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Today SFFD members conducted a training exercise that involved rescue swimmers, rescue boat operators, and rescue water craft personnel to simulate a water rescue. Things to know before going near the water. What is a sneaker wave? A sneaker wave is a large, unexpected wave that surges much farther...

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Riptides can roll in at any given moment. When two waves cross like that on the beach, never go in or near the water. Lifeguards are incredibly brave people, risking their lives for minimal pay. An old saying in Hawaii- “Do not turn your back to the Ocean.” A large wave can come without warning knocking people off their feet and sweeping them away into the ocean. 😳 The ocean is not to be messed with. 💯💯
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Riptides can roll in at any given moment. When two waves cross like that on the beach, never go in or near the water. Lifeguards are incredibly brave people, risking their lives for minimal pay. An old saying in Hawaii- “Do not turn your back to the Ocean.” A large wave can come without warning knocking people off their feet and sweeping them away into the ocean. 😳 The ocean is not to be messed with. 💯💯

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The footage shows a person jumping into the water in a place not intended for swimming. When he tries to climb out onto the coastal rocks, he encounters one of the most dangerous phenomena of the Black Sea-a powerful surf wave capable of throwing a person back into the water in a matter of seconds.Due to the combination of steep rocky shores, strong currents, and an unstable wave system, the Black Sea is considered one of the most unpredictable: it features everything from small capillary ripples to heavy gravity waves and sudden breaking surf that can easily knock someone off balance and drain their strength. Even experienced swimmers can become trapped: waves pull them back in, and attempts to climb out over wet rocks carry a high risk of injury. It is precisely these conditions that cause.
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The footage shows a person jumping into the water in a place not intended for swimming. When he tries to climb out onto the coastal rocks, he encounters one of the most dangerous phenomena of the Black Sea-a powerful surf wave capable of throwing a person back into the water in a matter of seconds.Due to the combination of steep rocky shores, strong currents, and an unstable wave system, the Black Sea is considered one of the most unpredictable: it features everything from small capillary ripples to heavy gravity waves and sudden breaking surf that can easily knock someone off balance and drain their strength. Even experienced swimmers can become trapped: waves pull them back in, and attempts to climb out over wet rocks carry a high risk of injury. It is precisely these conditions that cause.

The Day Warrior

394,938 views • 7 months ago

In this incredible demonstration from the Maritime Technical and Safety Institute in Japan, a large wave tank uses many synchronized wave-generating devices to create visible symbols and patterns on the surface of the water. Each paddle produces a small wave, but when many waves are emitted at specific timings, amplitudes, and phases, they begin to overlap. Where the wave crests reinforce one another, the water rises. Where a crest meets a trough, the motion cancels out. This is called interference, and it is one of the most fundamental principles of wave physics. By controlling the phase relationship between many individual wave sources, researchers can shape the surface of the water into temporary patterns, symbols, and directional flows. In other words, the visible image is not “drawn” onto the water. It emerges from the mathematics of waves interacting with one another. This is the same underlying principle behind acoustics, cymatics, ocean modeling, signal processing, holography, and even the way complex field patterns arise throughout nature. A single wave carries motion, but many waves, when organized in relationship, create structure. This is why water is such a powerful medium for understanding resonance. It makes invisible dynamics visible and shows us that form can emerge from rhythm, timing, frequency, and relational coherence. At a deeper level, this demonstration reveals something profound about reality itself… Patterns appear when many small movements become synchronized enough to behave as one field. The ocean, sound, light, and even the nervous system all do this, because life is vibrational in nature… Did this expand your perception?
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In this incredible demonstration from the Maritime Technical and Safety Institute in Japan, a large wave tank uses many synchronized wave-generating devices to create visible symbols and patterns on the surface of the water. Each paddle produces a small wave, but when many waves are emitted at specific timings, amplitudes, and phases, they begin to overlap. Where the wave crests reinforce one another, the water rises. Where a crest meets a trough, the motion cancels out. This is called interference, and it is one of the most fundamental principles of wave physics. By controlling the phase relationship between many individual wave sources, researchers can shape the surface of the water into temporary patterns, symbols, and directional flows. In other words, the visible image is not “drawn” onto the water. It emerges from the mathematics of waves interacting with one another. This is the same underlying principle behind acoustics, cymatics, ocean modeling, signal processing, holography, and even the way complex field patterns arise throughout nature. A single wave carries motion, but many waves, when organized in relationship, create structure. This is why water is such a powerful medium for understanding resonance. It makes invisible dynamics visible and shows us that form can emerge from rhythm, timing, frequency, and relational coherence. At a deeper level, this demonstration reveals something profound about reality itself… Patterns appear when many small movements become synchronized enough to behave as one field. The ocean, sound, light, and even the nervous system all do this, because life is vibrational in nature… Did this expand your perception?

