Have you ever stood up, from scratch, a completely new version of your application in a production-ready state?
If you haven't, you should.
You may never need to fully stand up a complete production instance, but what happens if a part goes down like your database, your webservers, or your jobs? Are you prepared for emergencies?
I am going to be super busy all day, but this response from the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada just came into my inbox. I argued Public Safety Canada (emergency communications) services were violating privacy laws using corporate social media. They say they don't have jurisdiction to make the call. Would be interested in your guys thoughts on a response before I have time to think on mine. #Fediverse#OpenSocialWeb#Mastodon#Emergencies#Communication.
Residents with mental & intellectual #disabilities have faced difficulties finding & staying at #evacuation centers in disaster-hit areas of #Ishikawa Prefecture.
The shelters are not equipped to provide the #SpecialNeeds of these #earthquake victims, & other evacuees have complained about their new disabled neighbors.
Fighting Fire With Data - The National Emergency Response Information System (NERIS)
Weds., April 10th, 1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET
Join experts from USFA, Fire Safety Research Institute, and DHS Science & Technology to learn how NERIS will empower the fire and emergency services community with robust data analytics and geospatial tools.
Local resident -- City of Thousand Oaks - Community Emergency Preparedness Survey 2023.
Introduction: Residents of City of Moorpark, City of Thousand Oaks, and City of Simi Valley, ensuring your safety and well-being is a top priority. We're working on making our community better prepared for emergencies. Please help us by completing this survey. It will give us insights into our readiness and where we need to improve.
(2/3) Originally conceived as part of her thesis at the University of Johannesburg, Ori Shelter has since broadened in scope: It could be a solution to the problem of #homelessness caused by #emergencies such as natural disasters and political conflicts all over the world.
I posted this screenshot from Terminator 2 a few years ago, and it seems even more true today: you should be preparing kids for an uncertain future (not the blowing things up and weapons, but disaster preparedness and survival skills). "Here's how to perfect your golf game" isn't gonna do it. #DisasterPreparedness#Terminator#SkynetDay
Learn and get a ham radio license, and get the whole family licensed. Have the ability to communicate even during disasters, emergencies. 8/x #disasters#hamradio#emergencies
So now that #Twitter has pissed on its on chips as regards public services using it for instant messaging in #emergencies, what we may be about to see is a mass exploration of alternatives for such services.
Here's a link that suggests this wave of change which may be about to leave Twitter struggling could be starting in The Netherlands... where Amsterdam has its own #Mastodon instance.
AM Radio is already being phased out of some new vehicles, and that is very bad for Emergency Broadcasts and Disaster Management
According to Markey, AM radio operates at lower frequencies and longer wavelengths, enabling it to pass through solid objects and travel further than other radio waves — a feature not shared by FM broadcasts. As a result, FEMA’s National Public Warning System ...continues