As I got close to the end, I tried to quicken my pace despite my aching legs and racing heart. I was almost done and the clock was running down; I had to finish the three miles with my forty-five pound pack if I wanted to get my wildland firefighting Red Card, make the fire team, and face my lifelong fear of fire. I had a chance to be on one of the most prestigious AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) teams, as well as the opportunity to overcome my biggest fear. Mastering up all the
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The first article was about the Butte fire which my whole project was originally based off. It tells you about how long and drastic the fire was. The fire was insanely fast and took out a lot of land. Also talks about how the Butte fire was one of the most severe fires of the dozen wildfires they had roaring throughout the state of California at the time. Talked about all the destruction that it did, “destroyed more than 750 homes and hundreds of other buildings.” This all had happened in less than
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Hogtown Creek has encountered a heavy amount of rain since Wednesday afternoon. Many streets in the area are flooded. Hogtown Creek is the northern part of Gainesville. One-third of the northwest area north of 16th Avenue and west of Sixth Street is flooded because of the Hogtown Creek flooding. By Thursday, the flood begins to settle. Around 5 p.m. the rain has stopped, but the water in the Hogtown Creek area continues to rise until 7:30 p.m. and then starts to recede at 9 p.m. The flood entered
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THE GREAT ALASKA EARTHQUAKE OF 1964 When it comes to earthquakes, the state of California has a well known reputation, in all of United States, but the fact is, Alaska hold the title as America’s number one state for most earthquakes, due to its seismic activity. In 1964, on a late friday afternoon, disaster struck, a magnitude 9.2 earthquake rattled the state of Alaska shortly after 5:30 p.m. on March 27. At the time, the largest earthquake ever recorded in U.S. history and the second-largest
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Sunday, May twenty second the year 2011, tragedy struck Joplin, Missouri. The city was overcome by a mile long destructive tornado. This frightful day around 7,000 houses were destroyed and sadly a numerous amount of lives was taken. I remember this day clearly, because it was the most terrifying day of my life. I remember my mother walking for three hours that night to see if I was alright. Many people stood up and helped the people of Joplin. I was only in the fifth grade when the Joplin tornado
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Hurricane Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season and also brought about the second-biggest financial cost in American history. Its storm surge hit New York City on October 29, flooding streets, tunnels and metro lines and cutting power in and around the city. F07-013 here! Figure 6 11 Subway stations merged New York city began taking precautions on October 26. Government ordered the closure of (Metropolitan Transportation Authority) MTA and
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On a glistening and sunny day near the South Coast of Florida, there lived the king of the Atlantic Ocean coasts and his two sons. The family lived in an underwater castle where all the coasts intersected. The castle is white with very large poles standing at the front like the White House in the water. The father and two sons are the only ones who live there. Their names are King Valko and his twin sons are Andrew and Inko. King Valko is the father of Andrew and Inko, and he is the King of all the
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Introduction The Red River Floodway commonly known as the Duff’s Ditch is an artificial flood control waterway that stretches for approximately 42 kilometers. The floodway is located in Canada and was built between 1962 and 1968. The Floodway was constructed after a major flooding that led to property destruction and loss of life in 1950. It inflicted significant damage to the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the period of floods, the Red River Floodway takes part of the Red rivers flow and diverts
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Hurricane Irma was the most intense hurricane observed in the Atlantic since 2007. Starting off as a Tropical storm and later evolving into the catastrophic hurricane, Irma damaged less developed countries, including Cuba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico, and more as it made it’s way towards the southwest coast of Florida with winds going at 80 mph. In a press conference regarding the preparation for Hurricane Irma, Governor Rick Scott urged families to evacuate from their households the weekend prior
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After reading the article and several chapters, I believe I have a better understanding of the definition of disaster in a sociological perspective. Out of all three readings I particularly favored Peek & Sutton. However, The Human Side of Disaster focused primarily on different accounts of disaster, and personal experiences. Additionally, in my opinion Response to Disaster was written as an informational piece. As defined by Peek & Sutton, there are two types of crises. The two types of crises
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