Possible deployment: Philippines
City: Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Flight Plan: CLE – JFK – Manila – Guiuan (Manila to Guiuan via C-130)
Duration: 10-days
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Helicopter operations / vertical insertion stuff packed.
Final destination runway appears to be cleared of debris, but actual confirmation needed.
Still no confirmation on security or military escort for team.
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More details as the team continues to assess situation.
@rusnivek
Possible deployment: Philippines
City: Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Flight Plan: CLE – JFK – Manila – Guiuan (Manila to Guiuan via C-130)
Duration: 10-days
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The Mayor of Tacloban urged residents of this typhoon-ravaged city on Wednesday afternoon to flee to other cities and find shelter there with relatives if they could, saying that the local authorities were struggling to provide enough food and water and faced difficulties in maintaining law and order.
“I have to decide at every meeting which is more important, relief goods or picking up cadavers,” he said.
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More details as the team continues to assess situation.
@rusnivek
Possible deployment: Philippines
City: Guiuan, Eastern Samar
Flight Plan: CLE – JFK – Manila – Guiuan (Manila to Guiuan via C-130)
Duration: 10-days
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Update: First C-130 in Guiuan w/ supplies at 11-13-13 at 0440.
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Unconfirmed, but anticipated Philippine military to provide security.
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More details as the team continues to assess situation.
@rusnivek
Possible deployment: Philippines
City: Guiuan, Eastern Samar (CLE-JFK-Manila-Guiuan)
Duration: 10-days
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Disaster: Typhoon Haiyan / Hurricane Yolanda
Initial Typhoon strike: Friday November 8, 2013 at 0440
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Assignment: Incident Management
Tasks:
1. Incident Management/Incident Response Team
2. Urban Search and Rescue
3. Triage and Medical
4. Long Term Recovery
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Projected deaths in Guiuan, Eastern Samar: (Unconfirmed) Estimated 100 dead / 50 in mass graves
Local law enforcement: Non-existent
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Population (in 2010): 47,037
Aerial surveillance pictures provided to team from The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Central Command.
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More details as the team continues to assess situation.
@rusnivek
We are all put on earth to do something amazing.
And yes, anyone can do amazing things…even you. Get inspired by ordinary people who take extraordinary actions. Yes, I said go from ordinary to extraordinary.
For example, check these ordinary people out.
I honestly hope you do the same for others. I would.
So Veteran’s Day 2013, a big special thanks to my Dad who served in some shady areas who did some extraordinary stuff there. Also special thanks to all other Veteran’s who served and are still serving this great country.
For everyone else on this Veteran’s Day, I challenge you to do something extraordinary.
No matter how small or how big, take a part in this great day of remembrance and celebration for those who have served and provided our extraordinary freedoms that we all have in this great country.
Please do something extraordinary.
@rusnivek
Viewing and funeral information for slain Cleveland Fire Lieutenant William Walker
The viewings will be on Saturday, November 9th “B” from 1-5pm and Sunday, November 10th “C” from 10am-5pm at the EF Boyd and Son Funeral Home, 15357 Euclid Ave., East Cleveland 44112.
There will be a service on Monday, November 11th “A” at 2pm at the Cleveland Public Auditorium, 500 Lakeside Ave., Cleveland 44114. There will be a family hour starting at 1pm at the Public Auditorium.
MEMBERS WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN THE FINAL SALUTE SHOULD BE IN FULL CLASS “A” (including caps) AND REPORT TO THE PUBLIC AUDITORIUM AT NOON ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11TH.
Reminder: The Association of Cleveland Fire Fighters has established the William Walker Family Assistance Fund to provide financial assistance to the surviving spouse and dependent children of the late William Walker. Contributions can be made directly at any branch of the Firefighters Community Credit Union.
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Have any information in connection with the death of Cleveland Fire Lt. William Walker? Please contact Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.
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@rusnivek
@rusnivek’s Top-6 Public Safety / PIO Social Media tips…for free
Again, I need to provide you more public safety social media tips. And since you have very little time in the day to spare, maybe you can read this while going down the elevator. Again, I’ll keep it short.
