When most of us have children we immediately think about the need to protect our child from “dangers” in the home. It seems to be a maternal/paternal instinct to protect our young. From almost the moment we bring our new baby home we begin the process of “child proofing”. This can include putting up gates on stairwells, moving cleaning supplies [...]

In talking to people across the country it seems as if everyone is “aware” of the benefits of preparing for everything from simple emergencies to major disasters. The problem is actually taking the necessary steps to move from awareness to preparedness. Too often people procrastinate taking the steps they know they should take. In today’s busy times there are so [...]

On Thursday I had the pleasure of appearing on WOR 9 news to discuss preparedness in relation to Hurricane Earl. The question asked was…”are we prepared for the hurricane”. Here is a clip of the piece: http://www.my9tv.com/dpp/my9_news/take_it_on/Take-It-On-The-Big-One

I just heard a very interesting story on the news about the role of government in preparedness planning and response and wanted to share and get some feedback. The story cited a study that was done that tracked government spending both in preparedness and in response after a disaster and how it affected the particular political party in the eyes [...]

As just about everyone on the East coast knows….Hurricane Earl is here. With all the coverage on the news I hope people have taken some time to prepare themselves for what the storm may bring. Time is one of the greatest weapons we have when it comes to getter better prepared. It is when we procrastinate that the situation becomes [...]