Posts Tagged: Earthquake
Must see video: Turning out when a major earthquake hits.
Firefighters in Chile scramble to rigs in middle of earthquake.
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Fukushima: Lessons Learned—Conclusion
A Level 7 Incident
After the explosion involving reactor facility 4, the decision was made to evacuate all “non-essential” personnel and 650 workers left the site, leaving just 70 to continue the stabilization work.
In addition to the three rea…
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Fukushima: Lessons Learned (Part Four)
Explosions
As March 12th dawned the reactors continued out of control with the plant largely reliant on the built-in design safeguards to cope with surging pressures and temperatures. There was a vital need for electricity so that operating paramete…
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Fukushima: Lessons Learned (Part Three)
Flying Blind
The incoming tsunamis, much larger than planned for, had destroyed back-up electrical generation capability when the diesel generators were swamped and electrical switch gear wetted. Electricity was vital in order to monitor the conditi…
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Fukushima: Lessons Learned (Part Two)
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
The plant is located on the northeast coast of Japan about 120 miles from Tokyo. It consists of six (6) GE-designed Boiling Water Reactors. The steam energy from the boiling water is used to drive turbines which creat…
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Fukushima: Lessons Learned (Part One)
Today begins a five-part series on the events which unfolded at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant as workers tried to simultaneously stabilize three out-of-control reactors after the deadly earthquake. Fukushima will surely stand as one of the …
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Morning Lineup – November 6
Don't you wonder if something weird is going on here?
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Worse that we thought!
Why are we surprised that wireless telephone service was overloaded, but tweets and snarky photos got through after the great Virgina trembler?
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Virginia Earthquake Coverage
For all the coverage you are looking for on the earthquake in Virginia please check out VAFireNews.com (another site I run).
I am updating there as more information comes in.
Currently, the coverage includes live streaming video, links, news, and data on the earthquake
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UPDATED – 5.8 East Coast earthquake centered in Mineral, Virginia. Damage in Nation’s Capital.
Earthquake centered in Louisa County Virginia.
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Pasadena to reduce fire company staffing
Another city proposed understaffed engine companies.
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Deadly Quakes Hit Spain
TWO EARTHQUAKES STRUCK SOUTHEASTERN SPAIN Wednesday evening killing at least ten people and causing extensive damage to hundreds of buildings, some dating back hundreds of years.
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Quick Takes: March 21, 2011.
Fire & EMS news for Monday.
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The Fukushima 50: Firefighters, police, soldiers & nuclear plant technicians face increasing radiation exposure as they try to prevent catastrophe.
Fukushima 50 getting increasing attention around the world.
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Off my game, Firefighter Netcast and Firemen hitting cops!
I think I may be in a "slump". Now, I've never been the articulate type (yea.. I used a "big" word) but usually, I get my point across. I don't know why but a lot of the folks I've met through this site say they love it because of my style of writing. …
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USAID Deploys VA-TF1 and CA-TF2 to Japan
VA-TF1 and CA-TF2
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Japanese firefighters in Menlo Park, California for search & rescue training are trying to get home.
A dozen firefighters from Japan haven been training for the past week in Menlo Park.
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The Ultimate Japan Earthquake & Tsunami Situational Internet Resource List
his is a growing list of online resources from around the globe the provide the detailed, 24 hour coverage of the Japan disasters.
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Scenes from Japan: Earthquake, tsunami, fires.
Views as the earthquake and tsunami hit. Fires burning, including large blaze at oil refinery.
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Christchurch Suspends Rescue Operations
Foreign Minister Murray McCully held a press conference Thursday morning and announced that the government has formally abandoned the search for survivors...
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Christchurch Earthquake Update
IT IS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN NEW ZEALAND and as the sun set there were 75 known dead and about 300 people still unaccounted for.
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Video: Deadly 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Christchurch in New Zealand
A deadly earthquake has caused devastation in Christchurch, New Zealand. 65 people have been reported dead. There were hundreds of people rescued from the wreckage.
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Destructive Earthquake Strikes New Zealand
FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER FIVE MONTHS, a devastating earthquake has struck the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, today
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DISASTER STRIKES! Live In A FEMA Trailer Or Daiwa’s New EDV-01 Robotic House?
Let's assume a major hurricane similar to Katrina has struck Louisiana coast wiping out all utility centers, shelters, roads and other sources of relief. FEMA is faced with the reality of housing tens of thousands of people AND providing them electricity…
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Quake Shakes New Zealand
A POWERFUL EARTHQUAKE SHOOK NEW ZEALAND's South Island for about one minute Saturday morning just after 4:30 am.
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