Winter Weather Car Prepared – Winterize & Car Emergency Kit
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Shelter in Place at Home
The appropriate steps depend on the emergency situation. If you hear a warning signal, listen to local radio or television stations for further information. You will be told what to do, including where to find the nearest shelter if you are away ...
How to Shelter in Place
What is Shelter In Place? “Shelter-in-place” means to take immediate shelter where you are—at home, work, school, or in between. It may also mean “seal the room;” in other words, take steps to prevent outside air ...
Starting A Long-term Emergency Food Supply
A long-term food storage plan can help you in a variety of unexpected situations. Your family could face unemployment, long-term illness, a natural disaster or any of a number of personal or general emergencies that could prevent you from ...
Prepare A Short-term Emergency Food Supply
A Short-term Food Supply Can Become A Lifeline In An Emergency Consider the following things when putting together your emergency food supplies: Store at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food. Consider storing sufficient food to ...
10 States with Highest Flood Insurance Claims
Floods are the number one natural disaster in the United States. The average flood claim between 2008 and 2012 was nearly $42,000. Total flood insurance claims during the same time period was nearly $4 billion dollars per year. People ...
9 Ways to Prepare for Thunder Storms and Lightning
Thunderstorms are very dangerous because they produce lightning which can cause death. Over the 30 years from 1984 to 2013, there were on average 51 deaths per year, although the number has been on the decline since 2006. This makes ...
Twitter Emergency Alerts
In 2013 Twitter Alerts was introduced with the purpose of “helping users get important and accurate information from credible organizations during emergencies, natural disasters or moments when other communications services ...
9 Steps To Be Space Weather Prepared
Before Space Weather Occurs Space weather can have an impact on our advanced technologies which has a direct impact on our daily lives. The main area of concern will most likely be our nation’s electric power ...
What is Space Weather?
Space Weather The term “space weather” refers to the variable conditions on the sun and in space that can influence the performance of technology we use on Earth. Extreme space weather could potentially cause damage to critical ...
9 Steps to Prevent Spreading Bird Flu
Avian Influenza, Bird Flu, Chicken Flu, H5N1 Avian influenza, sometimes called bird flu, chicken flu, or H5N1 flu virus, is a term used to describe strains of influenza (flu) that can infect domestic poultry flocks and wild birds. The ...