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Coordination, strong radio network helping fight Topanga fire
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sat, 1 Oct 2005 13:40:41 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: October 1, 2005 1:06:45 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Subject: Coordination, strong radio network helping fight Topanga fire Dave, as noted in:http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me- response1oct01,0,4286349.story?coll=la-home-headlines
the handling of the ongoing (but rapidly improving) "Topanga Fire" has been a textbook example of the correct way to manage this kind of emergency, with amazing results so far -- 10s of 1000s of acres burned, much of the fire in the *immediate* vicinity of homes, but only a few structures destroyed. At one point, fire was within about 2K feet (as the crow flies, the intervening terrain is not flat) of my location. No fun, but it could have been far, far worse. Coordination -- communication -- planning, and thousands of brave firefighters and a number of extraordinary pilots, have been key. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () pfir org or lauren () vortex com or lauren () eepi org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, EEPI - Electronic Entertainment Policy Initiative - http://www.eepi.org Moderator, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com DayThink: http://daythink.vortex.com ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as lists-ip () insecure org To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
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