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How L.A. can rebuild after the wildfires without leaving vulnerable residents behind

Fast Company Tech

Climate-related disasters like this often have deep roots in policies and practices that overlook growing risks. Research shows that low-income residents struggle the most during and after a disaster. Disaster assistance also tends to benefit the wealthy, who may have more time and resources to navigate the paperwork and process.

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New Customer 211 San Diego Presents at AIRS

VisionLink

We are pleased to welcome 211 San Diego to our VisionLink network. If you are planning on attending this year''s AIRS conference you will be able to enjoy a number of worthwhile workshops from these good folks at 211 San Diego. It will be an honor to support their work! Tuesday, May 25, 2:15pm – 3:45pm) IS-700.a

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Is climate change action the new face of natural disaster relief?

Candid

Whether it’s global heatwaves, flooding in Pakistan, Canadian wildfires that block out the sun, decade-long droughts in Africa, or ever more powerful hurricanes, natural disasters have our attention. But climate change has been a disaster experienced slowly, and now all at once. Thinking big on climate change There is good news.

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FireHydrant announces $23M Series B to grow disaster management platform

TechCrunch

FireHydrant lands $8M Series A for disaster management tool. He is considering adding office hubs when the pandemic quiets down in Austin, Denver and San Diego. So they’re getting really creative in using them to onboard people into incidents and using them for better incident communication.

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Resources & Support for Japan Earthquake

VisionLink

For general information on recent disasters, go to the RedCross Newsroom or to main FEMA site. Along the western coast of the USA, 2-1-1 call centers were engaged providing information to the public; we are proud to support this work directly in San Diego , and the Bay Area with CommunityOS software.

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Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit: 3-Minute Evaluation

Tech Soup

Have you checked out TechSoup's new Disaster Planning and Recovery Toolkit ? We've updated and expanded our downloadable book, The Resilient Organization: A Guide for Disaster Planning and Recovery , and hosted two webinars on disaster planning.

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Lessons From Haiti: Uses of New Media in Disaster Recovery Efforts

Tech Soup

Even if you pay only glancing attention to news about technology and social media, you've probably heard something about their uses during disaster response and relief efforts.

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