Data Report

Extra Safety Tips often overlooked & not mentioned enough
during Natural Disasters and Disaster Recovery (including Ice Storms)

Source1. Masked Man

SUMMARY:
Extra precautions not mentioned enough by those planning on staying safe during Ice Storm 2026

Don't overlook or neglect the importance of not getting hurt or sick while dealing with disaster...

No matter what:

*don't fall
*Don't get hurt, injured, or have any accidents
*Try to prevent getting sick from others by wearing n95 mask and taking precautions to prevent airborne Illness and airborne disease

If you get sick you won't be much good to anybody and this storm may last a week while the recovery from it might last longer! I say these precautions should apply to first responders/those who work in emergency as well as anybody. This is precisely the time you don't want to get sick or spread illness.

LINK: pending

COMMENT:
There's plenty of advice about taking precautions against the cold so in addiction to those precautions, don't let your guard down and fuel an illness outbreak or get hurt because then you defeat the whole purpose and you might make what is already an emergency situation worse.

P.S. Think of an illness, fever, a high temperature, an infection from a virus as an 'inner storm'.. a storm occurring within your own body and brain. You do the math and imagine at a time like this getting sick in few days + extreme temperature + no electricity = extreme discomfort, pure suffering, misery, and dangerous not to mention being a burden to oneself and others and making someone close to you sick as well.

I very much doubt viruses are on winter vacation as everyone huddles together for more warmth.

Some of you may want to add to your Safety list:
Additional Safety tips and things to avoid during states of emergency:

"no drinking" and "no recreational drugs".

You don't want inebriated people around during states of emergency. Drunk people  aren't helpful. People who drink often forget themselves , lose boundaries and social inhibitions .. same goes for those on recreational drugs.

You want to have clarity and sobriety on your side to survive disasters such as ice storms.

People on recreational drugs or drunk people are actually quite dangerous to be around in states of emergency. According to a firefighter and first responder I know, he said there's nothing worse than having to go attend to some inebriated drunken person or a druggie at a time like this.

SUMMARY - An outbreak of measles that has infected twenty-four children threatens the nation of Nepal's chances of officially eliminating the disease from their country. The outbreak marks the first time since June 2023 that the disease was officially located inside of their country.

LINK - https://kathmandupost.com/health/2026/01/26/measles-resurges-in-malangwa-of-sarlahi-seven-test-positive-for-deadly-virus

SUMMARY - Six are dead and three hundred infected as a measles outbreak spreads in Jebel Marra in southwestern Sudan. Other outbreaks in the country are addressed in the article as well.

LINK - https://www.dabangasudan.org/en/all-news/article/measles-outbreak-ravages-children-in-darfurs-jebel-marra-dengue-fever-malaria-emerge-in-sudan-capital

Oregon: Measles case confirmed in Clark County.

Source of information.

1. OPB.

https://www.opb.org/article/2026/01/24/clark-county-measles-case/

Two cases of pediatric measles reported in Jacksonville (Video).

Source of information.

1. Spot On Florida.

https://spotonflorida.com/northeast-florida/5939494/two-cases-of-pediatric-measles-reported.html