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According to a recent Times-Herald article, certain SUNY (State University of New York) colleges are now giving students the option to major in Emergency Preparedness. They point to "an increasing demand for emergency service professionals among a growing population of the New York City metropolitan area" as one of the reasons for the new program. Find the article here: http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060920/NEWS/609200346/-1/NEWS What do you think about it? Should more colleges follow this example? How would it effect the country if more and more people became experts in responding to emergencies? And, would you major in Emergency Preparedness if you could? Think about it! -JodiC (DoSomething Intern)
Major in Disaster Preparedness
Posted by: JodiC
Date: Wed, 2006-09-20 15:37
Date: Wed, 2006-09-20 15:37
Disaster Preparedness
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disaster preparedness
The most overlooked topic in disaster preparedness is how building and structure frames hold up during disaster events! In every single disaster where lives have been lost, either the building frame, the car body, or the bridge/levee frame failed! A success rate of zero!
I'm personally in 100% pro-Green Building, Energy Savings/Efficiency, Emergency Preparedness, etc; planning and implementing, but the realistic core problem common to all disasters, is that the disasters are more powerful than current structures can hold up to/against.
A remedy to this calamity has been achieved, but there seems to be little interest, nationally(a/internationally)to add frame improvements to Emergency-Preparedness Planning Agendas. As an in-place resource for emergency and disaster Responders, similar to in-place resources like gasoline in the firetrucks, fire-retardent and haz-mat suits,etc; a total-frame, steel-bodied, flex-reinforcing, 'Closed-Net', reduces the damages to buildings and structures, which also protects the interiors and contents of buildings, cars, etc; and reduces the dangers from building collapses and car demolitions. Of course these improvements also assist Responders, Rescuers, Doctors, Police, Firefighters, Etc; during the response phases of tornados, hurricanes, floods, and so on. The biggest differences will be felt in the reduced numbers of deaths and injuries from disasters.
With the reduced materials to build a building with, for example, many positive environmental impacts will also be felt, such as reduced tree-cutting, less pollution from manufacturing, etc.
For more info on Closed-Nets, contact:
Randy Lee Dube;
Tor-Eggs-Tor Design Solutions
Developer of Closed-Nets;
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Re: Major in Disaster Preparedness
I REALLY like the idea!!! This is awesome! If we could get every state to do this it would be so effective and help save many lives, especially when hurrican season comes around. We need to inform people how to prepare and survive in hard times such as these. How did they get that started???