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Tsunami Warnings in Hawaii today ***
Saturday, February 27th, 2010To all of our account holders who live in Hawaii or American Samoa or have family or friends in Hawaii or anywhere along the Pacific Ocean:
“Weatherproof” from the Weather Channel
Monday, February 22nd, 2010This looks like a promising show from The Weather Channel where they test products made for extreme weather to see if they are up to the task. This should help with your disaster preparedness. Check out a preview here:
Weatherproof, from The Weather Channel
As usual, you can get more information on creating a Family Disaster Plan [...]
Evacuations in Southern California
Tuesday, February 9th, 2010Officials issued evacuation orders for 541 homes on the hillsides of La Canada Flintridge and La Cresenta, telling residents to be out of their homes by 10 a.m. Tuesday
What can we learn from the earthquake in Haiti?
Friday, January 15th, 2010I want to encourage all of you to take a moment, look around your house, and think about what you would do without any infrastructure for 3 or 4 days.
California wildfires, be prepared and survive!
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009I saw a video of a man on his mobile phone breaking the news to his wife that their house was destroyed…in fact that their whole block was destroyed.
DC Train Crash
Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009You never know when tragedy will strike…we all hope it will never happen to us, but the reality is…it happens to someone each and every day.
Who’s responsible for what?
Friday, May 8th, 2009The questions that I posed at the conclusion of the last blog were about drawing the line between personal responsibility, and governmental responsibility as it pertains to disaster response. In my mind, the distinction is pretty clear.
During the initial response, during the event and the first 24 to 72 hours afterward, the local, county, [...]
Tornadoes, Floods, and Hurricanes in 2009
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009For those of us in the preparedness business the Months of April, May, and June are significant. There is considerable potential for flooding as the spring thaw hits the middle of the country, tornado frequency peaks in tornado alley in May, and the Atlantic Hurricane season begins in June. So this is when we step [...]
