• InevitableSwing [none/use name]
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    4 months ago

    Stolen honor from Waffle House

    Context

    Waffle House Index

    The metric is unofficially used by FEMA to inform disaster response.

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    The Waffle House Index is a metric named after the ubiquitous Southern US restaurant chain Waffle House known for its 24-hour, 365-day service. Since this restaurant always remains open, it has given rise to an informal but useful metric to determine the severity of a storm and the likely scale of assistance required for disaster recovery. It was coined by former administrator Craig Fugate of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).