphometry #communication #buddysystem #risktolerance #SitkaTribeofAlaska
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More on the CodeRED Ransomware event:
"...If genuine, the chat logs suggest INC's initial ransom demand was originally set at $950,000 but later reduced to $450,000. The logs also suggest that Crisis24 offered an initial $100,000 payment, and later upped it to $150,000, which INC rejected...."
The Register: CodeRED emergency alert system CodeDEAD after INC ransomware attack
Wed 26 Nov 2025 // 14:33 UTC
https://www.theregister.com/2025/11/26/codered_emergency_alert_ransomware/?
#codered #ransomware #cybersecurity #crisis24 #emergencymanagement
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This is so strange, Malibu trying to get bids for third party people to run its EOC in the case of a disaster/emergency. I really do wonder how they expect people to parachute in -- during the middle of a catastrophic disaster -- and figure out how the city organizes its operations and who to talk to? 🤔
And these folks apparently won't have much contact with the city ahead of any disaster.
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@ai6yr I want one too! We live in the wildland urban interface (WUI) in King County which adjoins the south side of Snohomish County.
Just did a quick search and wound up chatting with a state staffer. Surprise!!! Turns out the King County Wildfire Protection Plan was approved earlier today.
Might take a day or more but when I get a link I will certainly share it.
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Emergency messaging tips, nice. #emergencymanagement