September 2016

National Preparedness Month ends Today, with America's PrepareAthon!? The PrepareAthon is a grassroots campaign for action to increase community preparedness and resilience. Join others around the country to practice your preparedness! September is a time to remember and a time to prepare. Get a Kit ? Be Informed ? Make a Plan ? Learn more about National Preparedness . America’s PrepareAthon! takes a...

Is it a bird? is it a plane? Is it an aerosol? Eco-Spray cans, such as the Ben's® 30 Tick & Insect Repellent package and Natrapel® Continuous Spray, provide a continuous spray for application. The eco-friendly delivery system uses compressed air instead of chemical propellants.

On this day in 1949, Bruce Springsteen was Born in the U.S.A. (We love "Made in USA" - like our awesome Urgent First Aid Kits and Cabinets.) Arguably New Jersey's most famous native son, Springsteen's oeuvre is heavily influenced by small towns and working class families he encountered growing up. He broke out nationally with 1975's Born To Run, and became best...

While typical bystander First Aid doesn't includes anything invasive (intubation, suturing, etc.) many of our hard-core adventurists, outdoor enthusiasts, and survivalists want the equipment they need to self-care for more extreme injuries when far from help. That is why we offer the Suture Syringe Medical Kit.  Designed to fit inside the World and Smart Travel kits, but a perfect additional...

Get a Kit ? Be Informed ? Make a Plan ? FirstAidMart.com, Fema.gov, Ready.gov, and Listo.gov encourage all businesses, organizations, and individuals to join this national effort. 2016 is the 15th Anniversary of the 9/11 events. This is a time to remember those lost, and to prepare so you, your loved ones, and your community are prepared for any emergency...

I'd like to buy a vowel! Did you know that on this day the syndicated edition of Wheel of Fortune premiered? The show originally started as a (now-defunct) daytime network program in January 1975, but gained its syndicated sister show in 1983 - and that's the version that still leaves viewers shouting random letters at their televisions today. The show's current hosts Pat Sajak and Vanna...

National Preparedness Month culminates with the September 30 National PrepareAthon! Day. Twice a year, on September 30 and April 30, America’s PrepareAthon! promotes National PrepareAthon! Days to bring attention to our progress toward creating a more resilient Nation.  America’s PrepareAthon! is a national, year-round, grassroots campaign for action to increase community preparedness and resilience through hazard-specific drills, group discussions, and...

Not necessarily. An N95 mask offers more comprehensive protection that a dust mask or other facemasks – whether the situation requires it or not. An N95 mask filters out at least 95% of all airborne particulates that are .03 microns or larger. (This is were the "95" comes from!) Meaning, it protects against harmful dust, fog, smoke, mist, gases, vapors...

NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH, 2016 - - - - - - - BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Americans have been tested by trial and tragedy since our earliest days -- but year after year, no matter the hardship, we pull through and forge ahead. Fifteen years after the attacks of September 11, we reflect on...