Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

Emergency Manager sharing data, GIS products, and creating disaster recovery solutions. Washington, DC Joined October 2018

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Kirill Eremenko @kirill_eremenko

6 years ago

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

6 years ago

Because why wouldn't you drive on CANAL RD during a flash flood warning? Such streets should be renamed "We Flood Often Rd" (i.e. Water St, Waterfront Ave, etc.). #flood #DCWX @capitalweather #turnarounddontdrown #Wx

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

6 years ago

We must find a way to publicize a home's flood risk BEFORE potential buyers ever look at a home. Once under contract it is too late. People reluctantly purchase the home anyway. To end the cycle of poverty thru disaster, buyers must understand their risks. wsj.com/articles/is-yo…

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

6 years ago

To combat disasters we need better prepared individuals. Data literacy is part of the solution. crowdcast.io/e/dsgowebinar2

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

We know where, why, and how it floods. When we allow development in those areas, it ceases to be a "natural" disaster and should be labeled precisely what it is: stupidity. Taxpayers should not be forced to subsidize stupidity. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/… #fema #nfip #asfpm #flood

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

Half of all flood deaths in America occur when people try to drive through flooded roads. @Kia just aired a @NFL Super Bowl commercial romanticizing this behavior.

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

Good video, but article title needs correcting: "This is why homeowners may need flood insurance"-> "You need flood insurance." Homeowners, renters, coastal, inland, everywhere. If it rains where you live, it can flood. 1 inch of water = >$20k in damage cnbc.com/2018/09/28/thi…

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

Local/state govts have #buildingcodes jurisdiction but most to lose from tax revenue if tougher codes slow new #development. However #fedgovt pays most #disaster recovery costs yet has no authority over the rules that determine the extent of those costs. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

Building Codes, people!! The minimum standards are TOO MINIMUM. @nytimes nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/… #buildingcodes #hurricanemichael #ICC #IBC #disaster #emergencymanagement @FLSERT

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

#Disaster response & recovery works best when it is undertaken as designed: "locally executed, state managed, & federally supported." Great video by @VICENews, following @fema_Brock at @fema m.facebook.com/story.php?stor… #fema #emergencymanagement

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

Would love to see stronger focus on building codes & financial disaster preparedness (i.e. #FloodInsurance, etc.). You can build for this: "Those kinds of winds 'are above typical building codes,' @FEMA_Brock" @CNN cnn.it/2C6ax7y #nfip #Wx @FloodsOrg @IntlCodeCouncil

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Disaster Straight Talk @talkdisasters

7 years ago

We throw around "historic" so much these days. Reminder: on a geologic time scale, we don't know what "historic" means for hurricane tracks. Explore 150 years of hurricane tracks here: oceanservice.noaa.gov/news/historica… #Wx #HurricaneMichael #noaa