Social Network for Emergencies to Launch in San Francisco

submitted by Samuel Bendett

emergencymgmt.com - by Lauren Katims - May 7, 2013

Disasters are scary — there’s no question about it. But as much as they cause fear, they also bring people together, connecting communities in ways that few other incidents can. Focusing on those connections, rather than the catastrophe, is the theory behind the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management’s (SFDEM) new project SF72.org, created to enhance the city’s disaster preparedness.

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