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1. Disaster Preparedness 101: Smart Planning Leads To Peace of Mind! Emergency planning? Disaster preparedness? It's not really all doom and gloom if you shift your perspective to "planning" and "preparedness." While all tragic events can't be totally avoided, you can have peace of mind knowing that you did your best...
2. Disaster Preparation or Phoenix Bird Nest Building "IT has not happened, does not mean IT will not happen. If the fire department told you your untrimmed weeds were a fire hazard - they were not wrong because your house has not yet burned down." - Allan Wallace The phoenix bird presents a good examp...
3. Earthquakes - Are You Prepared? Recently, a series of earthquakes in the Western Pacific area have not only caused collapsed buildings and mudslides, but have generated devastating tsunami. The earthquakes have included those near Samoa/American Samoa, Vanuatu, Indonesia, and the P...
4. Feeling Safe - An Autobiography Peggie Shealy was one of the dearest friends I ever had. In my young adult years, she was my therapist during a terrible bout with depression, and what a brilliant, caring therapist she was! Time passed quickly. Suddenly I was in my fifties and she...
5. Disaster Preparedness 103: Living Through An Evacuation There are several emergency scenarios that may call for an evacuation of your local area. In the event that an evacuation becomes necessary, knowing procedures and having a plan ahead of time, will help you avoid panic and prepare you to move confide...
6. Disaster Preparedness 102: Creating Your Own Emergency Supply Kit In the event of an emergency situation, you may find you are required to survive without the help of everyday comforts such as electricity or running water. Preparing for such a circumstance ahead of time is imperative. Assembling a disaster supply...
7. Prepare for the Next Earthquake, Hurricane, Hailstorm, Wildfire, Tornado, or other Natural Disaster Though disasters are unpredictable by their nature, they are frequent and regular occurances. Because you know that disasters regularly strike, it only makes sense to prepare for the inevitable. This disaster planning series covers disaster preparedn...
8. Urban Preparedness I'm not going to spend time on this page spouting a bunch of gloom and doom about the end of civilization. What I am going to do is point out some things that you might want to keep an eye on and how to make yourself more prepared for life changing e...
9. Emergency Information for NYC Pets (And Their People) We New Yorkers love our pets.  In what other U.S. city is it not shocking to see a golden retriever in Barnes and Noble?  For many of us, our companion animals are an integral part of our family and we want to know how to best care&nbs...
10. Depression 2009 The economic collapse that is presently unfolding (as of 2/23/2009) will be the end of everything that we take for granted. There will be no more business as usual. Depending on the severity of our emerging depression, America (and the world) will ei...
11. Family Disaster Plan If you live in an area that is frequented by hurricanes, tropical storms, tornadoes, earthquakes, or ice storms then you really need to have a family disaster plan in place. This lens is a practical guide to help ensure that you and your family are...
12. How to survive a disaster The lens that could save your life.
13. How To Keep Food Safe During A Power Outage Have you really put any thought into making preparations for your food safety in the event of a flood, fire, natural disaster or power outages caused by high winds, snow or ice? It is important to learn the ABC's of keeping food safe in such emergen...
14. Keeping the Lines of Business Communications Open During Disaster Situations On Sunday, October 15, 2006, the state of Hawaii was awakened by a 6.7-magnitude earthquake that was felt from Kona to Kapaa. Air traffic was disrupted, electrical power blacked out, and people were asked to remain at home and stay calm. Telecommuni...
15. Being Prepared for an Emergency at Work No, you're not paranoid for thinking you need to be ready for an emergency while at the office. One fact should settle that for you - earthquakes happen. Don't live in an earthquake prone area? No problem, there is a laundry list of little challenges...
16. Ensuring Your Family has a Safe Drinking Water Supply We will examine the steps you should take now to prepare and what you can do when the emergency hits. It may be a tornado, hurricane, extended power outage or terrorist attack. If everyone rushes to the store and buys up the bottled water, you don't...
17. Disaster Preparedness Scenarios A common question surrounding emergency preparedness to those that are new to the idea is "why"? What could happen that I would need to be prepared for? Below are a few disaster scenarios that you should take into consideration when making your emer...
18. Is your family prepared for a disaster? Have you ever been locked out of your car? Do you remember that panic feeling that came over you? 'What will I do?!' 'Where will I go for help!?' Imagine that same panic on a much larger scale in a true emergency situation. What will you do? Where ca...