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WKRG-TV 5 @wkrg5.bsky.social · 31m

BREAKING: At least 19 people are unaccounted for following an explosion at a manufacturing plant in Tennessee, officials said.

19 people unaccounted for after explosion at Tennessee facility, officials say | WKRG.com

At least 19 people are unaccounted for following an explosion that was reported Friday morning at a manufacturing plant in Hickman County, officials said.

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · 2h

Join us at 9 AM for a Battery Safety Press Event as part of Fire Prevention Week™.

CAL FIRE – Office of the State Fire Marshal and NFPA are teaming up with Sparkz Inc. to share tips that keep your family and community safe.

📺 Watch the livestream here: vimeo.com/event/5418601

#CALFIRE #NFPA #FPW

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Association for Fire Ecology @afe-fireecology.bsky.social · 1h

We're holding a photo contest in conjunction with the 2025 Fire Congress! Winners will receive one free year of AFE membership 🔥 Submissions are due October 24 - see afefirecongress.org/photo-contest/ for more details!

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Natural Hazards Center @hazcenter.bsky.social · 1h

In California, earthquake scenarios have been used to inform infrastructure resilience and garner community and political support for risk mitigation across the state. Read this recent study to learn more about how scenarios have been effective to advance earthquake preparedness: bit.ly/48kroTh

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 7h

"Filmed in Vietnam before the fall of Saigon in 1975, “From Saigon to Ðiện Biên Phủ,” is one of just a handful of surviving films in the United States from that period and was entrusted to the #UCLA Film & Television Archive in 2018 for preservation."

Orange County Register @ocregister.bsky.social · 8h

Annual Viet Film Fest returns to the Frida Cinema this weekend trib.al/jeInG6y

Annual Viet Film Fest returns to the Frida Cinema this weekend

The largest Vietnamese film festival in the diaspora, Viet Film Fest 2025 brings 59 Vietnamese-centered films to the silver screen.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 8h

I think, 23% into the book, what I'm
loving about it more and more is that the author is taking the time to tell little snippets of stories of so many who touched the ship. Cooks, doctors, soldiers, officers, the guy in charge of the garbage too! #booksky

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Gidget Fuentes @gidgetfuentes.bsky.social · 9h

!"most people will not have prepared for the eventuality of earthquakes. They won't have supplies of water and food and other materials on hand, so local store shelves will quickly empty out, and with a severely disrupted supply chain, those shelves will not quickly refill. There will be shortages."

Garry Hayes @geotripper.bsky.social · 9h

geotripper.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... We hear a great deal about what to do in the event of a major quake, but we don't hear much about what's going to happen in the weeks and months that follow. My new blog gives thought to what will happen around Modesto when the BIG ONE hits. #earthquakes

The Things We Don't Think About: The Aftermath of a Major Earthquake from a Great Valley Perspective

The Great Shakeout is planned for Oct. 16, 2025, at 10:16 AM. Source: U.S. Geological Survey We Californians live in earthquake country. ...

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The scanner guy @joeotz.bsky.social · 12h

Stolen vehicle pursuit youtube.com/live/a6p24bJ...

Live Police Chase in L.A

YouTube video by Live Police Chases

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 14h

Apply Now to be an #LACoFD Senior Nursing Instructor!

Filing for this open competitive job opportunity will remain open until the position is filled.

To access the bulletin, please use the link below:

🔗 www.governmentjobs.com/jobs/4895708...

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 14h

Thank you to Apple TV and producer Jamie Lee Curtis for inviting the #LACoFD to the special screening of The Lost Bus on September 20, 2025.

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Los Angeles County Fire Department @lacofd.bsky.social · 13h

Yesterday, we were above Topanga Canyon with Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Supervisor Lindsey Horvath to see State and County partnership in action: clearing brush, cutting red tape, and preparing our communities for fire season.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 13h

POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT

⚠️ 1-3 meters Philippines
⚠️ 0.3-1 meters Palau

www.tsunami.gov

Map showing the location of potential tsunami.

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Dr. Wendy Bohon @drwendyrocks.bsky.social · 14h

M 7.4 - 20 km E of Santiago, Philippines

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

The location of the earthquake is marked by star and the different colors indicate different levels of shaking.

