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Sat, 2012-03-24 12:42 — mdmcdonald
This working group is focused on discussions about emergency management.

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Rethinking Disaster Recovery After A California Town Is Leveled By Wildfire

Wed, 2019-05-29 15:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Buildings near a Safeway supermarket were destroyed in Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 8 as seen in footage taken on May 22. The Camp Fire destroyed nearly 19,000 structures and claimed 85 lives.  Ellie McCutcheon for NPR

npr.org - by Kirk Siegler - May 29, 2019

. . . Current federal aid is emblematic of a bigger problem in the way we respond to natural disasters: Disaster strikes, emergency help is deployed, checks are cut, communities are rebuilt — even in high-risk places.  Many say that reactive response has to change.  Staying the current course will bankrupt the federal Treasury.  Communities need to build — and rebuild — smarter.  "Communities need to be aware of those risks when doing community planning and not build in very high hazard areas" . . .

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CLICK HERE - FEMA - Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 Transforms Field of Emergency Management

 

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United States
General Topic Tags: 
Climate
Disaster Response
Economics
Emergency Management
Recovery
Resilience
Vulnerability
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

California Wildfires - 2018

Sat, 2018-11-24 10:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES - 2018 . . .

CLICK HERE - Butte County Recovers - The official website for Camp Fire response and recovery.

CLICK HERE - Butte County - Camp Fire Information

CLICK HERE - FEMA - California Wildfires (DR-4407)

CLICK HERE - FEMA - Disasters - California

CLICK HERE - FEMA - Butte County, California - Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA)

CLICK HERE - Facebook - FEMA Disaster Recovery Center - Local Assistance Centers

CLICK HERE - Butte County - Behavioral Health - Camp Fire Incident Information

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US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Evacuation Plan 'Out the Window' When Fire Hit California Town

Mon, 2018-11-19 05:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A building destroyed by the Camp Fire is seen in Paradise, California, U.S., November 13, 2018. REUTERS/Terray Sylvester

reuters.com - by Andrew Hay - November 17, 2018

When a “megafire” engulfed Paradise, California, officials and residents had to abandon their evacuation plans and improvise new ways to save lives, learning lessons that could help the growing number of U.S. communities at risk to wildfires.

As strong winds sent flames roaring into Paradise at 2 miles per minute, emergency personnel and locals realized their escape plans, crafted after a 2008 blaze, would not work.

“The lessons we had learned in the past kind of went out of the window due to the sheer speed and intensity of this fire,” Paradise Emergency Operations Coordinator Jim Broshears said in a phone interview.

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US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Communication
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Health
Transportation
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

Woolsey Fire Burns Nuclear Meltdown Site that State Toxics Agency Failed to Clean Up

Mon, 2018-11-12 15:27 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                                         

psr-la.org - November 9, 2018

THE SANTA SUSANA FIELD LABORATORY (ROCKETDYNE) BURNED IN THE WOOLSEY FIRE, THREATENING TOXIC EXPOSURES FROM CONTAMINATED DUST, SMOKE, ASH AND SOIL. THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES CONTROL DENIES RISK THAT IT CREATED BY DELAYING THE LONG PROMISED CLEANUP.

Last night, the Woolsey fire burned the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), a former nuclear and rocket engine testing site. Footage from local television showed flames surrounding rocket test stands, and the fire’s progress through to Oak Park indicates that much of the toxic site burned.

A statement released by the California Dept. of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) said that its staff, “do not believe the fire has caused any releases of hazardous materials that would pose a risk to people exposed to the smoke.” The statement failed to assuage community concerns given DTSC’s longtime pattern of misinformation about SSFL’s contamination and its repeated broken promises to clean it up.

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US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Health
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

Entire California Town Destroyed; Tens of Thousands Flee in Los Angeles, Ventura Counties

Fri, 2018-11-09 05:43 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

Entire Town Destroyed by Wildfire, People Literally Ran from Flames In Paradise, CA, thousands of structures are destroyed and an entire town is devastated after a the Camp Fire exploded in size on Thursday.

weather.com - by Pam Wright - November 9, 2018

Fast-moving wildfires prompted tens of thousands of evacuations in both Northern and Southern California, including 75,000 in and around Los Angeles, sending residents fleeing for their lives on short notice.

