Possible deployment – update: 11-13-13 at 1645 #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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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Alright alright….I’ll pack my helo stuff.

Harness-check, helmet-check, flight suit-check, vest-check, tie-in lanyard-check.

I probably should pack some comms too.

This bag is going to get heavy real quick.

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(Yeah I know, I look like a dork)

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No Situational Report (SitRep) provided by military AFP in last 3.5 hours on status.

More details as the team continues to assess situation.

@rusnivek

Possible deployment – update: 11-13-13 at 1530 #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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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Report from Rep in Philippines (Boots on the ground)

“…worse that Haiti”

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Landing Zone (LZ) not confirmed secured.

Escort from LZ to Base of Operations (BOO) not confirmed.

Status of BOO unconfirmed.

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No Situational Report (SitRep) provided by military AFP in last 2 hours on status.

More details as the team continues to assess situation.

@rusnivek

Possible deployment – update: 11-13-13 at 1315 #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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.

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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 – update: 11-13-13 at 1200 #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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 – 11-13-13 at 1145 #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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: Guiuan, Eastern Samar, Philippines #Haiyan #Yolanda #Typhoon #Hurricane

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

Ordinary people – Please do something extraordinary

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

Viewing and funeral information for slain Cleveland Fire Lieutenant William Walker

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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.

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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 tip-2 …for free

@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.

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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

Candlelight vigil to be held Thursday for Cleveland Fire Lieutenant William Walker

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

1865 Lampson Avenue

Cleveland, Ohio 44112

 

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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