Communicating During an Emergency
An important part of all emergency preparedness is communication. When a natural disaster strikes, your first instinct will be to call family and friends to check on their whereabouts and condition. If...
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Why A Family Emergency Plan is Essential
There’s one thing more frightening than all natural disasters and unexpected events combined—the belief that none of them will happen to you. While there’s no need for excessive alarm, today’s reality...
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5 Tips to Conduct Your Emergency Preparedness Inventory
Earthquakes. Hurricanes. Volcanic eruptions. Swarms of crop-killing pests. Yes, these disasters do occasionally pop up as our friends on the East Coast know all too well. In the wake of Hurricane...
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Tornado Preparation Tips
The Wizard of Oz gave us technicolor, Dorothy and Toto, and “there’s no place like home.” It also gave a few of us nightmares about flying monkeys and green witches, as well as a good look at why...
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Networking: The Best Survival Tool
Yes, it is extremely important to prepare as best you can for a natural disaster, to have at least a 72- hour kit, to have a fire-escape plan, to know how to purify water. All of this will be...
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5 Tips for Determining the Best Meeting Place During a Disaster
There’s a giant storm coming your way. Your kids are at school and your spouse is at work. What do you do? Have a plan in advance! In the event that something happens, an emergency preparedness plan...
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Pets and Your Family Emergency Plan
When I was 10 years old, I came home one day to find my parents playing with a German shepherd puppy. German shepherds, as you probably are already picturing in your mind, have that ever alert, Rin...
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Evacuation Planning
There are many different types of emergency situations that your family can face. Depending on where you live, there is the possibility that certain disasters could force you to evacuate from your...
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Adding First Aid Supplies to your Preparedness Plan
Once you have built up your emergency food supply, a good next step is to begin to assemble a first aid kit. Whether you are dealing with a natural disaster, severe weather, or simply a power outage;...
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Receiving Weather Alerts – A Prepardness Must.
Before you can decide on a plan of action during a natural disaster, you will first need information on the overall affected regions and information on what is and isn’t safe. If you live in an area...
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