Showing posts with label Disaster Prep Wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disaster Prep Wednesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: "Preparedness and Disaster" Videos

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Nice videos from the Kansas City area:
Wednesday, December 09, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: I Got Your Gun Control Right Here

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Nice piece on slowing down would be mass killers , which contains this truth: Gun Free Zones are hunting preserves for innocent people. ...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: You Are On Your Own

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That's it. You are on your own. Plan accordingly. Sort out the urgent and important items. I suggest you use something like the ...
Wednesday, November 25, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Don't Let the Turkey Burn Your House Down (Reposted)

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Here's a re-posting of a 2014 post on how to avoid making a wreck of your Thanksgiving: Okay, try not to burn your house down while c...
Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Increasing Your Situational Awareness

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All of us are concerned about terrorist activity - though the risks of such an act affecting you or anyone you know are remarkably slim. ...
Wednesday, November 04, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Preparing for Winter

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As the calendar rolls over to November, and with The Old Farmer's Almanac predicting colder weather than usual in some areas (see also ...
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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Asteroids and Tsunamis

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Yes, there are real world disasters aplenty, but sometimes it is good to take a step back and look at the more remote events. One of these, ...
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Getting Ready for El Nino 2015

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El Niño Strengthening The latest analyses from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and from NASA confirm that El Niño ...
Wednesday, October 14, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: "Home Preparedness in Earthquake Country" by UCSF

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A good reminder for all kinds of disasters, including those that involve the earth trembles that affect much more than California: And i...
Thursday, October 08, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday (Late Version): Have an Emergency Kit!

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This a short post - but there is a need to repeat the advice often given here - "Have a plan and an Emergency Kit." That kit shou...
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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Preparing for Floods

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As this is being written, a hurricane is approaching the Southeast U.S. and there is also the possibility of heavy rains preceding the hurri...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Humor

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We all know that it's no fun in being with people who take everything way too seriously. So, if you are tired of being preached to with...
Wednesday, September 16, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: "Neighborhoods Responding in Disasters: Turning Connection into a Powerful Resource to Catastrophe "

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Another excellent U of California disaster prep video:
Wednesday, September 09, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Disaster Preparedness:" Influenza and Emerging Infections"

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University of California video in its "Disaster Preparedness" series
Wednesday, September 02, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Red Cross Courses that Help in Disasters

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The Red Cross come under a good deal of criticism, but it's hard to beat their courses that may help in disasters such as First Aid,...
Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: FEMA asks "Are You Ready?"

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FEMA has a way too long guide asking "Are You Ready?" The guide has been designed to help the citizens of this nation learn ...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Pet Preparedness

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Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Weapons of Survival

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Unless your are like the survivors of the "Emberverse" , well schooled in the art of sword play and/or the use of bows/crossbows, ...
Wednesday, August 05, 2015

Disaster Prep Wednesday: Odd Stuff

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There are people out there who think hard about survival and sometimes have -um- interesting ideas: Urban Survival Site Unusual Survival...
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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Disaster Economics: Risk Taking and Risk Aversion

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We've all heard the pleas from people who have lost everything in a disaster. Most of these cries come from those who went into the di...