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Be Prepared - It's not just a motto, it's a way of life.
When disaster strikes, you rarely have much time to decide what actions to take. The best way to handle an emergency scenario is to prepare before it occurs. By spending time each year practicing your plans, you can drastically improve your response time and chances of survival. If you can involve your employer, co-workers, friends, and neighbors in the process, it can be a great community...
Are You Prepared to Help During a Natural Disaster?
It’s an unfortunate fact: following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services will not be able to meet the demand for these services. Factors such as number of victims, communication failures and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment's notice.
So, what are we to do in the event of an emergency? What...
So, what are we to do in the event of an emergency? What...
Hurricane Matthew Reminds Us: Prepare for Anything
Photo courtesy of CNN.com
It seems that every time we turn on the news, another natural disaster is impacting some part of the United States and the world. Right now, Hurricane Matthew is wreaking havoc on Haiti and is scheduled to slam into the east coast by week’s end. Are you prepared?
At least 11 deaths have been attributed to the powerful storm as it has marched across the Caribbean...
At least 11 deaths have been attributed to the powerful storm as it has marched across the Caribbean...
Preparing for Disasters: Tornadoes and Winter Storms
Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Families may not be together and you may not have access to cell phones, gas stations, grocery stores or some of the other things that you are used to having every day. By taking a few simple steps now, each of us can make sure we are better prepared for the next emergency or disaster.
Every area and every disaster is different.
5. Tornadoes
Almost every...
Every area and every disaster is different.
5. Tornadoes
Almost every...
Preparing for Disasters: Earthquakes and Hurricanes
Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Families may not be together and you may not have access to cell phones, gas stations, grocery stores or some of the other things that you are used to having every day. By taking a few simple steps now, each of us can make sure we are better prepared for the next emergency or disaster.
Every area and every disaster is different.
3. Earthquakes
Most...
Every area and every disaster is different.
3. Earthquakes
Most...
If a disaster strikes, will you be ready?
Emergencies can happen anytime, anywhere. Families may not be together and you may not have access to cell phones, gas stations, grocery stores or some of the other things that you are used to having every day. By taking a few simple steps now, each of us can make sure we are better prepared for the next emergency or disaster.
While each household is unique — young children, disabilities, pets,...
While each household is unique — young children, disabilities, pets,...
Protect Your Employees, Your Business With a Disaster Plan
All too often companies are not prepared for the impact of a natural disaster. They may view the potential for disaster as remote, believing that the images of devastation they see on television will never be close enough to witness in person.
But preparation is an essential ingredient for success that savvy business owners and top managers everywhere pay careful attention to.
Consider, for...
But preparation is an essential ingredient for success that savvy business owners and top managers everywhere pay careful attention to.
Consider, for...
Are You a Human Lab Rat?
Why buy Non-GMO Food?
Impacts on bees, birds and butterflies
Research is continuing into the impact that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have had on frogs, bees, butterflies, birds and microorganisms that live in soil and water. Monarch butterfly populations have decreased by fifty percent, and experts are exploring whether GMOs have contributed to their shrinking habitats. Colony collapse...
Impacts on bees, birds and butterflies
Research is continuing into the impact that Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) have had on frogs, bees, butterflies, birds and microorganisms that live in soil and water. Monarch butterfly populations have decreased by fifty percent, and experts are exploring whether GMOs have contributed to their shrinking habitats. Colony collapse...
7 Ways to Prevent a Home Invasion
Your home is your castle, and it should be the place you feel the safest. However, there are always going to be those people that wouldn’t mind taking what you have. Home invasions involve a robbery where you/witnesses are present during the crime.
Here are a 7 tips that might help you avoid becoming a victim.
Here are a 7 tips that might help you avoid becoming a victim.
- Lock your doors and windows. I know, common sense, but surprisingly many home...
5 Categories to Cover for Blackout Preparedness
Who turned out all the lights? Maybe a storm is raging outside and a power line is down in your neighborhood, or perhaps a transformer was overloaded at your local power station. There are many complex components that make up the power grid, and like any complex system, there are many reasons that can cause a failure. Often, the parts that make up the grid are susceptible to lightning strikes,...