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The harshness of the winter the country is experiencing emphasizes the importance of making sure that your vehicle is prepared for cold and inclement weather. There are two aspects of vehicle preparedness during the winter months: Maintaining your vehicle to reduce the risk of an accident, breakdown, or other problems; and having the right equipment…
Zika Virus has created much concern in countries in Central and South America. Until this year there were no known cases in the US mainland but places like Florida have experience an alarming number of Zika Virus cases. Particularly concerning is the spread of Zika to almost every state in US. Because the spread of…
Hurricane season begins May 15 in the Pacific and June 1 in the Atlantic. Here are some things you should know about Hurricanes. Create an emergency communication plan with your family before a hurricane. Have emergency supplies in place at home, at work, and in the car. Check your insurance coverage, damages caused by flooding…
Home Fire Safety Each year more than 2,500 people die and 12,600 are injured in home fires in the United States, with direct property loss due to home fires estimated at $7.3 billion annually. Home fires can be prevented! To protect yourself, it is important to understand the basic characteristics of fire. Fire spreads…
Water Storage Is Critical to Your Health Why is emergency water my responsibility? A person can only survive a few days without water. The easy availability of clean drinking water right now often makes us complacent about our need to store water. However, you cannot assume that the current water infrastructure will be…
Before Wildfire Season- Make A Wildfire Plan Know your wildfire risk. Make a wildfire emergency plan. Build or restock your emergency preparedness kit, including a flashlight, batteries, cash, and first aid supplies. Familiarize yourself with local emergency plans. Know where to go and how to get there should you need to get to higher ground,…
Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, tornadoes can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. A tornado appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a thunderstorm to the ground with whirling winds that can reach 300 miles per hour. Damage paths can be in excess of one mile…
America’s Top 10 Safest Cities Determining the safest and best cities in America is not an easy undertaking. There are many lists and opinions about which places are safest and best, mostly depending on which data you choose to examine, and which data you choose to exclude. There are several different rankings for…
How to Prepare for Winter Storms and Extreme Cold Winter storms can range from moderate snow over a few hours to blizzards with blinding, wind-driven snow that can last for several days. Many winter storms are accompanied by dangerous low temperatures, strong winds, ice, sleet, and freezing rain. Winter storms can knock out…
Video above prepared by the State of Utah and discusses the results of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake along northern Utah’s Wasatch Front. 10 Ways to Prepare for an Earthquake Earthquakes are among the most common natural disasters. Many large cities around the world are in active earthquake zones. Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo, Manila,…