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DoomsdaysCW<p>I've been collecting stories about how <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CPBFundingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CPBFundingCuts</span></a> will affect specific stations. I'll be posting those shortly, but this seemed to be a good place to start...</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CorporationForPublicBroadcasting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporationForPublicBroadcasting</span></a>, funder of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/NPR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NPR</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PBS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PBS</span></a>, says it will end operations within months after federal budget cuts<br> <br>By Kerry Breen<br>Updated on: August 1, 2025</p><p>Excerpt: "Maher warned that <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/defunding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>defunding</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> poses 'a real risk to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicSafety</span></a> of the country.' She said some NPR stations receive 'more than 50% of their budget' from federal funding and may face layoffs and station closures. </p><p>"<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rural</span></a> areas would feel the largest impacts, Maher said. Local stations also provide vital alerts in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> like <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/storms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>storms</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/wildfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildfires</span></a>."</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cbsnews.com/news/corporation-f</span><span class="invisible">or-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs-federal-cuts-operations-end/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ClimateCrisis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateCrisis</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KeepingUsInTheDark" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KeepingUsInTheDark</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicService</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicBroadcastingCuts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicBroadcastingCuts</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PublicRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PublicRadio</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EmergencyAlerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmergencyAlerts</span></a></p>
chirp<p>Panne totale chez 🇱🇺 <strong>Post Luxembourg</strong> : Le système d'alerte et d'information à la population <strong>LU-Alert</strong> a été déclenché. <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/luxembourg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>luxembourg</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telecom</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/networks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>networks</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/panne" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>panne</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/safety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>safety</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/systems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>systems</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mobile</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sms</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/phone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>phone</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/cellbroadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cellbroadcast</span></a> [&nbsp;<a href="https://www.virgule.lu/luxembourg/le-luxembourg-en-proie-a-une-panne-d-internet-et-de-telephonie/79534563.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">virgule.lu/luxembourg/le-luxem</span><span class="invisible">bourg-en-proie-a-une-panne-d-internet-et-de-telephonie/79534563.html</span></a> ] </p><p>A major network outage is disrupting 🇱🇺 <strong>Post Luxembourg</strong> services nationwide leaving customers unable to make calls or access mobile data. <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/incident" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>incident</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/outage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>outage</span></a> <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> [&nbsp;<a href="https://today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a/2323473.html" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">today.rtl.lu/news/luxembourg/a</span><span class="invisible">/2323473.html</span></a> ] <a href="https://nanao.cybtex.fr/tags/informatique" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>informatique</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>TPR: Kerr County has an emergency alert system. Some residents didn't get a text for hours</p><p>Residents say Kerr County’s use of CodeRED alerts was sporadic and inconsistent. Local officials have not answered questions about when and how they utilized the system, which has been in place since 2009.<br>TPR:</p><p><a href="https://www.tpr.org/news/2025-07-08/kerr-county-residents-emergency-alert-messages-sporadic-inconsistent-in-wake-of-floods" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">tpr.org/news/2025-07-08/kerr-c</span><span class="invisible">ounty-residents-emergency-alert-messages-sporadic-inconsistent-in-wake-of-floods</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disaster</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencyalerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencyalerts</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/alerts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>alerts</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>LA Times: L.A. firestorms, Texas floods share grim connection: Officials ill-prepared for climate disasters</p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-07-09/california-texas-flooding" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/california/story/2</span><span class="invisible">025-07-09/california-texas-flooding</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateemergency</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/wx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wx</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>ProPublica: States Fear Critical Funding From FEMA May Be Drying Up</p><p>Many states rely on the federal government for the vast majority of their emergency management funding. Now, local leaders are looking for clues about the money — and the future of FEMA itself.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fema-grants-trump-emergencies" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">propublica.org/article/fema-gr</span><span class="invisible">ants-trump-emergencies</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/fema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fema</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Trek: They Trusted ChatGPT To Plan Their Hike — And Ended Up Calling for Rescue. “Two hikers were rescued this spring from the fittingly named Unnecessary Mountain near Vancouver, Canada after using ChatGPT and Google Maps to plan their route and finding themselves trapped by unexpected snow partway up.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/20/the-trek-they-trusted-chatgpt-to-plan-their-hike-and-ended-up-calling-for-rescue/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/20/the-trek-they-trusted-chatgpt-to-plan-their-hike-and-ended-up-calling-for-rescue/</a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Salt Lake Tribune: When you phone 911 in SLC and Sandy, AI soon may take your call. “Some 911 calls dialed by residents of Salt Lake City and Sandy soon may be answered by something like a robot, powered by artificial intelligence. Faced with chronic understaffing among the ranks of its dispatchers, the 911 Communications Bureau based in Utah’s capital city wants to explore using an […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/17/salt-lake-tribune-when-you-phone-911-in-slc-and-sandy-ai-soon-may-take-your-call/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/17/salt-lake-tribune-when-you-phone-911-in-slc-and-sandy-ai-soon-may-take-your-call/</a></p>
Joe Ortiz<p>In Utah cities in Salt Lake City and Sandy, some 911 calls are going to be answered by AI.</p><p>What can go wrong? Everything can.</p><p><a href="https://www.sltrib.com/news/2025/06/14/slc-eyes-letting-ai-handle-some/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">sltrib.com/news/2025/06/14/slc</span><span class="invisible">-eyes-letting-ai-handle-some/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/errors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>errors</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/publicsafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>publicsafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Don Curren 🇨🇦🇺🇦<p>“But since 2023, <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Meta" target="_blank">#Meta</a> has banned articles from news outlets on <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Facebook" target="_blank">#Facebook</a> and <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Instagram" target="_blank">#Instagram</a> (in <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Canada" target="_blank">#Canada</a>) a move some media experts warn could prevent critical information from reaching the most people during such <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23emergencies" target="_blank">#emergencies</a>” <a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-meta-news-ban-could-prove-detrimental-during-wildfires-experts-say/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article...</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23wildfire" target="_blank">#wildfire</a><br><br><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article-meta-news-ban-could-prove-detrimental-during-wildfires-experts-say/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Meta news ban could prove detr...</a></p>
