“Big Fire?..Bring a big hose.”
Someone at the Wa. St. Fire Academy taught me the importance of aggressive hose attacks on large fires if the resources are available. Given that natural Wildfires are Class A…
Someone at the Wa. St. Fire Academy taught me the importance of aggressive hose attacks on large fires if the resources are available. Given that natural Wildfires are Class A…
The Pacific Northwest is a very dangerous place when the ground shakes. It is best not to be in contact with the ground when it does. What options are there for…
Can we simultaneously protect strategically vital Pacific NW watercraft and the public from tsunami inundation with the same structure? Seismically resistant watercraft of all sizes and shapes will be strategically…
Note: In an effort to minimize Coastal seismic impact, I submitted via Facebook an anti-Tsunami Civil Engineering project. This eventually got a reply from the CEO of CanadaPond Products, suppliers…
History reflects tsunami debris fields remaining for extended periods after a community has endured both earthquake and inundation, first posing as an immediate conflagration fire threat, then becoming sources of…
This is another area I only have a layman’s experience in, but like everyone else I have a vested interest in human structures. I’m curious because parts of my previous…
How will we get our key Emergency Management personnel to their jobs when the Cascadia Megaquake strikes? I’ve included this question for the betterment of Natural Disaster Stratagem Investigations. This…
Some of my previous work exposed me to the importance of pre fire building planning, but overall disaster resistance was not what I focused on. However, it appears we will…