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Disaster & Survival Forum
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National PrepareAthon
Do your #weekend plans include making an #emergency kit? This Saturday is the Spring National PrepareAthon. Get Ready - we have everything you need for Emergency Disaster Survival Preparedness!
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We've gone ORANGE! #OrangeforSafety #NWZAW
The Team at FirstAidMart.com went ORANGE to Support @ATSSAtraffic / @ATSSAHQ for Go Orange Day during National Work Zone Awareness Week! (of course, our website and many products already WERE orange, but we joined in to show our support!)
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Disaster Preparedness and Your Supply Chain
Business Preparedness, while encompassing all the same basics as individual preparedness has its own special additional considerations.
? CDC Foundation’s New Business Pulse Focuses on Workplace Safety
? National Preparedness Small Business Webinar Series
? Tools for a Disaster Prepared Business
? Get Your Business Ready For Any Kind of Disaster with Free Preparedness Month Webinar Series
? Safety Pays! How Businesses Can Save Their Bottom Line
? Workplace Safety Investment means Higher Profits
Disaster Preparedness & Your Supply Chain Webinar
WHAT: Free SBA/Agility webinar on “Disaster Preparedness & Your Supply Chain”
WHEN: Tuesday, April 12th, 2016 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM EDT
HOW: Register at http://tinyurl.com/gutbvnh
Most organizations know supply chain vulnerability poses a threat to their operations, yet few take proactive steps to mitigate that risk or enhance the preparedness of partners. In fact, many organizations may not consider some of the most vulnerable parts of their supply chain as partners at all.
Businesses can protect against disruptions and the impact on the bottom line by adding supply chain redundancy, performing collaborative test exercises, and simply working with their partners to develop a disaster preparedness strategy. Even if your organization doesn't rely on a long list of vendors & suppliers to create goods and perform services, this critical step in developing a comprehensive business continuity strategy can have far reaching implications during a disaster.
Join the US Small Business Administration and co-sponsor Agility Recovery as we discuss strategies and best practices for enhancing your own organization's preparedness by engaging suppliers, vendors and partners in the process.
The SBA has partnered with Agility to offer business continuity strategies through its “PrepareMyBusiness” website. Visit www.preparemybusiness.org to access previous webinars and for additional preparedness tips.
The FEMA Private Sector Division partners with SBA and Agility Recovery to make the monthly "Prepare My Business" webinars available to our e-bulletin subscribers. This information does not represent an endorsement by FEMA of any commercial or private sector issues, products, or services.
To contact the FEMA Private Sector Division, email FEMA-Private-Sector@FEMA.dhs.gov.
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Drought
So often we think about emergency preparedness and disaster as sudden, cataclysmic events, but they aren't always so.
The California Drought (well really the entire western US) spells disaster for the whole nation - and in fact is already and will continue to have global impact.
The western US States, and particularly California a vital to the food supply of the nation and the planet. California is the world’s 5th largest supplier of food, cotton fiber and other agricultural commodities in the world. This current drought has forced California farmers and ranchers have been forced to cut back the amount of water they use drastically.
This is not going away. A new Department of the Interior report released Tuesday shows that water supplies across the West are at an increased risk because of climate change.
Projections by the U.S. government say stream flow could decrease across the Colorado and Rio Grande river basins by as much as 27 percent over the next century - this is where the majority of non-snowmelt water in the West comes from.
Learn more:
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FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards
Apply for FEMA Individual and Community Preparedness Awards...
That's right - awards from FEMA for doing what your should already be doing!
Individual and Community Preparedness Awards highlight innovative local practices and achievements by individuals and organizations that made outstanding contributions toward making their communities safer, better prepared, and more resilient.
To be considered for this year’s awards, all submissions must be received by March 28, 2016, at 11:59 p.m. EDT, and they must feature program activities between January 1, 2015, and March 28, 2016. Submit applications to citizencorps@fema.dhs.gov.