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⚠️ BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT ISSUED FOR SAN FRANCISCO COASTLINE ⚠️ The National Weather Service warns of dangerous ocean conditions throughout the weekend due to strong northern winds generating rough surf, powerful rip currents, longshore currents, and sneaker waves. 🌊 Stay off rocks and jetties 🌊 Never turn your back on the ocean 🌊 Keep a safe distance from the water’s edge Dangerous conditions will impact beaches and water activities across the region. Use extreme caution if visiting the coast. #SanFrancisco #BeachHazards #SneakerWaves #RipCurrent
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⚠️ BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT ISSUED FOR SAN FRANCISCO COASTLINE ⚠️ The National Weather Service warns of dangerous ocean conditions throughout the weekend due to strong northern winds generating rough surf, powerful rip currents, longshore currents, and sneaker waves. 🌊 Stay off rocks and jetties 🌊 Never turn your back on the ocean 🌊 Keep a safe distance from the water’s edge Dangerous conditions will impact beaches and water activities across the region. Use extreme caution if visiting the coast. #SanFrancisco #BeachHazards #SneakerWaves #RipCurrent

SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA

14,485 views • 4 months ago

A lot of people in NYC are praising Mayor Mamdani for allowing them to go to their closest fire stations and request a fire hydrant spray cap that the firefighters will come turn on and then the kids and adults can play in the water and cool off and they don’t waste water either.
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A lot of people in NYC are praising Mayor Mamdani for allowing them to go to their closest fire stations and request a fire hydrant spray cap that the firefighters will come turn on and then the kids and adults can play in the water and cool off and they don’t waste water either.

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A group of migrants in the water at Wissant in France, attempt to take a lifeguard’s rescue board so they can reach a vessel heading for the English Channel crossing. A rescue board is there to save lives, not to facilitate a crossing. If people are willing to seize emergency rescue equipment before they’ve even reached the UK, what does that say about the situation we’re facing? Watch the video and make up your own mind. #Wissant #EnglishChannel #SmallBoats #BorderSecurity #UK
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A group of migrants in the water at Wissant in France, attempt to take a lifeguard’s rescue board so they can reach a vessel heading for the English Channel crossing. A rescue board is there to save lives, not to facilitate a crossing. If people are willing to seize emergency rescue equipment before they’ve even reached the UK, what does that say about the situation we’re facing? Watch the video and make up your own mind. #Wissant #EnglishChannel #SmallBoats #BorderSecurity #UK

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The ocean off Cabo does not care how good of a swimmer you are and this video is proof - this guy jumped off the boat and that current grabbed him and made the swim back feel like it lasted a lifetime. You can see him fighting to get back and it is not until you watch it that you realize just how fast the water can take you somewhere you never planned to go. And let us not forget Cabo is known for shark activity in those waters - a rope, a float, anything thrown in the water at that moment could have been the difference between a story he tells and one nobody ever hears. The current alone was dangerous enough but being that far from the boat in open ocean water with everything swimming beneath the surface is a completely different level of risk that most people never think about until it is too late. Glad he made it back. Are you a good swimmer? That one could have gone a whole different direction.

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That refreshing matka water could turn risky if hygiene is ignored! Without daily care, your healthy habit might turn into a health hazard. Watch the video to know and follow 3 simple steps can help you keep the water clean, safe, and perfectly cool! #MatkaWater #EarthenPotCare #SummerTips #EcoFriendlyLiving #CleanWater [Matka water, clean drinking water, how to clean matka, earthen pot safety, summer hydration tips]

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Swept away by the raging Kern River, a woman is found clinging to the underside of a cliff. Newly released aerial footage captures the dramatic rescue after the woman was carried downstream by the fast-moving current in California. Rescuers spotted her partially submerged, hanging on beneath a rock, before pulling off a life-saving rescue. Officials warn the Kern River is extremely dangerous, with powerful currents, icy water, and hidden hazards that can overwhelm even experienced swimmers.

