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.
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@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.
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Well, it finally happened….Proof that Godzilla is real!
Check out his footprint.
Forget Zombies…forget hurricanes…forget locusts…forget tornadoes…..forget birds…forget it all.
All my years talking about emergencies and disasters…it has finally happened.
Irasshaimase Cleveland Godzilla-san! We hope you have a good time.
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I had an hour this afternoon to listen/participate in a Webinar.
What did I learn?
Use the tips above to keep you and your peeps safe.
Special thanks to Columbus Public Health and Ohio State University for hosting.
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Well, this seems fitting after this morning’s meeting #Merica
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Whether on a holiday (Columbus Day) or Federal mandatory furlough, today is a great day to make and update/check your Emergency Supply Kit.
What to include? What to keep? What to have?
Some items you want to include in your kit are:
And I’d bet you have most of these items around your house ready to go.
So gather your things and get ready…because I guarantee you these few things will help you during the next a disaster or emergency.
@rusnivek
It is National Fire Prevention Week (October 6-12, 2013).
To help you remember, feel free to include the picture below to push your messages of fire safety and fire prevention.
No one likes a disaster – Heh heh (I do enjoy when celebrities help push national initiatives).
4 easy steps to guide the general public this week:
1. Learn more about the smoke detectors, specifically the differences between ionization and photoelectric (from @OhioFire @OhioFireAcademy).
2. Make a family plan and upon evacuation, have a central meeting place to account for all family members.
3. Build an emergency kit that will help everyone during a disaster or emergency.
4. Interact and get involved within your community and push safety efforts with all public safety professionals.
Thanks to Tanya Ferraro for the inspiration for today’s post.
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Getting caught w/ your pants down during a disaster isn’t funny. Be Prepared! #NATLPREP #BreakingBad
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Be prepared w/ proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) on HAZMAT calls #NATLPREP #Firefighter #BreakingBad
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