Award categories include:
• Outstanding Citizen Corps Council
• Community Preparedness Champions
• Awareness to Action
• Technological Innovation
• Outstanding Achievement in Youth Preparedness
• Preparing the Whole Community
• Outstanding Inclusive Initiatives in Emergency Management (new category)
• Outstanding Private Sector Initiatives (new category)
• Outstanding Community Emergency Response Team Initiatives
• Outstanding Citizen Corps Partner Program
• America’s PrepareAthon! in Action (new category)Go here to download the application, and to read the application guidance.
Visit Ready.Gov for more information
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Preparing for Emergencies: A Legal Perspective
Whether it’s taking steps toward a healthier lifestyle, preventing diseases, or preparing for an emergency or natural disaster, public law is an important tool to promote and protect public health. Find out how CDC’s Public Health Law Program (PHLP) helps to keep communities safer and healthier.
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Spring Weather Risks to Watch and Prepare For
Businesses have special preparedness needs. Not only do business owners and managers needs to be concerned with their own safety and well-being, they must also consider safe preparations for their employees and visitors/guests, and must further consider plans for rapid return to "business as usual" after a calamity - or face business failure.
We have shared some help in these areas in our articles: Is your Business Prepared?, Tools for a Disaster Prepared Business, and Get Your Business Ready For Any Kind of Disaster with Free National Preparedness Month Webinar Series now you can join a webinar for new information from the Small Business Administration:
Get business continuity tips at a free webinar
WHAT: “Preparing for Severe Spring Weather”
WHEN: Tuesday, March 15, 2016 from 2-3 p.m. EDT
HOW: Space is limited. Register now at http://agil.me/springwxprep
Hosted by SBA & Agility
Severe storms, often the form of deadly tornadoes or massive rainfall which leads to flooding, typically causes millions of dollars in property losses across the U.S. each spring.
There are many inexpensive, efficient steps you can take now to make sure your company, clients and employees are safe in the months to come. Join the U.S. Small Business Administration and Agility Recovery on Tuesday, March 15 at 2 p.m. EDT for a free webinar on best practices for reducing spring weather threats.
These preparedness tips are based on real-life recovery experiences from business owners. A question and answer session will follow the presentation.
The SBA has partnered with Agility to offer business continuity strategies through its “PrepareMyBusiness” website. Visit www.preparemybusiness.org to access previous webinars and for additional preparedness tips.
The SBA provides disaster recovery assistance in the form of low-interest loans to homeowners, renters, private nonprofits and businesses of all sizes. To learn more, visit www.sba.gov/disaster.
Another great resource is Ready.gov/business
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A "Must-Have" for Spring
What's the single most important item you can stock for Springtime? A PONCHO – for as low as 74¢, you’ve got an emergency shelter, cover, wrap, all-in-one wet-weather solution!
Keeping dry during rainfall or a storm is important, not only because wearing wet clothing is irritating, but because it can lead to sickness. Our adult and child rain ponchos are about wallet-size when folded so that they can be easily stored or carried, yet when opened, are large enough to adequately cover the body to protect against the elements.
Keep them in your desk, car, carry bag, at home, and always leave a few in your suitcases so you don’t forget to pack some for the next trip!
More on Spring: Spring Means Severe Thunderstorms, Spring Safety and Weather Concerns, Spring and Summer Fair Safety, Spring Showers
Rain Ponchos - Adult & Child, Rain Suits and Disposable Emergency Ponchos: From our One-Size-First-All Quick-Cover Disposable Ponchos (very popular as a bulk buy wholesale item for graduations, sporting events and outdoor activities - even outdoor weddings!) to our heavy duty rain suit - our rain-wear select offers great solutions. Easy to Store and Keep Handy--Plastic Rain Poncho Quick Cover with Hood, one size fits all. Adult Emergency Ponchos and Child Size Disposable Ponchos - Heavy Duty or On time use - Bulk Buys and Wholesale - Even Rain Suits for total coverage. Ponchos for sale for for whatever your needs. rain gear sale!
Emergency Rain Ponchos: Individual, Bulk, Wholesale, Disposable, Reusable, Child Adult & Rain Suits, too!
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Clocks
Remember (we tell you this twice a year!)
Time change? Time to check some important safety issues around the house!
Set your clocks before bed tonight as we'll be "Springing Forward" at 2:00 AM tomorrow.