[HN Gopher] Learning from the Earthquake (1990)
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       Learning from the Earthquake (1990)
        
       Author : walz
       Score  : 4 points
       Date   : 2024-08-15 04:13 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | watersb wrote:
       | A Whole Earth article by Stewart Brand about the crucial role of
       | emergency preparation by the public, and the response of
       | volunteers in response to major earthquakes, in the wake of the
       | 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake.
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       | Huh. After seeing so many heroic acts by the residents adjacent
       | to the collapsed Cypress Overpass highway structure in west
       | Oakland, I felt embarrassed packing a personal first aid kit.
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       | But that's not the point.
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       | Turns out, simple things like preventing collapse of gas-fired
       | residential hot water heaters can have a huge impact on fire
       | prevention. Knowing how to operate the utility service cutoffs
       | for your house or apartment complex.
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       | Any emergency prevented frees up the response where it's needed
       | most.
        
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