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1,360,724 views • 1 month ago

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For $85 you can go kayaking in the LA River All kayakers must sign a waiver that covers water illness from the LA River water because the water frequently tests positive for E. coli and other bacteria linked to human waste from the homeless “Did you know you can go kayaking in the LA River? — It's disgusting, I know” The company instructs people to - Don’t swallow water or put your hands to your face. - Don’t dunk your head. - Stay out if you have open cuts, are immunocompromised, or are very young/old. - Rinse off with soap after you get off the river. - Check the day’s status before you go You have to check the days status incase the water is at an elevated bacteria level

Wall Street Apes

46,481 views • 22 days ago

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Trump: Do you ever go into a new home where you have a shower where the water doesn't come out of the shower head? They put a restrictor on. I took all the restrictors off. I took them off. I've had the experience. I take a shower. I want that beautiful head of hair to be nice and wet. Lather. I want it to be lathered beautifully. And I get the best stuff you can buy and I dump it all over and I'm, and then I turn on the water and the damn water drips out takes me, I can't get this stuff out of my hair, it’s a horrible thing. No, it's terrible. You turn on the sink and the faucet, you turn it and no water, practically no water comes. So you leave your hands under there. You're trying to get the water. Isn't that terrible? And these are areas that have a lot of water where they don't know what to do with it. It goes out to sea and we'll turn it back on

Headquarters

1,472,523 views • 2 years ago

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A fisherman at Santa Monica Pier hooked what is believed to be a juvenile shark and whatever was on the other end of that line had no interest in losing - the force of it pulled him up and over the railing and straight into the water below. This is exactly why people need to understand that the Pacific Ocean off Southern California is active shark territory right now and has been all summer. You feel that kind of pull on your line the smartest move is to cut it and walk away - no catch is worth going over a pier railing into water where a great white could be circling. Could you have remained calm in this situation? They better move a lot faster next time because the ocean does not give second chances.

Tony Lane 🇺🇸

50,843 views • 2 months ago

A busted pipe can do thousands of dollars in damage while you’re waiting on somebody to come save you. So today I taught the boys something every future homeowner should know: where your water main is and how to shut the water off. Ours required a water meter valve key, so they learned how to find it, use the tool, and shut the water down in an emergency. You can still call the plumber. 😂 But you don’t have to let water flood your house while you wait for him to get there.
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A busted pipe can do thousands of dollars in damage while you’re waiting on somebody to come save you. So today I taught the boys something every future homeowner should know: where your water main is and how to shut the water off. Ours required a water meter valve key, so they learned how to find it, use the tool, and shut the water down in an emergency. You can still call the plumber. 😂 But you don’t have to let water flood your house while you wait for him to get there.

King Randall, I.

36,907 views • 17 hours ago

Camel, the amazing desert superanimal Camels don't just have adaptations that help them survive heat, they have adaptations that help them thrive and rule the deserts. ✓ You're more likely to encounter a venomous snake than a non-venomous one in many desert environments. Camels have some degree of resistance to snake venom. Coincidence? ✓ Camels have long eyelashes and bushy eyebrows which protect their eyes from blowing sand and sun glare ✓ They have third transparent eyelid which acts like a windshield wiper; camel can still see while keeping sand out ✓ They have narrow slit-like nostrils that can close completely to keep sand out during storms. ✓ They have humps which can store fat for future use. 1kg of fat stores in the hump can provide about 1kg of water and energy when metabolised. So, they can stay for long without water. ✓ Their urine is concentrated and syrupy. This minimizes water loss. ✓ They can drink up to 100L to 200L in just 3 minutes. This means they can rapidly rehydrate when they come upon water. ✓ While humans can die at 12-15% body-weight water loss, camels can tolerate 20-30%. ✓ They have thick, leathery knee pads which makes it easy for them to kneel on the hot desert sand. They can kneel on a sand that's up to 70°C hot without getting burned. ✓ They have wide, cushioned feet, which makes it easy for them to spread their weight and walk on sand without sinking. ✓ They have thick and tough lips that makes it easy for them to eat thorny desert plants. These and many more makes them the rulers of desert. Camels are amazing creatures.
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Camel, the amazing desert superanimal Camels don't just have adaptations that help them survive heat, they have adaptations that help them thrive and rule the deserts. ✓ You're more likely to encounter a venomous snake than a non-venomous one in many desert environments. Camels have some degree of resistance to snake venom. Coincidence? ✓ Camels have long eyelashes and bushy eyebrows which protect their eyes from blowing sand and sun glare ✓ They have third transparent eyelid which acts like a windshield wiper; camel can still see while keeping sand out ✓ They have narrow slit-like nostrils that can close completely to keep sand out during storms. ✓ They have humps which can store fat for future use. 1kg of fat stores in the hump can provide about 1kg of water and energy when metabolised. So, they can stay for long without water. ✓ Their urine is concentrated and syrupy. This minimizes water loss. ✓ They can drink up to 100L to 200L in just 3 minutes. This means they can rapidly rehydrate when they come upon water. ✓ While humans can die at 12-15% body-weight water loss, camels can tolerate 20-30%. ✓ They have thick, leathery knee pads which makes it easy for them to kneel on the hot desert sand. They can kneel on a sand that's up to 70°C hot without getting burned. ✓ They have wide, cushioned feet, which makes it easy for them to spread their weight and walk on sand without sinking. ✓ They have thick and tough lips that makes it easy for them to eat thorny desert plants. These and many more makes them the rulers of desert. Camels are amazing creatures.

