#beecn

[portlandnet]

There’s a new BEECN in town

Check out the new BEECN design that Ernie Jones has been working on. The one in the picture is installed, but the only one deployed so far. There won’t be a massive rollout of these due to costs and placement logistics. But my hope is that we can get many more of these.

[portlandnet]

The SE-38 BEECN key safe had seen better days, and required a manual override intervention by Mark Ginsberg & crew.

[portlandnet]

Thanks to NET volunteer Blue for sharing this photo of Aria the cat, learning about her nearest BEECN.

[portlandnet]

Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs | seattlechannel.org

Since 2008, the Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs have steadily grown throughout the city’s neighborhoods, currently over 130 sites. Volu

Video about the program that inspired BEECN: Seattle Emergency Communication Hubs!

[portlandnet]

Elite Panic vs. the Resilient Populace

North America’s strongest recorded earthquake struck just off the Alaskan coast at 5:36 p.m., on March 27, 1964. The shaking from the magnit

[portlandnet]

Where We Go When Everything Breaks: Placemaking Lessons from Asheville’s Recovery

When Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, it revealed a powerful truth: the places we gather are just as critical to disaster

Thanks to Eric Berg for the link!

[portlandnet]

‘Don’t panic, but don’t relax’: Taiwan’s plan ‘to use 7-Eleven chains’ as wartime hubs

From energy security to boosting internet connections, Taiwan is working on ways to protect its population if China attacks

Maybe in the next evolution of the BEECN program, the nodes can be Plaid Pantrys. Thanks to Merilee Karr for the link.

[portlandnet]

Portland’s only earthquake preparedness employee on budget chopping block

Portland, a city of 635,000 that’s under the ever-looming threat of a massive earthquake along the Cascadia subduction zone, has just one ci