My twilight moment on May 1st, once again, dealt with emergency communications, when all normal sources of power (especially electricity) fail due to a local emergency or disaster. Most government EOCs (Emergency Operation Centers) and non-profit groups who maintain emergency networks (Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Amateur Radio Emergency Services [...]
In Santa Rosa, April 18th, at 5:13 a.m., 109 years ago, just about every business in the downtown area was in ruins and most of the homes were severely damaged. This quake is known worldwide as the S.F. 1906 Earthquake; however, most of its damage in S.F. was due to [...]
Did you see the Schools & Youth article in Thursday's Argus-Courier (4/21, page B6) that mentioned that the Kenilworth Kolts participated in a CPR Training class? It reported that all seventh graders at KJHS learned hands-only CPR as part of a program offered by the Petaluma Fire Dept. and the [...]
Is that Pete Golis meant to say in his column, Sunday (T5), titled, "Ho hum, a new quake warning?" He reminds us that the April 18, 1906 quake was "the most cataclysmic event in the history of Sonoma County. Downtown Santa Rosa was reduced to a pile of bricks .... [...]
Two earthquake related events took place this past week. Thursday was the annual Great California ShakeOut Day, and Friday was the 25th Anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake (1989). The focus of the Great ShakeOut was to help people to "Be Ready & Prepared" for a major shake, which included [...]
As we approach the annual California Great ShakeOut Day on October 16th, remember to DUCK-COVER-HOLD when an earthquake strikes. Also check out these earlier Emergency Preparedness blogs listed in the August 24, 2014 blog titled, "It's Not a Question of IF, But WHEN?" They explain WHY it is important to [...]
Earlier today, I e-mailed local amateur radio operators information about the upcoming Annual California Great ShakeOut Day on October 16th. Its overall purpose is to help citizens to Be Ready and Be Prepared to cope with a major disaster such as a flood, wildfire, or earthquake. Nine years ago, an [...]
Today's 6.1 earthquake answers the question; will another major earthquake strike Northern California and the Bay Area? This blog site created a special category - Emergency Preparedness" - eight years ago in 2006, that includes over 100 posts. They are still available to read, today. Just go to the index [...]
Just a friendly reminder to "Be Ready" and "Prepared" for any type of disaster that might occur in the Bay Area. Although most residents don't think a major disaster like an earthquake will happen soon, there have been a series of major storms and floods elsewhere in the country. Sooner [...]
How many readers saw Marian McDonald's "Close to Home" column titled, "Preparing for the improbable" in today's Press Democrat ? (11-17-2012) After defining a "Black Swan" event like a major earthquake along the Hayward fault (i.e., the impact of the highly improbable), what can we do? How can we prepare [...]