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THE SMART BUG-OUT PLANWhen a catastrophic disaster strikes and lawless looting puts land-based shelters at risk, escaping on a boat is absolutely the best way to keep your family together, self-sufficient and safe. Perfect for novice and expert sailors alike, The Nautical Prepper includes everything you need for surviving-and thriving-on the water, including:• Information on choosing the best boat• Lists of crucial supplies to stockpile • Plans...
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Everyone encounters crises in their lives, and that is when people are most open to spiritual issues. Whether in a natural disaster, car accident, or personal loss and grief issues, today's Church needs to be equipped spiritually and emotionally to minister effectively in crisis situations and answer the universal question, How could a good God allow this? This series looks at self care issues and teaches some basic, practical tools like the Great...
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Join B. J. Hollars as he takes readers on a whirlwind tour of destruction: from Fort Wayne's almost-obliteration at the hands of Adolf Hitler, to Tuscaloosa's 2011 tornado, and finally, to a triple lynching that occurred in Duluth in the summer of 1920. Spanning nearly a continent and a century, Hollars re-reports the details of these destructions, uncovering new facts and new perspectives in the swirl of what little remains. Relying on equal parts...
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For five days beginning March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan experienced the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986. Why was the accident possible? What happened during these crucial five days? Who might have been responsible? A combination of government complacency, industrial arrogance, and an economic conflict of interest are unquestionably involved. International recommendations for greatly improved tsunami...
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The concepts of preparedness and survival in the face of modern catastrophes usually aren't discussed in a context that appeals to the average individual. Instead, preparedness is often associated with ultraconservatism, introverted personality types or stereotypes-such as "survivalists", or "gun nuts"-and even paramilitary groups. But the fact is that even though they don't want to be thought of as "Preppers", most individuals would like to be prepared...
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For four consecutive days in early 2010, it was the number one news story in the world. Ten Americans left the security and comfort of their homes, placed jobs on hold, and left family and friends behind to help Haitian children victimized by the January 12, 2010, earthquake. Despite their admirable intents, the Christians were charged with kidnapping, criminal association, and attempting to arrange irregular travel. What Satan intended for evil,...
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Recent years have seen an extraordinary number of major disasters, critical incidents and other events that have had major impacts on our world. The 2004 tsunami, hurricanes Rita and Katrina, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan affect millions of lives daily. Potential events such as Avian Flu pandemic, global warming and the increasing threats of spreading unrest in the Middle East are concerns that weigh heavily on us all. November 8-11, 2006,...
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Le 6 juillet 2013 en pleine nuit, non seulement la communauté de Lac-Mégantic était sous le choc, mais aussi le Québec tout entier. Un train à la dérive, comprenant 72 wagons remplis de pétrole brut, explosait en plein centre-ville, provoquant le décès de 47 personnes, la destruction de plusieurs immeubles, la perte de centaines d'emplois et le désarroi de plusieurs milliers d'endeuillés d'un proche, d'un ami ou d'un voisin. Très rapidement,...
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This book provides an overview of disaster management, covering all stages from preparedness to recovery. It defines Emergency Management and examines its historical context, highlighting key disasters that have influenced the field. Central to the discussion is Disaster Resilience, emphasizing understanding resilience frameworks and their role in mitigating disaster impacts. It discusses Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis, focusing on identifying...
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In the midst of a period that will leave America forever changed, individuals from all walks of life have stood up to help. First responders and medical professionals on the frontlines. Grocery store workers and delivery drivers providing essential services. Americans from coast to coast pulling out sewing machines to make masks. Countless entertainers and athletes who have donated time and money to help those impacted. The Army Corps of Engineers...
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Le 1er janvier 1980, un incendie criminel cause la consternation dans une petite ville minière du nord du Québec. Quarante-huit personnes, rassemblées pour fêter le jour de l'An, y trouvent la mort. Quarante et une personnes meurent sur-le-champ et sept autres décèdent suite à leurs brûlures. Un tel évènement a marqué profondément la population de Chapais, qui comptait à l'époque une population de trois mille cinq cents habitants. Ce...
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¿Qué pasará en el futuro inmediato? ¿Cómo cambiará la economía, la tecnología y la salud?
Este libro da respuestas a todo lo que nos ha sobrevenido y tal vez podría estar por llegar, reflejando en paralelo las catástrofes, conspiraciones y profecías que nos ayudan a entender mejor los cambios que ya está anticipando el mundo en que vivimos. Todo será distinto. Probablemente ya lo sabíamos, pues el concepto de fin de los tiempos alude...
13) Carry the Fire
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Bad things happen. They happen to good people, and they happen without explanation.
Carry the Fire is a modern-day rethinking of emergency preparedness... with us, the citizens, at the core.
The reality that "no one is coming to save us" can be seen in nearly any given news cycle. From natural disasters to active shooters, Carry the Fire draws upon decades of experience to clearly define the types of emergencies, how we can manage them, and how to...
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Emergency exercises address and reveal the significant gaps between plans and capabilities. They are an important component of an organization's emergency planning and preparedness, yet few emergency managers and practitioners have training in designing or evaluating emergency exercises. In this practical handbook, author Robert McCreight explains the essential elements and core principles of exercise design and evaluation. The book focuses on natural...
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During the nineteenth century, more than three hundred boats met their end in the steamboat graveyard that was the Lower Missouri River, from Omaha to its mouth. Although derided as little more than an "orderly pile of kindling," steamboats were, in fact, technological marvels superbly adapted to the river's conditions. Their light superstructure and long, wide, flat hulls powered by high-pressure engines drew so little water that they could cruise...
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Development of various sciences invoked the Medical Council of India (MCI) New Delhi to start a department of Emergency Medicine in Medical Colleges of India. Skills of various specialists are, pooled to save a life in peril. Disaster of various natures may be manmade or natural were taking toll of many precious lives. This compelled the MCI to think about Emergency Medicine. Rehabilitation is a process, which is very closely, linked with medical...
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A September morning in 1989 changed Alton's history forever. At 7:34 a.m., a Dr Pepper truck collided with Mission School Bus no. 6. After the bus and its occupants plunged into a water-filled caliche pit, twenty-one students lost their lives. The resulting investigation flooded the small South Texas community with reporters and lawyers. The heavily scrutinized legal battle divided the city, but it did ultimately produce changes in school bus safety...
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It was the railway's Titanic. A horrific crash involving five trains in which 230 died and 246 were injured, it remains the worst disaster in the long history of Britain's rail network.
The location was the isolated signal box at Quintinshill, on the Anglo-Scottish border near Gretna; the date, 22 May 1915. Amongst the dead and injured were women and children but most of the casualties were Scottish soldiers on their way to fight in the Gallipoli...
19) Aproximaciones teóricas y metodológicas para la investigación e intervención comunitaria en escenari
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La presente obra está integrada por dos secciones. La primera con dos aportaciones teóricas y la segunda con cuatro contribuciones metodológicas de intervención comunitaria, que dan cuenta de trabajos en contextos locales e internacionales, en los que se tratan estudios relacionados con procesos sociales, enmarcados en el ámbito de la gestión de riesgos de desastres.
Entre las aportaciones teóricas, se propone que el tema del riesgo sea un...
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Passengers on the early railways took their lives in their hands every time they got on board a train. It was so dangerous that they could buy an insurance policy with their ticket. There seemed to be an acceptance that the level danger was tolerable in return for the speed of travel that was now available to them.British Railway Disasters looks at the most serious railway accidents from the origins of the development of the train up to the present...
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