#disaster communication

[thatdisasterauthor]

Was anyone else going to tell me that Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs is actually a really fucking good writer? Because his short piece on the LA Fires is LOVELY. (Original here.)

This is exactly the sort of narrative nonfiction that I ADORE when it comes to disaster education. It's short, to the point, and slams you right in your heart with the weight of the situation without exaggerating anything.

[preppers-will]

10 Strategies For Communication Security – Don’t Betray Yourself When SHTF

With a lot of planning and a little bit of luck, you'll be able to maintain total communication security by following these strategies.

[sciencebuzzer]

What Is a Satellite Phone? How It Works, Where It Is Used, and Why It Can Save Lives A satellite phone is a mobile phone that connects directly to communication satellites instead of terrestrial mobile towers. Because it communicates with satellites in space, it can make calls and send messages from places where normal mobile networks simply do not exist.... https://sciencebuzzer.co.in/satellite-phone-explained/

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[thatdisasterauthor]

Fire communication is fucking infuriating. There’s a new fire, but where? Who knows! It is somewhere in relation to Poudre Canyon from Arrowhead Lodge east to Riverside Drive. But if you google either of these it can’t seem to find the proper Riverside Drive or Arrowhead Lodge. There is a Riverside Drive in Fort Collins, but it is in the middle of town, not near the canyon in any way.

Okay, so let’s go check the official notice on the fire. That has to have more information, right?

NOPE.

It lists the same vague location, then says to text a number to get more information, or go to the local emergency alert site to find a map.

Guess what is not on the local emergency alert site? A map.

The evacuation is voluntary right now, but who is it for? A mystery!

Like. I understand this fire started all of an hour ago. But if you can push out an official alert you can include a damn google maps screenshot with a pin drop of the fire’s location.

I did find the fire location eventually by literally just scrolling along the canyon on google maps until I found the right spot. But all of this took about thirty minutes, which isn’t exactly what one would call GOOD when it comes to emergency communication.

[gooddrafts]

Irene fell far short of the media's dire warnings even before it was downgraded. Howard Kurtz dissects the scaremongering by television and local officials for The Daily Beast.