EPISODE · Oct 16, 2025 · 9 MIN
SF's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team needs more members
from Crosscurrents · host KALW
The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused a lot of destruction. It also stirred up a lot of change. And helped create new things, like NERT, the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team. NERT started as a way to prepare for natural disasters, but it's got some problems that are man-made. Back in 2023, KALW’s Wren Farrell went out to see what role NERT might play in the city’s next big emergency.
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The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake caused a lot of destruction. It also stirred up a lot of change. And helped create new things, like NERT, the Neighborhood Emergency Response Team. NERT started as a way to prepare for natural disasters, but it's got some problems that are man-made. Back in 2023, KALW’s Wren Farrell went out to see what role NERT might play in the city’s next big emergency.
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SF's Neighborhood Emergency Response Team needs more members
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