Drought

While calendar Summer won't begin until the 20th, "real" Summer is here. We shared a lot of heat safety ideas during Extreme Heat Week, but there is more to summer than just warmth. Summer means vacation, outdoor activities, and fun in the sun! It’s a time when families hit the road to visit national parks or distant relatives. The warm months and...

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...

Weather Emergencies are serious and prevalent as our climate changes. Over the past 2 years alone there have been 25 serious weather disaster emergencies in the US, causing almost 200 billion dollars in damage, Many families, businesses, and individuals were not prepared and over 1,000 dies and many more suffered. Weather disaster can include tropical storms and hurricanes, tornadoes, floods...

Readiness - It's a state of preparedness AND a state of mind. But one cannot be mentally prepared if not physically prepared, trained, and equipped for sudden exigencies. “I didn’t think it was gonna be as bad as it was, to be honest. I didn’t think that if we lost power, it would be as long as we actually lost...

Are you a Prepper? You should be. The Ready Campaign established four universal building blocks of emergency preparedness: Be informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit and Get Involved.  America’s PrepareAthon! builds on this foundation by encouraging millions of Americans to focus on a simple, specific activity that will increase preparedness.  America’s PrepareAthon! a new national community-based campaign for action...

Where are you? What's your concern? Are you sure? Not everyone really knows their risks. How does one prepare for what is unknown? Hurricanes cause inland flooding. Earthquakes happen everywhere. (It's not just we Californians that needs to prepare for a shake!) Know the particulars for all natural disasters including; Drought, Earthquakes, Extreme Heat, Floods, Hurricanes, Landslides, Debris Flow, Severe Weather...