http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/evacuation/ en-us Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:35:06 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404596/posts We have a building on fire that dries milk and makes cheese. There was a propane explosion earier, and the building is on fire, but an outside propane tank is in danger, they just filled it yesterday with 30,000 gallons, if that thing goes off it will be like a bomb! They are evacuating a square mile, every person, every business, nursing homes, schools. But this is a small town, if it goes, the whole town will shake! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2404596/posts#comment Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:35:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326873/posts LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thousands of residents were evacuated from million-dollar homes in exclusive Los Angeles communities as four wildfires burned on Friday in the mountains and coastal areas around the city. Nearly 900 homes were threatened in La Canada Flintridge from a fire that started on Wednesday in a national forest and spread toward the affluent foothill town, home to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Some 1,500 acres have burned. Another fire broke out late on Thursday in the coastal enclave of Rancho Palos Verdes, forcing authorities to quickly evacuate 650 homes Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2326873/posts#comment Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:17:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304752/posts BRYAN, Texas -- Officials are evacuating much of Brazos County to the north and west of Bryan because of a fire at a chemical plant believed to contain explosive ammonium nitrate. KBTX The fire broke out about noon Thursday at the El Dorado Chemical Co. plant on Highway 21. click2houston.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2304752/posts#comment Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302815/posts People who have to be plucked from rooftops or flooded houses during the next bad storm might end up getting a bill from their rescuers. Under regulations passed without much notice during this year’s legislative session, people who refuse to evacuate and put themselves in danger are liable for whatever it costs to rescue them. The legislation also gives county judges and mayors who order a mandatory evacuation the authority to compel residents to leave. The Galveston County Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2302815/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:51:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297859/posts Spc. Adam Rieker and Spc. Andrew Phipps with the Washington Army National Guard act as patients during recent medical evacuation training in Joint Base Balad. Photo courtesy of 3rd Sustainment Command. JOINT BASE BALAD — Two Pacific Northwest-based Army National Guard units recently partnered for medical evacuation training here at the Air Force Theater Hospital. Soldiers from the Seattle-based Washington Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment and the Salem-based Oregon Army National Guard's Charlie Company, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment met far from their evergreen home stations in the sandy Iraqi desert to conduct the training.Sgt. Brandon Names,... Multi-National Force - Iraq http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2297859/posts#comment Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:04:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2282774/posts Sometimes a Survival Mom has to look around to see who might need some extra help in an emergency. Young children, invalids, and the elderly are especially vulnerable during tumultuous times. In 1995, I was in Chicago during one of their biggest and deadliest heat waves ever. Of the 600+ people who died, most were elderly. I remember thinking, "Why didn't their families or neighbors check on them and help?" Who in your life is elderly and/or sickly and might need some help during an emergency? A game plan needs to be put in order right away to provide a... TheSurvivalMom blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2282774/posts#comment Tue, 30 Jun 2009 21:20:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278997/posts /begin my summary Preparation Under way for N. Korean Technicians to Evacuate from Iran It has been revealed on June 20 that N. Korea's missile and nuke technicians, currently staying in Iran, started preparation to evacuate from Iran, according to a credible source on Mid-East. It is not certain that they will actually leave, but they are definitely preparing for the departure when Iranian (political) situation becomes 'fluid.' N. Korean technicians are at multiple sites in Iran, cooperating with Iran the development of missiles and other projects. In addition to securing personal belongings, the preparation includes equipments and documents which... Sankei Shimbun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2278997/posts#comment Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:15:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277545/posts Britain today ordered the expulsion of two Iranian diplomats in a retaliatory move that followed the expulsion of two British diplomats from Tehran yesterday. Announcing the expulsions to parliament, the prime minister, Gordon Brown, said the Iranian action had been "unjustified". The Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277545/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:08:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277223/posts Britain has begun evacuating the families of diplomats based in Tehran after pro-regime student leaders made plans to march on the embassy on Tuesday. Previous demonstrations outside the British embassy have led to violent attacks on the mission in which grenades have been thrown. The order to withdraw, which does not yet apply to embassy staff, also came as Iranian officials threatened to sever ties with the UK. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "The ongoing violence has also had a significant impact on the families of our staff who have been unable to carry on their lives as normal. "As... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277223/posts#comment Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:13:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277181/posts Britain's Foreign Office said Monday it was evacuating the families of staff based in Iran amid continued violence in the wake of the country's disputed election. The decision came after repeated criticism of Britain by Iranian leaders, and an increasingly tense atmosphere following angry clashes between demonstrators and security officials. Staff will remain in Iran for now, and the Foreign Office confirmed that it was not advising other British nationals to leave. However, it said officials are monitoring the situation with the utmost vigilance. "The families of our staff have been unable to carry out their lives as usual. As... AP-Google http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2277181/posts#comment Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:43:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267759/posts In a panic situation, which happens around my house quite often, actually, people lose their wits. The extra adrenaline produced by the human body at such a moment causes confusion and the sense of events happening in slow motion. It can even cause some of the same symptoms as a heart attack. Can you imagine the level of adrenaline in your body if you suddenly got news of a dangerous chemical spill in your area or of a wildfire that had taken an abrupt turn toward your neighborhood? Officials tell you to evacuate now. Where on earth do you start??... The Survival Mom Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267759/posts#comment Tue, 9 Jun 2009 04:16:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263288/posts EDINBURG - Community activists renewed their call Monday for federal officials to close South Texas' immigration checkpoints in the event of a mandatory hurricane evacuation. Checking the legal status of every evacuee would discourage people from leaving in advance of a storm and slow down the overall process for others, the migrant rights advocates said protesting on the first day of the 2009 hurricane season. "We think this could cause a tragedy of enormous proportions," said Corinna Spencer-Scheurich, an attorney with the South Texas Civil Rights Project. "We have been working to get a clear and safe answer to the... The Brownsville Herald/Monitor http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263288/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 22:37:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243161/posts Chemical Warning: Bodies In London Hotel Two people have been found dead in a hotel room after a chemical incident, emergency services said. Police and fire services were called to the Seven Sisters Road in Finsbury Park, north London just before midday. The hotel has been evacuated. A spokeswoman for London Fire Brigade said: "We are treating this as a confirmed chemical incident. The hotel has been evacuated and cordon implemented." She said the substance involved was not known at this stage. The bodies are still at the scene, police said. A Met police spokeswoman said: "Police were called at... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2243161/posts#comment Sun, 3 May 2009 13:42:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2148748/posts COLONIE — God works in mysterious ways apparently, especially during ice storms. Without power since 2 a.m. the indoor temperature dropped by the hour and evacuation was imminent at Our Lady of Hope retirement facility run by the Little Sisters of the Poor.Against this natural disaster, they offered prayers, fingered rosary beads and heard Mass celebrated.Just as the 86 elderly, low-income residents and the 10 nuns who care for them had packed suitcases and were about to begin loading into ambulances and buses for a temporary placement in a nursing home across town, the lights flickered on and the furnace... Times Union http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2148748/posts#comment Sun, 14 Dec 2008 23:42:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145175/posts 12/8/2008 - NEW AL-MUTHANA AIR BASE, Iraq (AFNS) -- Instructors from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine in San Antonio graduated 14 Iraqi air force medics from an aeromedical evacuation basics course here Dec. 4. The graduation ceremony was the culmination of 12 days of training that ended with a patient movement exercise requiring the students to prepare a C-130 Hercules for in-flight patient care. "We had them do everything from reconfiguring the inside of the C-130 and setting up all its internal components for movement to creating a load plan that tells how and where to... Air Force Link http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2145175/posts#comment Mon, 8 Dec 2008 23:49:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144494/posts -ATLANTA- Should someone call you this month asking your plans for evacuation on a gargantuan scale, don't fret - it's not an end-times conspiracy theorist. It's just the Atlanta Regional Commission. Starting this week, 10,000 random phone calls from the ARC will blanket the metro area, including Gwinnett, in an attempt to gather data on how residents might best be evacuated, if the need should ever arise. The 13-questions query residents as to where they get emergency information, their transportation preferences, as well as plans for household pets in an evacuation situation, among other questions. The random calls started this... Local Newspaper: The Gwinnett Daily Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2144494/posts#comment Sun, 7 Dec 2008 18:02:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2139439/posts Nevada del Huila erupted mildly a few days ago; but a mild eruption is enough to melt glaciers on the summit and trigger lahars, as happened tragically to Armero, Colombia in 1985. This time there were warnings and the warnings were heeded. Still a mess indicative of the powers of nature: Nevado del Huila is just another Andean Peak reminiscent of Rainier, so there aren't a lot of pictures of it; the one below is pretty good. Eruptions Blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2139439/posts#comment Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:40:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127414/posts HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii, Nov. 6, 2008 – A combined U.S. and Australian team evacuated an Australian civilian in Antarctica to a hospital in Hobart, Australia, yesterday. An LC-130 Hercules sits on an improvised ice runway at Davis Station, Antarctica, Nov. 3, 2008. A U.S. and Australian medical team moved an injured Australian civilian aboard the aircraft from the camp to a hospital in Hobart, Australia. The mission was flown as part of Operation Deep Freeze, commanded by U.S. Pacific Command's Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Courtesy photo   (Click photo for... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127414/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 23:56:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092737/posts Gail Ettenger made her last phone call at 10:10 p.m. She was trapped in her Bolivar Peninsula bungalow with her Great Dane, Reba. A drowning cat cried outside. Her Jeep bobbed in the seawater surging around her home. Ettenger, 58, told her friend she was reading old love letters by flashlight. "I think I really screwed up this time," she said, according to Monroe Burks, Ettenger's neighbor who had evacuated to Houston. That was Friday, Sept 12. On Wednesday — 12 days later — her nearly nude body was found face down by a huge debris pile in a remote... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092737/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:59:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089861/posts PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― The discovery of several hot dogs in packages outside Citizens Bank Park brought the bomb squad out and forced the temporary evacuation of the stadium Wednesday evening. According to police, Pattison Street between Darien and 11th Streets was shutdown as officials investigated the discovery of several suspicious packages near a ticket office. Fans inside the stadium were evacuated, but players remained on the field during the incident. Bomb squad members further investigated the packages and determined they were simply several hot dogs in foil wrappers. Sadly, the wieners were detonated as a precaution. The stadium was... CBS3.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2089861/posts#comment Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:05:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087016/posts Hurricane Gustav gave the state of Louisiana a test for which it had three years to prepare. There were thousands of poor, sick, disabled and elderly people who could not get out on their own. They needed to be rescued with dispatch, and sheltered in safety and dignity. One simple test. The state flunked. Three years to the week after Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, Louisiana executed a fundamentally unfair evacuation plan and did it badly. It relied on dividing the population into separate streams: People with their own cars were directed to shelters run by parishes, churches and the Red Cross.... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2087016/posts#comment Sun, 21 Sep 2008 12:51:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072115/posts A Canadian Forces C-17 carrying a military medical team and emergency supplies was expected to arrive from CFB Trenton Sunday to assist U.S. forces preparing for Hurricane Gustav, which is expected to hit land here as early as Monday with a force comparable to the devastating Hurricane Katrina. The massive Globemaster left CFB Trenton at 12:42 p.m. Sunday afternoon bound for Louisiana, where thousands of people in New Orleans and across the U.S. Gulf Coast fled their homes as Hurricane Gustav barrelled through the Gulf of Mexico packing a punch potentially as powerful as Katrina, the storm that devastated the... Canwest News Service via National Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072115/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:35:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072105/posts Governor Bobby Jindal held a press conference to give an update on state preparedness measures surrounding the impact of Hurricane Gustav on Louisiana. Governor Jindal said, "Hurricane Gustav is a Category 3 storm, but is only 15 miles-per-hour below Category 4 level. We will be experiencing tropical storm force winds to begin as early as late this evening. Currently, the National Hurricane Center predicts there is only a small window for intensification, which is good news, but could change track at any point. Governor Jindal said, "If the storm track remains perfectly on course as predicted by the Hurricane Center,... NBC33 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2072105/posts#comment Mon, 1 Sep 2008 01:23:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071557/posts NEW ORLEANS -- Spooked by predictions that Hurricane Gustav could grow into a Category 5 monster, an estimated 1 million people fled the Gulf Coast Saturday _ even before the official order came for New Orleans residents to get out of the way of a storm taking dead aim at Louisiana. Mayor Ray Nagin gave the mandatory order late Saturday, but all day residents took to buses, trains, planes and cars _ clogging roadways leading away from New Orleans, still reeling three years after Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of the city and killed about 1,600 across the region. The... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071557/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:43:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071549/posts NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation of the city beginning 8 a.m. Sunday morning but urged residents to consider escaping "the mother of all storms" before then. New Orleans residents leave Friday via Interstate 10 westbound ahead of Hurricane Gustav. 1 of 3 more photos » "You need to be scared," Nagin said. "You need to be concerned and you need to get your butts moving out of New Orleans right now. This is the storm of the century." CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2071549/posts#comment Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:26:11 GMT