Ground starts shaking ... so, you "Duck, Cover, and Hold On." That has been the basic message of the "Great California ShakeOut!" drill for the past two years. This annual event has now spread to include the entire state. It has been estimated that over eight million citizens participated this [...]
Today's blog is the fourth in a series that addresses concerns about citizens being Ready & Prepared to cope with a sudden major disaster, like an earthquake along our local Rodgers Creek Fault. Next week's Great California ShakeOut (10/21) is being sponsored to help make people more aware of what [...]
The 7th annual National Preparedness Month, sponsored by FEMA and Citizen Corps is over for 2010; but, what was its impact upon Petaluma and Sonoma County residents to Be Ready and to Be Prepared to cope with a major natural disaster such as a flood, wild fire, or an earthquake? [...]
Eagle-Eyes reminded The Trio that next month, October 21st, has been designated the "Great California Shake Out Day.' To date, over 5.5 million Californians have registered to participate in one or more preparedness events or activities. Over 600,000 in the S.F. Bay Area have indicated their intention to practice how [...]
The 7th Annual NPM sponsored by FEMA has been underway for a week and Petaluma ALERT is registered as one of a few thousand communities in the country that are planning events and activities that are designed to make the public more aware and informed about how to Be Ready [...]
When Mother Nature speaks, as she has done over the past few days, you don't need The Trio, Eagle-Eyes, or Hammerhead to call your attention to Emergency Preparedness needs, issues, or concerns. Therefore, Our River Town blog team is taking the Labor Day weekend off and letting "Bill" manage this [...]
The top three major problems during the response phase of Hurricane Katrina (2005), according to one government official were “Communications, Communications, Communications.” The ability to communicate, when most communication systems were inoperable, was the major reason PetalumaNet initiated a series of events and meetings (Sept.-Oct. 2005) that focused on how [...]
When The Trio (Me, Myself & I) uses “Oh no! Not again …” for the title of a blog, it usually means another earthquake has happened nearby our favorite river town. However, no - not this time. It’s only 2 a.m. and Me wakes up worrying about paying the monthly [...]
Anniversaries are important because they cause us to pause and reflect on what happened back when. Earthquake anniversary dates can help us recall the damage – both structural and human – that occur in communities that shake, rattle, and roll. It was about this time, 104 years ago, that a [...]
Remember the title, above? It was used last year on April 11, 2009? (EP#41) The lead sentence was …“One week from today, April 18, 2009, will be the 103rd Anniversary of the great 1906 San Francisco Earthquake (Mag. 7.8). Do you remember, yet, another blog, (EP#49, January 25, 2010) was [...]