Nonilex<p>George H.W. Bush used the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InsurrectionAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InsurrectionAct</span></a> to respond to riots in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/LosAngeles" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosAngeles</span></a> in 1992 after the acquittal of white police officers who were videotaped beating Black motorist Rodney King.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NationalGuard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalGuard</span></a> troops have been deployed for a variety of [real] <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a>, including the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/COVID" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>COVID</span></a> pandemic, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a> &amp; other natural disasters. But generally, those deployments are carried out with the agreements of the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/governors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>governors</span></a> of the responding <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/states" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>states</span></a>. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/democracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>democracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RightToProtest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RightToProtest</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tyranny</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>LA Times: Trump’s FCC delays multilingual emergency alerts for natural disasters, sparking concern in L.A.</p><p>(paywall)<br><a href="https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-05-26/multilingual-emergency-alerts-for-natural-disasters-have-been-delayed-la-lawmaker-demands-answers" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/california/story/2</span><span class="invisible">025-05-26/multilingual-emergency-alerts-for-natural-disasters-have-been-delayed-la-lawmaker-demands-answers</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climatedisasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climatedisasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/climateemergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climateemergency</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/fema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fema</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Conversation: AI can scan vast numbers of social media posts during disasters to guide first responders. “In my research as an AI scientist, I’ve developed new models that go further. They can understand the meaning and context of posts – what researchers call semantics. This helps improve how accurately the system identifies people in need and classifies situational awareness […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/the-conversation-ai-can-scan-vast-numbers-of-social-media-posts-during-disasters-to-guide-first-responders/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/17/the-conversation-ai-can-scan-vast-numbers-of-social-media-posts-during-disasters-to-guide-first-responders/</a></p>
Nonilex<p>“By hanging a halt in this critical funding over states like a sword of Damocles, defendants impose immense harm on states, forcing them to choose between readiness for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a>, on one hand, &amp; exercising their judgment about how to best use scarce resources to investigate &amp; prosecute crimes on the other,” the states claim in a draft of one of the complaints, reviewed Tuesday by Courthouse News. </p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/immigration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>immigration</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/extortion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>extortion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a></p>
Discount Storytime<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/comedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>comedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/funny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>funny</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/podcasts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>podcasts</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Guardian: Social media and map apps blamed for record rise in mountain rescue callouts. “Honeypot locations posted on social media and poor quality navigation apps are likely to be responsible for a record number of callouts for mountain rescue services, including a huge rise in young people needing to be saved, analysis reveals. For the first time, mountain rescue teams in England and […]</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/18/the-guardian-social-media-and-map-apps-blamed-for-record-rise-in-mountain-rescue-callouts/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/18/the-guardian-social-media-and-map-apps-blamed-for-record-rise-in-mountain-rescue-callouts/</a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Barb McQuade: "The Supreme Court says due process applies to deportees, but overturns a Temporary Restraining Order for filing the wrong claim in the wrong venue. It’s like calling the fire station to report your house is on fire only to have them say you called the wrong station and need to start over." <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Expect the Unimaginable- North Carolina’s ESF2 Response to Hurricane Helene</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LjSa3my6NY" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=9LjSa3my6N</span><span class="invisible">Y</span></a></p><p><a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/NCwx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NCwx</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hamradio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hamradio</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/hurricanes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hurricanes</span></a></p>
Novetus<p>On our <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archaeological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeological</span></a> field projects, we unfortunately occasionally come across <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/munitions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>munitions</span></a> from <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/WW2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WW2</span></a> In order to be prepared in the event of an emergency, some of our employees recently took part in a training course together with the <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/EOD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EOD</span></a> Munitions Recovery. They also practised <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/firstaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>firstaid</span></a> in <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a> caused by the detonation of old <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/ammunition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ammunition</span></a>.<br><a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>training</span></a> <a href="https://archaeo.social/tags/fieldarchaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fieldarchaeology</span></a></p>
Madeleine Begun Kane<p>Today (Feb. 16) is the anniversary of the first completed U.S 9-1-1 call, placed on February 16, 1968. Here's my "How NOT To Use 9-1-1" limerick to celebrate:</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/LimerickSunday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LimerickSunday</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Limerick" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Limerick</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Limericks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Limericks</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Rhyme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rhyme</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humor</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Humour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Humour</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/LightVerse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LightVerse</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emergency</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emergencies</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/911call" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>911call</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MicroPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPoetry</span></a></p>
John :au: :60: :05: :12: :GP:<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://theblower.au/@jillL" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>jillL</span></a></span> </p><p>No matter where you live in Australia, have a <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/gobag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>gobag</span></a> ready for <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/emergencies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emergencies</span></a>.</p><p>Waterproof bag/s for valuables</p><p>a radio (crank or battery powered)<br>torch<br>spare batteries<br>First aid kit<br>Candles &amp; matches<br>Emergency contact numbers<br>Cash, ATM credit cards<br>Meds, toiletries &amp; sanitary supplies<br>Mobile phone &amp; charger<br>Powerbank for charger<br>Multitool<br>Important documents, valuables &amp; photos (in a waterproof bag)<br>Drinking water &amp; water purifier<br>Hiking or work boots</p><p>Travel light. <a href="https://fairdinkum.one/tags/BugOutBag" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BugOutBag</span></a></p>