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Jason "Jay" R. Patton @earthjay.bsky.social · 13h

#EarthquakeReport for M7.4 #Earthquake #Lindol offshore of the #Philippines

Reverse (Compressional) earthquake mechanism
Probably on megathrust subduction zone fault
Possible local #Tsunami

Tectonic background in 2023 report earthjay.com?p=11611

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

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ALERTCalifornia @alertcalifornia.bsky.social · 19h

New story on this summer's shake table tests on the 10-story building made of cold-formed steel. ALERTCalifornia helped collect data to understand the building's resiliency to multiple hazards like earthquakes followed by fires. https://bit.ly/46rnDdm

Trial by Fire–and Simulated Earthquakes

When a 10-story test building in San Diego shook and twisted this summer, it wasn’t because of a real earthquake — it was part of a federally funded experiment designed to make future buildings safer ...

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CARB @airresources.bsky.social · 22h

It’s Children’s Environmental Health Day!

Protecting kids means protecting the air they breathe—limit outdoor activity and follow fire evacuation orders when air quality turns unhealthy.

➡️ ww2.arb.ca.gov/smokereadyca

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 22h

Appreciate that! I'm loving how the book shows so many minute details, interpersonal relationships, and other aspects due to it being fiction. There are just some things that get missed in memoirs and nonfiction, and the author is masterful at creating color and lively personalities to fit the roles

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Dr Nick Bradbeer @nickbradbeer.bsky.social · 1d

I just told my students about this fantastic webtool yesterday and they're already making great use of it. Copernicus MyOcean Viewer - an EU ocean data project.

Incredible amount of data right there - we mostly want it for bathymetrics but that's just scratching the surface. (Pun not intended.)

A screengrab from Copernicus MyOcean Viewer showing a heatmap of the depth of the world's oceans and a flyout graph card from a point in the South China Sea showing more detailed data.

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Washington Emergency Management Division @emd.wa.gov · 2d

Ever had a question about earthquakes, tsunamis, or preparedness that you just wish you had experts handy to answer?

Here's your chance! This Thursday, 10/9 from 11-1, join experts from our team, @pnsn1.bsky.social, and @wadnr.bsky.social for an "Ask-me-Anything" on Reddit!

Link coming soon!

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 22h

That seems rather high.

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 22h

Not yet! I did google it to make sure I could though :)

I will say that I'm really enjoying the book so far. A long list of characters/names to keep track of but so far, it's been rather interesting to read after having read the other books.

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Francisco Navarro-Rosales @navarrosales.bsky.social · 1d

Interested in learning about research into Cerrado fire ecology? Curious to hear about my views and experiences in plant sciences? Check out this new interview @botany.one

botany.one/2025/10/fran...

Gracias @caordonezparra.bsky.social for the opportunity 😊

Francisco Navarro-Rosales: Studying Plant Resilience in the Cerrado and Beyond

Botany One interviews Francisco Navarro-Rosales, a PhD student fascinated by fire ecology in tropical ecosystems.

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American Association of Geographers @geographers.bsky.social · 4d

The leaves are starting to fall, and there’s no better time to curl up with a book. 🍂 📚 Looking for recommendations? Check out AAG’s 2025 Fall New Books for Geographers list: buff.ly/dztAWb9

#GeoSky #GISChat #ClimateSky #NewBooks

Various covers of books featured on AAG's 2025 Fall books list.

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#geoObserver @geoobserver.bsky.social · 3d

FOSSGIS 2026: Call for Participation geoobserver.de/2025/10/07/f... @FOSSGIS_Konf #fossgis #fossgis2026 #gistribe #gischat #foss4g #OSGeo #spatial #geospatial #opensource #opendata #osm #openstreetmap #gis #geo #geoObserver pls RT

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🛰️🔥 Mike 🌀🌪️ @disastergis.org · 1d

to ward off burnout and frustration because you know you have people to reach out to beyond just googling something or checking stackexchange.

It's not so much networking to get a job, but networking to help you grow in your current one by being part of a community.

#gischat

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