This old interview came up and Luna says something I have observed about Albania as well. If USians aren't moving fast enough with a successful strategy to restore democracy, USians will have to become more DIY in emergencies as well.

"In such a corrupted country...where you know the government is not going to get there...the help won't get there. It has to be you citizens reacting"

https://youtu.be/mc9ultNeqiA?si=rcFSZU7lrAJa-TC4&t=98 #EmergencyPreparedness #Corruption #USpol #Mexico #Earthquake

This no-tech tag could save your life in an emergency

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G4GZNS5Xj8 #Canada #Healthcare #EmergencyPreparedness

High winds and heavy rain can bring down tree limbs or whole trees. This was the case last night near a Southern California Edison (SCE) substation, leading to an unplanned outage affecting about 15,000 Conejo Valley customers, with many losing grid power for an hour or more. Here is SCE’s report:

“On February 10 at 2055 hours, a 30-second electrical disruption affecting approximately 15,000 customers in Agoura Hills, Thousand Oaks, and Westlake Village occurred when eleven 16kV circuits out of Potrero Substation relayed and reclosed. At 2132 hours, a portion of the substation was interrupted. Preliminary reports indicate tree branches contacted substation equipment. Most customers were restored at 2254 hours and all power was restored at 2310 hours. There were no reported injuries.”

Another storm is headed our way next week, with rain forecast Sunday through Thursday. SCE has tips on emergency preparedness here: https://www.sce.com/outages-safety/outage-preparedness/outage-tips/emergency-preparedness-kit

#wx #CAwx #power #utilities #iou #emergencypreparedness #thousandoaks #conejovalley

New #CommPrep #prepper video: “Setting Up a ZigBee Smart Plug with Home Assistant for Weather Alerts”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qnaCKy8hcs

#IceStorm #weather #NOAA #HomeAssistant #SmartHome #IoT #Zigbee #EmergencyPrep #EmergencyPreparedness

Fall through ice? Here's how to save yourself or someone else

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_1Roqh_jqA #Winter #EmergencyPreparedness

Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Conference to Make an Announcement

Announcing 3 appointments. Commissioner of the Dept of Probation, Commissioner of Dept of City-Wide Services, and Commissioner of the Dept of Environmental Protection.

Also announcements on continued extreme weather. And journalist Q & A after.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llLz2mSYo4U #NYC #Winter #NYWx #EmergencyPreparedness

Mayor Zohran Mamdani Holds Press Conference with NYCEM

With ASL interpretation.

Going online with school and a day off for some...listen to get the breakdown.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmdQgEyCua4 #NYC #EmergencyPreparedness #Winter #NYwx