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    10 Steps for Surviving an Earthquake

    I found this very interesting article written by by Doug Copp of ARTI (American Rescue Team International) the world's no.1 rescue team who invented the "Triangle of Life" methodology for surviving earthquakes.

    I have never heard of this concept 'Triangle of Life'. It makes a lot of sense and it is explained like this:

    Simply stated, when buildings collapse, the weight of the
    ceilings fall upon objects or furniture, crushing those objects and
    leaving a space or void next to them. This space is what I call the
    "triangle of life."


    The larger the object, the stronger, the less it will compact.
    The less the object compacts, the larger the void and the
    greater the probability that the person who is using this void
    for safety will not be injured. The next time you watch collapsed
    buildings, on television, count the "triangles" you see formed.
    They are everywhere. It is the most common shape, you
    will see, in a collapsed building.

    This concept certainly deserves attention.

    1) Everyone who simply "ducks and covers" WHEN BUILDINGS COLLAPSE will be crushed to death - every time, without exception. People who get under objects, like desks or cars, are always crushed.

    2) Cats, dogs and babies 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. The reason is simple: the 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 while you are watching television
    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) Everybody who gets under a doorway when buildings collapse is killed. Why? If you stand under a doorway and the doorjamb falls forward or backward you will be crushed by the ceiling above. If the door jam 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 "movement 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. They are 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 screaming, fleeing people. Maintenance should always check stairs 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 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, says the author. 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.

    Last but not least:

    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.

    For more go to their web site:
    http://www.amerrescue.org/arti_survi...htm?page=Page1
    From the website:
    Blessings,
    Yiola

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    Thanks for providing an abundance of great survival/disaster prevention info, Yiola! This list makes a lot of sense.

    Those who intend to send this list around may also want to check out the following links, since Doug is at odds with the mainstream authorities:
    http://www.cert-la.com/RejoinderToDougCopp.pdf
    http://www.bpaonline.org/Emergencypr...doug-copp.html
    http://earthquakecountry.info/dropcoverholdon/

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    Thank-you very much for your in-put Lisa. The reason I put Doug's info. out there is because, he is at odds with 'mainstream authorities'. Looking at the links you graciously provided I found that they really didn't find what he says is 'wrong' but they don't like the fact the he disagrees with their recomended proceedures.
    Furthermore, seeing that todays furniture, tables and desks are usually made out of plywood, soft woods and glass, I felt that we should explore other possibilities. The 'triangle of life' techniques just seem to make a lot of sense to me.
    Given these life or death scenarios we should all however do our own research and arrive at our own conclusions.
    Blessings,
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    Found this on bluestarprophecy.com...

    from:
    Author, Marla Petal, Ph.D., is Director of Community Mitigation Programs for GeoHazards International and Director of Bogaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute's Disaster Preparedness Education Program. Her doctoral research is on the causes of deaths in the 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake and implications of these findings for public education.

    Quote ...Apparently Copp has fooled and victimized many. Some of them were the good people at the Albuquerque Journal in New Mexico. Some of them were search and rescue volunteers and general public in Turkey. Now some of them are the recipients of Copp's "earthquake tips" circulated on the Internet. Beware of Copp and his American Rescue Organization. Many of my colleagues have briefly and summarily dismissed him. However, since this advice has been widely circulated among people wanting to protect themselves, family, friends and neighbors, I am compelled to add a detailed response...
    the rest of the very long report is here (post #13) http://www.bluestarprophecy.com/foru...-preparedness/

    and post #14 is a response about this from the American Red Cross...
    Last edited by xbusymom; 9th April 2010 at 04:01.

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    Yup, knowledge is power. Good to know our options so that we can be flexible.
    In the end, we can always count on ourselves.

    Thanks xbusymom, poor Doug...

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    This surreal video from ready.gov illustrates the importance of having your 'bug out bag' handy. Looks like they're trying to say get ready for a pole shift

    Blessings,
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    Even Fox news is telling us to get prepared.


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    Here's a site I just happened upon: http://www.thecityedition.com/2012/plan.html

    Looks like it's jam packed with info and links on disaster management!
    "Vision without action is merely a dream.
    Action without vision just passes the time.
    Vision with action can change the world." Joel Arthur Barker

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