I hate the shopping season, but I posted this list of "Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers" it seems like a century ago on Tw*tter, so reposting the list again here:
Disaster Preparedness Stocking Stuffers
It's that time of the year again, where people are thinking about holiday gifts. Although I've never been a big fan of the consumer free-for-all at this time of the year, it is a great opportunity to pick up some disaster preparedness stocking stuffers! Here's my annual list of some of my favorite stocking stuffers that can help you and your loved ones get through the next disaster or emergency.
Random emergency management question: there was a great doc out there (by a 3rd party consultant) about properly constructing emergency text messages. i.e. how to build good templates for various disasters. Anyone recall where that was? (Internet search... useless now). #EmergencyManagement
"...in the Joplin tornado, people got a 5 minute warning of an impending tornado, and then were found dead in rubble, with their hands on their cell phone as they were milling, trying to talk to other people..."
"The US economy has grown by $20 trillion since 2000, to $29 trillion last year. About $7.7 trillion of that — or 36% of all the growth in GDP — is spending related to recovering from or preparing for disasters"
MSNBC: After helping GOP-led Texas, Trump admin denies FEMA aid to another Democratic-led state
The denial of federal money to assist Maryland’s flood recovery continues a trend of spurning devastated residents in states with Democratic governors.
Trump’s declaration unlocked #federal#money to assist w/ the #disaster response. That includes paying for debris removal, for search & rescue experts, & for housing, food & other immediate necessities for those who lost homes in floods.
But such assistance may not be available in the future.
#Trump has proposed eliminating #FEMA, which provides billions of dollars in assistance to communities hit by #disasters. He argues that #states should take on more responsibility for responding to & preparing for #ExtremeWeather & other disasters.
#Texas leaders are helping Trump realize that goal.
"A very heavy rain fell over the upper Guadalupe River Basin, west of Korrville, from June 30 to July 2. This rein amounted to over 36 inches 1in about 36 hours at the State Pish Hatchery above Ingram. Record-break- ing stages were experienced on all streams above Kerrville, and on the Guadalupe River to a point below Spring Branch. Along the streams in the hills above Kerrville are many sumer homes, resorts, and camps for boys and girls. Most of these places were damaged by the floods, many of them being almost completely destroyed. There was much apprehension for the safety of the people in these camps, especially for the younger boys and girls, but fortunately all were safe. The fact that the flood occurred in the day rather than at night no doubt accounts for no loss of 1ife in the camps. "
(Major Texas Floods of 1936, US Department of the Interior, Geological Survey Water -Supply Paper 816)
120 MAJOR TEXAS FLOODS OF 1936 rivers the rainfall was from 20 to 35 inches from June 30 to July 3. Floods of unusual magnitude occurred in each of these river basins.
A very heavy rain foll over the upper Guadalupe River Basin, west of Korrville, from June 30 to July 2. This rein amounted to over 36 inches 1in about 36 hours at the State Pish Hatchery above Ingram. Record-break- ing stages were experienced on all streams above Kerrville, and on the Guadalupe River to a point below Spring Branch. Along the streams in the hills above Kerrville are many sumer homes, resorts, and cemps for boys and girls. Most of thess places were damaged by the floods, many of them being almost completely destroyed. There was much apprehension for the safety of the people in these camps, especlally for the younger boys and girls, but fortunately all were safe. The fact that the flood occurred in the day rather than at night no doubt accounts for no loss of 1ife in the camps. Plate 12, A,shows & view of the Guadalupe River at Kerrville at about the peak of the flood and plate 12, B,a view at about the same locality after the flood had receded.
In the Wedina River above Medina Lake a flood occurred greater than had been known before. The area drained by this stream is not thickly inhabditated, and the peak discharges per square mile of drainage ares were much lower than in the Guadalupe River Basin. No great amount of damage was done along this stream.
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