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Are You Safe Driving Through a Winter...

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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. [...]

Blogs and Sites We Like

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Here is a short list of sites we like to get preparedness and incidence information from. If you have a site you like, please let us know. Public Health Surveillance Health Map is created and maintained by a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children’s Hospital founded in 2006, is an established glob [...]

A Profile of the Arlington CERT progr...

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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 [...]

How Much is Too Much?

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Get Weather Ready Video

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Saturday of National Severe Weather P...

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Has your weather gotten any better? It’s Saturday of NSWPW, which means the theme is Just the Beginning This week, you learned how to take the next step in severe weather preparedness by knowing your risk, being prepared and inspiring others   While National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is over, the need to be prepared is not. Tornad [...]

Friday of National Severe Weather Pre...

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Leadership doesn’t require a a degree or a stick When it comes to surviving severe weather, helping yourself, your family, and neighbors, being a leader doesn’t take a lot. It certainly doesn’t require you to be an expert public speaker, have a degree in meteorology, special expertise, a big stick, or a pair of stone tablets [...]

Storm Safety: Debunking 10 Myths abou...

Storm Safety: Debunking 10 Myths about Lightning
Be safe when the lightning comes! It’s National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Watch this informative video about being safe in a lightning storm, and read the following myths about being safe during a storm, and spend a second to think about the places you go, activities you and your family are involved with, and how you can make yo [...]

Weather Alerts: Thursday of National ...

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What’s a “Watch?” What’s a “Warning?” Watch this video and find out NOAA and FEMA have designated the theme for today, Stay Tuned for Weather Alerts. There are a number of ways you can obtain severe weather information without having to touch that dial. Each one has pluses and minuses. It’s important [...]

It’s Wednesday of National Severe Wea...

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Make a Plan! Don’t wait for trouble to strike! Taking a little time now to prepare for bad weather can save you, your family, your pet, or your business, a boatload of grief. The theme for Wednesday of this year’s National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is Make a Plan. Whether you’re a business, a family, a university, or a school, yo [...]

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