Disaster evacuations can take much longer than people expect − computer simulations could help save lives and avoid chaos
The LA wildfires stand as a reminder that evacuating fast in the face of a disaster isn’t easy, even when you think you’re ...
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New evacuation orders as Palisades fire expands
Sam Brock TikTok creators have been sharing videos of their “evacuation hauls” online ... Curtis has said she and her family plan to donate $1 million to relief efforts.
The Aspen Times17h
Proponents for Aspen’s Referendum 1 speak out
Proponents argue this amendment to the city charter ensures greater community consensus on critical decisions, while critics ...
Becker's Hospital Review5d
How NYU Langone’s 'what if' mindset drives its evolving crisis playbook
In January 2020, NYU Langone Health conducted a pandemic simulation, continuing a tradition of tabletop exercises that began years earlier. The exercise not only laid the groundwork for New York ...
Los Angeles Times6d
Castaic jail complex in wildfire evacuation zone; officials plan to shelter in place
“If you are in these areas, and you get an evacuation order, you need to leave,” he said in a midafternoon television interview. “You need to leave immediately. Don’t argue, we need to get ...
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New Plans Seek to Streamline Building Evacuations
UC Davis Department Safety Coordinators, or DSCs, have worked together with Emergency Management to update the process and ...
The New York Times5d
An Evacuation, and a Haunting Question
Alexandra Berzon, an investigative reporter who lives in Los Angeles, reflects on her family’s evacuation from the Eaton fire. By Alexandra Berzon Fewer than 20 minutes after the fire in Eaton ...
AOL5d
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
"Any new fire can grow rapidly." There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County or the Clay Fire in Riverside County. Although the Sepulveda Fire ...
USA Today6d
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires? See maps
"Any new fire can grow rapidly." There are no evacuation orders in place now for the Eaton and Sepulveda Fires in LA County, the Clay Fire in Riverside County or the Laguna Fire in Ventura County.
USA Today5d
Where are mandatory evacuation orders for California wildfires Friday? See maps
As wildfires continue to rage across Southern California, mandatory evacuation orders remained in place Friday across parts of the region. Firefighters are still battling the fast-moving fires ...