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When the Earth Moves

By Stephen Saban on September 22, 2004 7:42 pm

Doug Copp is the Rescue Chief and Disaster Manager of the American Rescue Team International (ARTI), the world’s most experienced rescue team. He claims to have crawled inside 875 collapsed buildings and is a member of or has worked with rescue teams from 60 countries. He was the United Nations expert in Disaster Mitigation for two years and has worked at every major disaster in the world since 1985. He discussed the earthquake we had here in the city, which caused quite some damage to our office building.
So as I was mentioning we recently had that earthquake cause a fire in the building that partially damaged our offices, and we had to find ways around it. I’m sure in comparison to what Doug has gone through it wasn’t even that serious, but it sure affected us dearly. Thankfully we are insured and so the repairs will be covered. We already have people working in the building to restore it back to how it was. We got lucky when it came to out locks, security, and doors because we found a company called Pelham locksmith that had worked with our insurance company before apparently, and they provided a more expansive service than what we thought we could get. It’s an upgrade to how it was before actually which is great! Our doors look better, our locks are more secure, and it looks like a fancier office than before overall thanks to their amazing and professional work. In that way, the fire caused by the earthquake was a blessing in disguise but still, I would have chose not to have it happen at all. It was quite the scare. Locksmith Birmingham are bonded, licensed and insured, which will give you peace of mind each time that you need our service. They are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week so feel free to contact us at any time to assist you during an emergency. They only use the most high quality products, so they can assure you that you will be highly satisfied with the results when our job is done.

There are many 24 hour emergency locksmith services available nowadays. The emergency locksmith may charge you a little more than the others, but they are well needed in case there actually is some emergency. You will find that a lot of auto locksmith companies nowadays offer 24 hour locksmith services. The reason behind this fact is that it is simply not possible for these companies to survive the high level of competition that exists in the market today without providing the people with all kind of services round the clock. 911 locksmiths are there to help you in case of any emergency case. At present there are many 24 hour locksmith services in all big cities of the world. These 24 hour locksmith services offer emergency locksmith services. With the increase in the number of accidents due to different reasons, emergency locksmith services are definitely very important.

24*7 Emergency Locksmith Everton Park are available all the time. Emergency locksmiths have to make sure that they are there to rescue people in case there is some accident or if there is any panicky situation. There is a lot going on in the world today. The number of automobiles has increased a lot in the past few decades. As the number of accidents pertaining to autos and cars has increased, it is a must that emergency locksmiths are available all the time.

In case of car accidents some times the locks may get jammed. In some situations you need to rescue the people quickly from the accident spot, and for that purpose the help of an emergency locksmith may be needed. In case there is any such situation, you must look for the 24 hour locksmith services. Find the one which is located nearest to you or the one which is the most trusted one and call them. 24 hour locksmith service is not only needed in case of road accidents. 24 hour locksmith services are also needed in case of any emergency pertaining to the car locks.

With the increasing number of car accidents and other emergencies, we definitely need 24/7 emergency locksmith. These people are there to help us in case any problem comes up. These people are able to relieve people of their pain. 24/7 emergency locksmith services can ensure safety at homes. Some times it happens that small kids may get locked in the cars while the parents are somehow not able to find the keys of the car. 24/7 emergency locksmith can help you at such a time. Emergencies come up and one has to face them. The provisions like an available locksmith can solve the problem without much hassle. Emergency locksmith is well needed in the world of today.

Doug Copp’s 10 Tips for Earthquake Safety are awesome, sweeping away what you thought you knew, and ultimately saving your life in the event of. He doesn’t mince words. Having gone through one so recently we realized that what he said is so true, and it really should be common knowledge for everyone’s safety. 

1) Most everyone who simply “ducks and covers” WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the doorjamb falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

TEN TIPS FOR EARTHQUAKE SAFETY

1) Most everyone who simply “ducks and covers” WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE are
crushed to death. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are crushed.

2) Cats, dogs and babies often naturally curl up in the fetal position. You should too in an earthquake. It is a natural safety/survival instinct. You can survive in a smaller void. Get next to an object, next to a sofa, next to a large bulky object that will compress slightly but leave a void next to it.

3) Wooden buildings are the safest type of construction to be in during an earthquake. Wood is flexible and moves with the force of the earthquake. If the wooden building does collapse, large survival voids are created. Also, the wooden building has less concentrated, crushing weight. Brick buildings will break into individual bricks. Bricks will cause many injuries but less squashed bodies than concrete slabs.

4) If you are in bed during the night and an earthquake occurs, simply roll off the bed. A safe void will exist around the bed. Hotels can achieve a much greater survival rate in earthquakes, simply by posting a sign on the back of the door of every room telling occupants to lie down on the floor, next to the bottom of the bed during an earthquake.

5) If an earthquake happens and you cannot easily escape by getting out the door or window, then lie down and curl up in the fetal position next to a sofa, or large chair.

6) Most everyone who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. How? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the doorjamb falls sideways you will be cut in half by the doorway. In either case, you will be killed!

7) Never go to the stairs. The stairs have a different “moment of frequency” (they swing separately from the main part of the building). The stairs and remainder of the building continuously bump into each other until structural failure of the stairs takes place. The people who get on stairs before they fail are chopped up by the stair treads – horribly mutilated. Even if the building doesn’t collapse, stay away from the stairs. The stairs are a likely part of the building to be damaged. Even if the stairs are not collapsed by the earthquake, they may collapse later when overloaded by fleeing people. They should always be checked for safety, even when the rest of the building is not damaged.

8) Get near the outer walls of buildings or outside of them if possible – It is much better to be near the outside of the building rather than the interior. The farther inside you are from the outside perimeter of the building the greater the probability that your escape route will be blocked;

9) People inside of their vehicles are crushed when the road above falls in an earthquake and crushes their vehicles; which is exactly what happened with the slabs between the decks of the Nimitz Freeway. The victims of the San Francisco earthquake all stayed inside of their vehicles. They were all killed. They could have easily survived by getting out and sitting or lying next to their vehicles. Everyone killed would have survived if they had been able to get out of their cars and sit or lie next to them. All the crushed cars had voids 3 feet high next to them, except for the cars that had columns fall directly across them.

10) I discovered, while crawling inside of collapsed newspaper offices and other offices with a lot of paper, that paper does not compact. Large voids are found surrounding stacks of paper.

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