Arojinle

68,168 views • 9 months ago

ALERT: Teen slams into a rock after trying to illegally jump off a famous San Diego cliff and comes up just a bit short. A 17-year-old decided to jump off Sunset Cliffs into the ocean while a crowd watched him slam into the ledge of the rocks and had to be rescued from the water. San Diego Fire-Rescue responded to the incident as well and transported the teen to a hospital; his injuries are unknown. Municipal codes prohibit jumping or diving into the Pacific Ocean or Mission Bay from any natural or human-made point connected to land that is more than five feet above the water.
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ALERT: Teen slams into a rock after trying to illegally jump off a famous San Diego cliff and comes up just a bit short. A 17-year-old decided to jump off Sunset Cliffs into the ocean while a crowd watched him slam into the ledge of the rocks and had to be rescued from the water. San Diego Fire-Rescue responded to the incident as well and transported the teen to a hospital; his injuries are unknown. Municipal codes prohibit jumping or diving into the Pacific Ocean or Mission Bay from any natural or human-made point connected to land that is more than five feet above the water.

E X X ➠A L E R T S

2,883,844 views • 1 month ago

This is exactly their problem. Sikh people go there and set up langars and during the yatras no one go to their hotels. That is why they set fire in a langar hall . They turn off the taps so that no one can drink water there and buy from them. This is their only issue .
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This is exactly their problem. Sikh people go there and set up langars and during the yatras no one go to their hotels. That is why they set fire in a langar hall . They turn off the taps so that no one can drink water there and buy from them. This is their only issue .

Ishwar Pal Singh Toor

29,855 views • 3 months ago

VICTIM RESCUED AFTER 7-HOUR TECHNICAL CLIFF RESCUE AT DEAD MAN’S POINT SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Fire Department has completed a 7-hour technical cliff rescue at Dead Man’s Point in Land’s End, Presidio. As a United States Coast Guard helicopter arrived, dense fog returned, making air rescue unsafe. With the cliff perch becoming increasingly unstable, SFFD rescue technicians developed a controlled plan with the victim in mind. The victim slid down the cliff face in a controlled descent and landed on the shoreline sustaining minor injuries. SFFD rescue swimmers were staged in the water and immediately assisted the adult victim through heavy surf to a waiting SFFD rescue boat. Rescue swimmer Paramedics evaluated and treated the victim who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One SFFD rescue swimmer sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the emergency room. The firefighter is expected to make a full recovery. This rescue was conducted in extreme terrain and severe weather. Crews faced: - Steep cliffside terrain with loose, unstable rock - Unstable cliffside/perch that deteriorated during the operation, creating a fall hazard for the victim and rescuers - Dense fog and changing weather that reduced visibility to near zero and repeatedly grounded air operations - Heavy brush limiting access and anchor points - Challenging surf conditions on the shoreline during extraction SFFD thanks all partner agencies for their support during this complex incident: San Francisco Police Department drone unit, United States Park Police, United States Coast Guard, and all collaborating agencies.
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VICTIM RESCUED AFTER 7-HOUR TECHNICAL CLIFF RESCUE AT DEAD MAN’S POINT SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The San Francisco Fire Department has completed a 7-hour technical cliff rescue at Dead Man’s Point in Land’s End, Presidio. As a United States Coast Guard helicopter arrived, dense fog returned, making air rescue unsafe. With the cliff perch becoming increasingly unstable, SFFD rescue technicians developed a controlled plan with the victim in mind. The victim slid down the cliff face in a controlled descent and landed on the shoreline sustaining minor injuries. SFFD rescue swimmers were staged in the water and immediately assisted the adult victim through heavy surf to a waiting SFFD rescue boat. Rescue swimmer Paramedics evaluated and treated the victim who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One SFFD rescue swimmer sustained minor, non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to the emergency room. The firefighter is expected to make a full recovery. This rescue was conducted in extreme terrain and severe weather. Crews faced: - Steep cliffside terrain with loose, unstable rock - Unstable cliffside/perch that deteriorated during the operation, creating a fall hazard for the victim and rescuers - Dense fog and changing weather that reduced visibility to near zero and repeatedly grounded air operations - Heavy brush limiting access and anchor points - Challenging surf conditions on the shoreline during extraction SFFD thanks all partner agencies for their support during this complex incident: San Francisco Police Department drone unit, United States Park Police, United States Coast Guard, and all collaborating agencies.

SAN FRANCISCO FIRE DEPARTMENT MEDIA

30,833 views • 3 months ago