Thunderstorms
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If a safe room in not available during a hurricane, the best protective action is to evacuate before the hurricane makes landfall. Otherwise, seek the best available shelter: Go to a small, interior, windowless room such as a closet or bathroom on the lowest level of a sturdy building; for a hurricane, make sure the room is not subject to...
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We are pleased to have been featured in Phoenix Contact's Spring SafetyLine edition. Safety Line is a A Phoenix Contact publication on safety and related issues distributed to employees their approximately 12,900 employees in 50 international subsidiaries. The newsletter is to help their employees at work and at home. Their publication of "An unpredictable spring" featured our articles on Thunderstorms Tornadoes Flooding Wildfires...
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When You Are Caught Outside in a Storm... Don't be fooled by rumors and misinformation - There is NO safe place outside when it is lightning but these actions may slightly reduce your risk of being struck. • Avoid open fields, the top of a hill or a ridge top. • Stay away from tall, isolated trees or other tall objects. • Stay away...
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Categories: CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams, National Preparedness Month & Disaster & Survival Forum
It Started Like Any Other Day: National Preparedness, Are YOU Ready?
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... -
Categories: CERT - Community Emergency Response Teams, National Preparedness Month & Disaster & Survival Forum
The Preppers are Coming!
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... -
Categories: National Preparedness Month & Disaster & Survival Forum
National Preparedness Month: Focus on Natural Disasters
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...