As the new year approaches and you make a list of all your resolutions…its a good time to make the commitment to get better prepared in 2012. As we saw in 2011…it doesn’t matter where you live…emergencies/disasters happen. From earthquakes to massive storms,  flooding to tornadoes, blackouts to hurricanes….almost every community faced some type of event. Being better prepared doesn’t [...]

With the holiday season rapidly approaching most of us are making lists or planning out who we want or need to buy gifts for. Typically these lists include games, clothing, jewelery, sporting goods, liquor and similar items. One suggestion you may want to think about is buying a friend or loved one a preparedness kit or other type safety related [...]

By now..most people in the Northeast have power back in their homes and have dug out from the freak storm that hit our area. Due to the time of year and the trees being full of leaves….this storm was particularly devastating. There were severe power outages due to the large number of trees and limbs that came down. This caused [...]

With September being National Preparedness Month I have had the opportunity to spend a few hours at companies in my community talking about preparedness kits and supplies. I think it is great that more and more companies are taking preparedness seriously and holding events where their employees can learn and ask questions. Often it isn’t until we bring the topic [...]

Can you help other people get prepared by being prepared yourself? When you take steps like getting an emergency kit, learning CPR, making a family plan….will your friends and family see what you have done and take notice? If you do take these steps…do you tell people what you have done and try to encourage them to do same? I [...]