Rapidly moving debris and landslides can injure people, disrupt utilities, damage homes and other buildings, and block transportation corridors and transit rails, impacting both commuters and people who need to evacuate. They pose an acute threat to the safety of those who live or who are using roadways below them. The placement of roads in valleys or along the sides of slopes and roads themselves can destabilize slopes over the long term.
Community members may have fewer resources to recover in the aftermath of debris flows. Renters can have limited control over whether or when their housing may be repaired or rebuilt. Communities can be more likely to experience challenges during disasters, especially if they also lack access to transportation, lack access to cell phone or internet service, or face language barriers.
Fixit Clinics are fun community-based workshops where neighbors, friends, and families work collectively to learn how to repair broken items. We’ll provide a workspace, specialty tools, and volunteer Fixit Coaches to help you troubleshoot and provide routine maintenance to your household items and appliances! Register at https://bit.ly/itemcheckin.
Interested in being a Fixit Coach?
It’s easy! Provide participants with 1) guidance on tools and 2) encouragement to investigate their broken item. Let them talk about how they used it and how it broke. That often provides valuable hints as to what’s wrong. See how much you can do without actually handling the item. Empower the item’s owner to do the troubleshooting and disassembly. Register to be a Fixit Coach here.
This event is hosted in partnership with the San Mateo County Libraries.
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