Second, supplies are running low: - Drinking water is getting contaminated with ash - People evacuated to the beach or ocean quickly, with limited food and water supplies - Supermarkets have no power, and can't get supplies because of blocked roads, so their inventory is limited
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I worry, because Australia has a collective memory of many stories of community resilience. Bushfires, floods,
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Two questions: How can communities implement emergency comms infrastructure, that everybody can use? What is actually being implemented now? (No futuristic blockchain mesh networks, unless my grandma can use them, thanks)
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Second, how can places with pessimistic social stories about disasters turn them around? How could Oakland, for example, become a place that believes in itself during an earthquake - where authorities are trusted and trustworthy? How can media help?
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Household emergency preparedness is only one component; if you're surrounded by thousands or millions of unprepared people who are hungry, confused and scared, your own supplies and info mean little. 'Community resilience' is about common knowledge.
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(Also, paid and volunteer firefighters have been fighting nonstop for two months. Several have died already. I'm talking about media and social tech solutions, but I'm also very grateful for the people in the embers, breathing smoke and defending lives with their bare hands.)
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