The largest inferno, sparked Thursday morning in Northern California, prompted numerous evacuations, including several entire towns. The Butte County Sheriff's Office told the Associated Press that a mandatory evacuation order was issued for the entire town of Paradise, which is home to about 27,000 people and is north of Sacramento.

"Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed, it's that kind of devastation," said Cal Fire Capt. Scott McLean late Thursday. "The wind that was predicted came and just wiped it out."

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US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Problem
Situation Report

More Than 100 Large Wildfires in US as Six New Blazes Erupt

Mon, 2018-08-13 05:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

           

A helicopter drops water to a brush fire at the Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore, California, on Saturday. Photograph: Ringo Chiu/AFP/Getty Images

The fires have scorched states from Washington to New Mexico, with California among the hardest hit

theguardian.com - August 12, 2018

Six large new wildfires erupted in the United States, pushing the number of major active blazes nationwide to over 100, with more expected to break out sparked by lightning strikes on bone-dry terrain, authorities said on Saturday.

More than 30,000 personnel, including firefighters from across the United States and nearly 140 from Australia and New Zealand, were battling the blazes that have consumed more than 1.6m acres (648,000 hectares), according to the National Interagency Coordination Center . . .

 . . . The fires have scorched states from Washington to New Mexico, with California among the hardest hit.

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Country / Region Tags: 
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Climate
Drought
Emergency Management
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Problem
Situation Report

Cal Fire - California Fire Map - 2018 Statewide Incidents Map

Sun, 2018-07-29 06:07 — Kathy Gilbeaux
Cal Fire - California Fire Map - 2018 Statewide Incidents Map
Major incidents in California in which CAL FIRE is either the lead agency or assisting.
 
Country / Region Tags: 
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

California - Wildfires - News and Information Resources

Sun, 2018-07-29 05:44 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA . . . 

CLICK HERE - Cal Fire - California Fire Map - 2018 Statewide Incidents Map

CLICK HERE - Cal Fire - Incident Information - Current Fire Information

CLICK HERE - City of Redding, CA - Carr Fire Activity Map

CLICK HERE - Shasta County Sheriff’s Office - Carr Fire Information

CLICK HERE - ‘Get out with your life’: California’s Carr fire kills 3 more, in addition to 2 firefighters

CLICK HERE - Redding fire claims three more lives as blaze continues to burn out of control

 

 

Country / Region Tags: 
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

California Fires - Information Resources

Mon, 2017-12-11 15:30 — Kathy Gilbeaux

AN EXPANDING LIST OF NEWS AND INFORMATION RESOURCES RELATED TO THE FIRES IN CALIFORNIA . . .

CLICK HERE - Cal Fire - Current Fire Information

CLICK HERE - U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - DIMRC - Fires and Wildfires

 

Country / Region Tags: 
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

Southern California Fires Live Updates: Threats in Ventura and San Diego Counties

Thu, 2017-12-07 21:19 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Just one of the fires raging in Southern California has already burned an area larger than Detroit, fueled by winds nearing hurricane strength. Here’s a look at the numbers behind the state’s worst fire season ever. By BEN LAFFIN on Publish Date December 7, 2017. Photo by Hilary Swift for The New York Times. Watch in Times Video

nytimes.com - By JENNIFER MEDINA, MIRIAM JORDAN and RICHARD PÉREZ-PEÑA - December 7, 2017

LOS ANGELES — Firefighters battled to hold back flames that on Thursday threatened tens of thousands of homes in Southern California and forced new evacuations, as officials implored residents to remain vigilant in the face of a rash of wildfires across greater Los Angeles that will quite likely not abate for days.

More than 200,000 people in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties have been told to leave their homes . . .

. . . Across seven counties, millions of cellphones shook and squawked with a warning of “extreme fire danger,” in California’s largest-ever use of a disaster alert system.

Country / Region Tags: 
US - West
General Topic Tags: 
Disaster Response
Emergency Management
Problem, Solution, SitRep, or ?: 
Situation Report

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