

The Fort Massac Encampment will take place at Fort Massac State Park October 16th and 17th. In 'Flood-Sim', players implement a selection of strategies for.

If you stop by, they'll demonstrate their radio's capabilities, including just how far they can reach. For example, the aim of the game 'Stop Disasters' is to work with concepts of resilience and resistance (Felicio et al., 2014). "We'll have a little booth set up, a little table set up at our command post, where this trailer will be, close to one of the pavilions within the park," says Fuentes.

Although millions of people are affected every year, we can reduce the human, physical and financial cost of disasters by understanding the risks of applying the best methods of prevention and mitigation. They'll be helping out at this year's Fort Massac Encampment. deconstruct both disaster awareness building and mainstream disaster orientated video games, identifying how games like Stop Disasters, Disaster Watch. It’s no secret that natural disasters have a huge impact on people’s livelihoods and the surrounding environment. "We're always an auxiliary for any kind of disaster prep, any kind of special events like this," says Baker. While they are not a government entity, they do have the means to provide assistance. Stop Disasters - Prepare a city from a natural disaster to keep the damages and fatalities low ( ) submitted 6 years ago by biehn to r/WebGames. You know September is National Preparedness Month, so everybody should be thinking about disasters and what they would do or don't do," says Fuentes. "And we're trying to equip it to be really ready for disasters. "They literally got a boatload of amateur radio operators that they sent to Puerto Rico to create a new communications network because the old one got wiped out." He recalls an example of how ham radios came to the rescue after a hurricane hit Puerto Rico. We're in the process of equipping it with different kinds of radios that amateur radio operators utilize," says Massac County Amateur Radio Club, Ruben Fuentes.Ĭlub Technology Specialist, Lloyd Baker, says the fully equipped RV will be crucial during large scale emergencies. "This trailer is what we're going to call our mobile command post, or emergency communications trailer. The Massac County Amateur Radio Club will now have the luxury of mobility in the event of a disaster. Relief of the Pan American Health Organization, Regional Office of the World Health. METROPOLIS (WSIL) - Amateur radio operators in Massac County have a new tool that might prove to be a helpful asset to the community. A publication of the Area on Emergency Preparedness and Disaster.
