Hypothermia and Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Cases Soar in City After Hurricane

Thu, 2012-11-29 09:35 — Mike Taylor

 

 

The number of cold-exposure cases in New York City tripled in the weeks after Hurricane Sandy struck compared with the same period in previous years, the health department reported in an alert to thousands of doctors and other health care providers on Wednesday.

And even though power and heat have been restored to most of the city, there are still thousands of people living in the cold, the department said.

Post-Sandy Statistics

Wed, 2012-11-28 23:17 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Mike Taylor

Niederhoffer Foundation/MJE Sandy Relief - by Laura Egan - November 28, 2012

• 229,526 households applied for FEMA Assistance.
• 80,000 households eligible for FEMA temporary relocation assistance/extended hotel stay.
• 800 homes currently in the program from the Rockaways, about 2500 total.
• 6,000 homes on waiting list for NYC Rapid Repairs program.
• 12,000 LIPA meters still without power in the Rockaways = 12,000 families
• 6000 homes and 600 apartment buildings estimated still without power in NYC according to a different source (both current).
• 130,000 – total population of Rockaway Peninsula.
• 2,837 – number of homes in Breezy Point severely damaged by flooding. 111 completely burned.
• 1,800 – number of rooms on the average cruise ship (during Katrina, 3 vessels obtained for 6mth pd).
• 10% - average FEMA % of families that ‘fall between the cracks’ in the system.
• 57 – number of damaged substations that needed to be repaired by LIPA (4 were in the Rockaways)
• $664M – FEMA current spending on Sandy victims ( divide by applicants = $3K per home)

MOLD Materials

Wed, 2012-11-28 02:51 — Albert Gomez

(Please see attachments below for printed materials) 

Mold & Mildew

Cleaning Up Your Flood-Damaged Home

FEMA 606/July 2007

The Problem With Mold

Mildew and molds are fungi - simple microscopic organisms that thrive anywhere there is a moist environment. Molds are a necessary part of the environment; without them, leaves would not decay and aspects of soil enrichment could not take place. It is their ability to destroy organic materials that makes mold a problem for people.

Mildew (mold in its early stages) and molds grow on wood products, ceiling tiles, cardboard, wallpaper, carpets, drywall, fabric, plants, foods, insulation, decaying leaves and other organic materials. Mold colonies can start to grow on a damp surface within 24 to 48 hours. They reproduce via spores - tiny, lightweight ìseedsî- that travel through the air. Molds digest organic material, eventually destroying the material they grow on, and then spread to destroy adjacent organic material. In addition to the damage molds can cause in your home, they can also cause mild to severe health problems. See the Health Problems From Mold section to check for possible mold related health problems.

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Resilience Education - NY

Wed, 2012-11-28 01:56 — Albert Gomez

The mission of the Resilience Education working group is to study resilience education needs and implement resilience education programs in the Rockaways and more broadly in New York.  The Resilience Education working group is starting with the provision of a centralized online location for archiving education documents and video based on health, safety and mold remediation for training best practices to contractors, volunteers, building owners, and residents, who will be operating in post-Sandy effected areas of New York.

Rockaway Mass Feeding Issues Discussion Points

Tue, 2012-11-27 18:54 — drvroeg

A draft of mass feeding issues discussion points for consideration.

Army Field Kitchens

Tue, 2012-11-27 18:52 — drvroeg

A review of Army Field Kitchen Capacity

Mobile Kitchens

Tue, 2012-11-27 18:51 — drvroeg

Donated Relief Housing from AirBnB ~ Awesomeness!!!

Tue, 2012-11-27 17:06 — LuLu2012

https://www.airbnb.com/wishlists/donated-sandy-housing

Health Initiative Foundation Inc. via Steve Anderson's FB page

Tue, 2012-11-27 11:49 — LuLu2012

Ok People here’s the deal

Yesterdays meetings were addressing the lack actual help getting to all the communities in the effected areas efficiently and bypassing the NGO’s who have dug in, come and gone leaving in their wake a false sense to outsiders that everything is resolved. 

It’s not.

Petition to set up FEMA Emergency Housing in the Rockaways

Tue, 2012-11-27 11:19 — LuLu2012

https://www.change.org/petitions/set-up-fema-emergency-alternative-housing-in-the-rockaways-now?utm_campaign=share_button_action_box&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=2254466

FOOD TRUCK Update for TODAY - November 27th, 2012

Tue, 2012-11-27 09:54 — LuLu2012

food truck

“Make a difference about something other than yourselves.”- Toni Morrison

Third Wave Volunteers develop a Tree Initiative and Study in the Rockaways.

Tue, 2012-11-27 00:52 — Albert Gomez

One of the areas in the study:

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http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/images/header_graphic_usgsIdentifier_white.jpg

Geology of National Parks, 3D and Photographic Tours

http://3dparks.wr.usgs.gov/nyc/parks/loc69.htm

69. Breezy Point (Gateway National Recreation Area)

Had you planned a visit to Breezy Point before the Civil War you would have been in for a surprise. It did not exist! All the land west of the vicinity of Jacob Riis Park has formed within a little more than a century (Figure 184). This is largely because of the construction of a groin field to protect the beaches at Fort Tilden, and the placement of the Breezy Point jetty to prevent the filling of Rockaway Inlet. The sand has been contributed naturally by the westward longshore drift along the south shore of Long Island, particularly the Rockaway barrier island and sources offshore.

A Tale of Two Sandy's: "Miracle on 26th Street" and the Invisible Victims of Hurricane Sandy via Huffington Post

Mon, 2012-11-26 15:57 — LuLu2012

 

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair..."

ASPCA Opened a Temporary Emergency Pet Boarding Facility

Mon, 2012-11-26 15:39 — LuLu2012

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the ASPCA has opened a temporary, emergency pet boarding facility. Pet owners who are currently unable to care for their animals due to Hurricane Sandy can place them in this temporary boarding facility, now through Monday, December 17. Intake hours are 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. 
You can visit your pet daily and pick up at any time!
Call the hotline to schedule: (347) 573-1561

~ via Rockaway 100th Precinct Community Affairs

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