Here’s part-2 of my top 6 SM tips for public safety professionals / Public Information Officers (PIOs). And yes, it’s still free for you.
@rusnivek Social Media Tip-2: Every post, every avenue, every audience…anytime.
With so many different avenues of social media, one person cannot conceivably keep up with every emerging new program.
Pick a few platforms that work for you and that your audience mainly uses and post. Make it pertinent to your mission, make those posts reflect your organization’s objectives and goals, but most importantly, feed it.
Don’t be such a stickler about posting every day at the same bat time, at same bat place, on the same bat things. Change it up make your audience crave your info and make them check your feed incessantly for information they need.
During an emergency, don’t just decide “Oh now is the time we should start to…”
STOP <SMH> cause you are already dead in the water. #FAIL
So feed it anytime. It only takes a few minutes to feed it. Do it now.
Tip-2: Every post, every avenue, every audience…anytime.
@rusnivek
Join Cleveland Fire, Cleveland Police, Cleveland EMS, and members from Fire/EMS/Rescue services from across Northeast Ohio in a candlelight vigil for slain Cleveland Fire Lieutenant William Walker on Thursday November 7, 2013 at 6:00pm.
Thursday November 7, 2013 starting at 6:00pm
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Have any information in connection with the death of Cleveland Fire Lt. William Walker? Please contact Cleveland Police Homicide Unit at 216-623-5464.
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@rusnivek
For those inquiring about Shaker Heights Fire Lt Shaun Probert funeral details, see below.
Calling Hours: Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Hours: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Di Cicco Funeral Home
5975 Mayfield Road
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
440-449-1818
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Funeral Service: Thursday, November 7, 2013 at Di Cicco Funeral Home
Service begins at 11:00 a.m.
Cemetery: Acacia Park Cemetery
1880 SOM Center Road
Mayfield Heights, OH 44124
440-442-0666
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Reception: Lyndhurst Community Center (after the Funeral)
1341 Parkview Drive
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
440-449-5011
SHAUN D. PROBERT, age 45. Retired Lieutenant Shaun Probert passed away Saturday after a long battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). Shaun retired from the Shaker Heights Fire Department in May of 2010 due to his illness. Beloved son of Evelyeen and the late Charles, dearest father of Becky, Jessie and Katie; loving fiancee of Debbie (nee McNellie); dear brother of Todd (Laura); uncle of Jonathon and Danielle; special friend of Debbie’s children Brooke, Spencer and Jensen. After retiring from the fire department, Shaun did not leave his commitment to serving people; instead, Shaun set out on a track to raise awareness for debilitating neuro-muscular diseases. Shaun worked closely with the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and traveled speaking to individuals and firefighters about the importance of raising awareness to help find a cure for these diseases. His travels eventually took him in 2012 to the International Association of Firefighters (IAFF) National Convention in Philadelphia. There he spoke to thousands of firefighters from around the nation. The International Association of Firefighters then named him the IAFF MDA National Spokesman. Shaun has touched many lives and many people throughout his life. Shaun will be dearly missed. Funeral service 11 am Thursday November 7 at the funeral home. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at THE DiCICCO AND SONS FUNERAL HOME 5975 MAYFIELD RD. MAYFIELD HTS.,(at Lander Rd.) WEDNESDAY 2-4 AND 6-9 PM.
@rusnivek
I had a thought this AM..I need to provide you more public safety social media tips. And since you only have 30 seconds to spare, maybe less, I’ll keep it very short.
SO, here’s part-1 of my top 6 SM tips for public safety professionals / Public Information Officers (PIOs). And yes, it’s free for you.
@rusnivek Social Media Tip-1: Post it first (because they don’t interview the runner-up).
If you don’t post it first, someone else will be first to tell your story.
And that’s going to suck…because only you tell your story the best.
It only takes a few minutes to tell your story.
It takes a TON of money and time to fix the wrong story, and then to tell it right.
To put things in perspective, “There are no points for second place.”
Tip-1: Post it first (because they don’t interview the runner-up).
@rusnivek
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