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Are You Safe Driving Through a Winter...

January 25, 2015 Written by Nicholas
Car stuck in snow with HELP written on windshield
Do you really have to go? When all else fails Authorities recommend all drivers stay at home or in place when hazardous weather strikes. Weather is unpredictable, and sometimes you find yourself in weather you didn’t expect. It’s essential for your safety and that of your family to be prepared whenever you leave home in your car. [...]
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Don’t Get Ticked Off This Summe...

June 2, 2014 Written by Nicholas
A photo of an engorged tick
Ticks Yuck! Engorged Squirrel Tick (Ixodes marxi) Tick-borne diseases are like the biblical plagues. Summertime is supposed to be a time when you can feel comfortable wearing shorts and sandals, take a walk in the woods, hike up mountains, sit outside on the grass, mow the lawn, scratch your dog under the oak tree. For those of us who live in [...]
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Integrating Pets into Your Emergency ...

May 23, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Kitten being rescued from flood
What is the PETS Act? The Pets Evacuation and Transportation Standards Act (PETS) of 2006 was passed following Hurricane Katrina.     Images of abandoned animals, as well as the knowledge that many individuals and families refused to evacuate when they found that they couldn’t take their pets with them spurred legislators into passi [...]
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A Profile of the Arlington CERT progr...

April 9, 2014 Written by Nicholas
A photo of the sculpture "Menotomy Indian Hunter," by Cyrus Dallin
The First CERT Program in Massachusetts The success of the Arlington, Massachusetts CERT program is due to the vision and dedication of a few individuals who believed that citizens have an important role in community preparedness, response and mitigation. Sticking with their vision for decades, Joe Marshall and a few other individuals are cre [...]
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Workplace Safety Preparedness, Includ...

March 21, 2014 Written by Nicholas
evacuation assembly area sign
Planning and Responding to Workplace Emergencies Does your workplace have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP)? Nobody expects an emergency or disaster. Yet emergencies and disasters can strike anyone, anytime, anywhere. Employers should establish effective safety and health management systems and prepare their workers to handle emergencies before [...]
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Stay Dry: Using Google Earth to View ...

March 20, 2014 Written by Nicholas
http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data/20130726-1629-20490-9036/stay_dry_kmz_user_guide.pdf
View FEMA Flood Hazard Information Using Google Earth The “Stay Dry” kmz file allows you to use Google Earth™ to view basic flood hazard  information from FEMA’s National Flood Hazard Layer (NFHL) using an address or  other location information. You can view flood hazard zones and boundaries, and Flood  Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) numbers and b [...]
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Improving the Disaster Resilience of ...

March 18, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Photo of devastation of St. Johns Hospital in Joplin, MO
Photo Source: NIST The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host the first of six workshops devoted to developing a comprehensive, community-based disaster resilience framework, a national initiative carried out under the President’s Climate Action Plan. The workshop will be held on Monday, 7 April 2014 in Gaithersburg, [...]
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It’s National Severe Weather Pr...

March 3, 2014 Written by Nicholas
NSWPW Poster 2014
With the unwieldy name and typical tongue-twisting acronym, National Severe Weather Preparedness Week (NSWPW…NISSWAPOW?) kicks off this week (yesterday, Sunday March 2nd, actually). The NOAA site notes that In 2013, there were seven weather and climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each across the United States. These [...]
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If You Can Pack a Gym Bag, You Can Pa...

February 22, 2014 Written by Nicholas
Graphic of how gym items can be used as a base for emergency items
You probably don’t need those Muay Thai shin guards A lot of people are daunted by the lists that the Red Cross, the CDC, and FEMA put out. The truth is, there are a few things that you NEED TO HAVE, and there are a few more things that you really SHOULD HAVE, and then there are some things that it would be REALLY GREAT TO HAVE. The poi [...]
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