Seeking ideas for the types of professional & social resources or services (organizations, agencies, providers, etc.) that would be included on a list of potential referrals to help people across the social spectrum deal with various forms of trauma, catastrophes & highly stressful situations.
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posted by cuddles.mcsnuggy
on Dec 16, 2011 -
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Looking at setting up a simple web site (no CGI) but needs to be up 24/7 and reasonably disaster proof (earthquake, hurricane, regional fires, etc.). Hosting company needs to be multisite with automagic failover assuming one site goes down.
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posted by benzenedream
on Nov 10, 2008 -
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In the aftermath of major natural disasters like, for example, an earthquake, hurricane or tornado, there exist certain conventions and procedures for communication - like, for example, channel 19 on a CB radio, or the emergency broadcast network on TV. When speaking in terms of RADIO-based communication, what are the protocols and technologies that are in place now that are most likely to be used in a crisis such as this? CB? AM/FM?
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posted by kbanas
on Feb 12, 2008 -
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Where, in Canada, can I buy emergency/disaster kit items such as water rations?
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posted by acoutu
on Nov 24, 2007 -
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It’s cyclone season where I am. There’s a pretty good chance we’ll loose power and / or water. What should I put in my emergency food box?
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posted by t0astie
on Feb 7, 2007 -
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Does anyone know the make, brand, or availability of the semi-geodesic three-walled pop-up emergency shelters being used in the London tube bombing response?
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posted by loquacious
on Jul 7, 2005 -
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