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#DisasterPreparedness

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short haul longspur

Hot disaster prep tip. Ride a bike? Got small lights that can be removed and charged via USB? They're handy when the power goes out. A red one is nice if you're comfortable with mostly sitting in the dark because it won't torch your night vision. A white one can also be useful. Bike lights often have good battery life relative to other things like aging cell phones. #BikeTooter #DisasterPreparedness

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DoomsdaysCW

Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from Fema to state and local governments

Reuters
Tue 18 Mar 2025 22.12 EDT

“From day one, the Trump administration has been eroding the nation’s capacity to plan for, respond to, and recover from disasters,” Moore told Reuters.

"'They’ve overseen the dismissal of 1,000 Fema staff – who won’t be there to respond to a flood or wildfire – and are withholding funding from local and state governments who are doing risk reduction projects and more.'

"Shana Udvardy, a senior researcher at the #UnionOfConcernedScientists, said she was concerned the order marked 'another dangerous step' that would leave communities with fewer resources to prepare for future disasters.

"'The executive order shifts most of the responsibility for #DisasterPreparedness to state and local governments, asking them to make more expensive infrastructure investments without outlining the federal role in that,” she said."

theguardian.com/us-news/2025/m
#ExtremeWeather #Polycrisis #USPol #FEMA #WereOnOurOwn

The Guardian · Trump signs order to shift disaster preparations from Fema to state and local governmentsBy Guardian staff reporter
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AI6YR Ben

Just realized that my county's emergency supply kit is really an "earthquake disaster" supply kit. Good/necessary, but not the same as a wildfire evacuation kit.

Anyway, Ventura County's emergency supply kit. If you live in Southern California, this really is a basic kit for an earthquake.

readyventuracounty.org/prepare

Ready Ventura CountyPrepare - Ready Ventura CountyPrepare Resources Ventura County Disaster Preparedness Guide – Audio File Emergency Supply List Preparing Make Sense Brochure Preparing Make Sense Handout Ready in Your Language Guía de preparación para disastres…
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AI6YR Ben

Analysis of these kinds of systems (from the "Rosenthal" of Corsi Rosenthal). These filters have been exceptionally useful both for wildfires (removing toxic smoke and particulates after the recent LA wildfires), as well as plague-of-the-day (COVID-19, influenza, RSV, threat of bird flu now here...). Also just generally good to keep the air pollution in your house to a minimum!

texairfilters.com/comparing-th

#corsirosenthalbox#airquality#aqi
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AI6YR Ben

TIL, if you have problems or anticipate reverse flooding from the sewage system, you can sandbag your toilet! h/t @womble

(ps. you do not want to see the aftermath of a reverse sewage flood 🤢. Looks like there's some company that specifically sells sandbags to stuff in your toilet, but also you can just put a normal one on top of the outlet.)

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