disaster preparedness and response
A man-made disaster is an event or emergency situation in or near an industrial facility or human-built infrastructure, and often caused by systems-level failures or negligence. These events hurt physical and mental health, the local environment, and the economy of the workers, neighbors, and community nearby.
In our region, this includes things like: explosions or fires at industrial plants; spills and contamination in waterways; train derailments; bridge collapses; and widespread power outages.
What To Expect Before, During and After a Disaster
Check out this online magazine or download and print here to see what you can do before, during, and after a man-made disaster to try and keep you and your community as safe and protected as possible.
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Petrochemical Disasters on our Warming Climate: Disability Centered Guidance for Emergency Planning, by People Over Petro
Community level Preparedness and Recovery for Increasingly Severe Weather - Drexel University and the Environmental Collaboratory
Extreme Weather Survivors: ExtremeOur free, online survivor community has nearly 1,000 people who have been through extreme weather -- whether that's a fire, flood, hurricane, extreme heat, or another type of severe weather. Our online community is a space for survivors to connect, ask questions, learn from one another, and share resources. https://login.circle.so/sign_up?request_host=ews.circle.so&user%5Binvitation_token%5D=7eff6391988e2c5bff3a6ba65e7b13f383b8e097-2edd67a8-f7c2-4ecb-84ce-2b90a43b763a#email
Once a month, we run our Community Conversation series -- a safe space for survivors to find support in one another and mental health professionals, as we talk through topics like anger in disaster recovery, setting boundaries, and how to talk to your kids about extreme weather. http://ewsurvivors.org/community
