Emergency Preparedness – Simplicity is the Key to Survival Success. Ever been lost? There is no agreement among scientists on an exact definition for being lost. Some relate “lost as being unable to relate your position in space to known locations.” But, lost also includes a whole range of emotional and behavioral consequences as well. Close your eyes and pretend you are an astronaut in orbit in the Space Shuttle. Point to UP! What, you can’t find…
Emergency Preparedness – Self-sufficient Servants Survive. There is nothing like an emergency to force people to make decisions. Immediately, by action or lack of, people decide whether they will be survivors or victims. Do nothing (that’s a decision) and you will probably die without outside help. The most lethal element to survival is giving up on your self. Survivors require a self-sufficient attitude from education and/or experience. People are willing to give up least what they have…
Emergency Preparedness – Turning Off Telemarketers. The objective of marketing is to get people to pay attention to a sales pitch. It’s dinnertime, the phone rings, and a telemarketer from India, the Philippines, or even Panguitch wants to talk to you. Congress to the rescue. The FCC was instructed to set up a DO NOT CALL list (www.donotcall.gov) some years ago – (888) 382-1222. Rules are: 1) you must call on the phone you want protected, and…
Emergency Preparedness – HUMINT, SIGINT, or PHOTINT? “How’s the best way to learn,” the teen asked the professor? “Talk to a lot of old people,” was the reply. A picture is worth a thousand words – the basis of photint, or photo intelligence gathering. Every electronic piece of equipment emits a measurable signature – the basis of sigint, or signals intelligence gathering. That’s why, if you have a cell phone, you can now be found by…
Emergency Preparedness: Microwaves — Tool or Trouble? Operate with an RF wave slightly above that of FM radio, penetrating foods 1 to 2 ½ inches The RF excites moisture molecules to rotate 180 degrees 2.5 billion times per second which . . . Produce heat from friction inside foods – which builds faster in foods with fats and/or sugars Use 1/20th the electricity of conventional radiant cook ovens or ranges Cook oil-less, salt-less, flameless and waterless to cook in…
Emergency Preparedness – Real Relief or Donation Scam? When natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina happen, fraudulent activities seem to spread like gold rush fever. According to the New York Times, the FBI lists over 2,300 new websites purporting to deal with hurricane relief and assistance. Some are legitimate, and others not. Law enforcement has teamed with Internet Service Providers and computer security companies to try and ferret out the weasels. Well before the calamities happen, scammers register domain…
Emergency Preparedness – “Live From the Gulf Coast” (22 Sept ‘05) by Melba Cox Pensacola, Florida: “We are hangin’ in here! “Rita” is an SEH storm so far. “Somebody Else’s Hurricane.” I feel for the Louisiana and Texas people this weekend. (24 Sept ’05) Our wards have been sending out work parties (since 29 Aug ’05 to clean up Katrina) of 7+ each weekend until now. They don’t want us on the roads this time, due to so…
Emergency Preparedness – Command and Control Have you ever been so upset that you couldn’t find words? As stress escalates, the powers of reason and communication diminish so much so that to find relief some will fixate on something totally removed and unrelated to the immediate need. This response mechanism can be good or bad, . . . fight or flight. A combat pilot, exiting his craft wearing his survival vest, pointed to a zippered front pocket…
Emergency Preparedness – What is the Definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana’s death. WHY, you ask? An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel, in a German car with a Dutch engine, driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, followed closely by Italian Paparazzi, on Japanese motorcycles; treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medications. Still don’t get it? This information is coming to you from an Englishman, using…
Emergency Preparedness – Take the Stairs, Not the Elevator No two people react to an emergency in the same way. When adrenalin hits your system, emotion easily overrides logic and you may do things that can make your rescue far more difficult. To go down was the correct choice in the NYC Twin Towers disaster of 9/ll, but most were dissuaded by smoke in the stairwells and either stood at the elevator doors, or went up to the…