

“This is real stuff, and it’s incredibly important.Searching another stylish 2D brawler besides Super Smash Bros. For support, visit the Another Indie Discord server. System requirements Game support This wiki is not used for game support. In Drill Man Rumble, players battle against one another in different arenas using drills. “This is a very likely scenario,” he said. Drill Man Rumble is an action party game developed by Hunter Studio and published by Another Indie / Neon Doctrine. Newsom pointed to a Web site,, with disaster tips and resources. Much of the federal Homeland Security money has gone to training and coordination.Īfter his tour, Schwarzenegger deemed it “a fantastic exercise.” He encouraged the public to prepare to be without help for 72 hours. Little money has come in to make the radio systems compatible, but local agencies have worked closer on regional disaster plans. In some cases, they also use different fire equipment hoses from one area need adapters to hook up to hydrants in another. In the Bay Area, for instance, police and fire agencies use incompatible radio systems. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center focused attention on the need for local disaster response agencies to fix long-standing communication problems - both political and technological. We need to do it more.”įailures uncovered after the Sept. “You have no idea how much this means for this to take place. “We’re slowly and methodically making sure the (emergency) leaders are talking to each other,” said San Francisco Assistant Deputy Fire Chief Tom Siragusa. Arnold Schwarzenegger, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and a bevy of official brass toured the area. They peered down with camera probes and sensitive audio gear to look and listen for trapped bodies, barely slowing as Gov. Firefighters took pains to plot a rescue strategy, then dug, drilled and lifted concrete to get to the faux injured, using ram bars, air bags and blocking equipment to lift and stabilize the concrete. The Treasure Island exercise began at 8:30 a.m. Only this year did the federal agency allow states to use the money to train for natural disasters, state officials said. But the past two focused on terrorism scenarios. The annual statewide exercise began in 2004, funded through federal Homeland Security grants. Federal Homeland Security officials and state emergency workers also took part. Months in the making, the statewide exercise began Wednesday with a 24-hour office drill among local agencies, hospitals and others to test regional coordination. “It’s as close to the real deal as you can get,” said San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White.

That scenario, they said, could fell 37,000 buildings, kill nearly 5,000 people and injure thousands more while forcing damaged hospitals to shut down. Unaware of the situation when they arrived, they later faced sudden surprises - a nearby building fire, a sudden loss of water.Įmergency officials modeled the drill on the effect of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake on today’s urban landscape. Firefighters from Alameda and Contra Costa counties joined their counterparts from San Francisco, Marin and Santa Clara counties.
