Emergency Kit. How many gallons of water are in your closet Do you have a flashlight and batteries in the car or extra medication at the office ...
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Friday, 20 April 2012
Thunderstorm & Lightening Safety Tips!
All thunderstorms are dangerous. Every thunderstorm produces lightning. While lightning fatalities have decreased over the past 30 years, lightning continues to be one of the top three storm-related killers in the United States.
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Tuesday, 17 April 2012
Storm preparations can ease anxiety
LA CROSSE, WI (WXOW)—The storms across the Midwest this weekend is a reminder of the importance of being prepared for severe thunderstorms and tornados, Keith Butler, La Crosse Emergency Management Director said.
Butler said having an emergency plan, knowing where to go, can help keep you calm during the storm.
"You want to be away from windows and doors," Butler said. "At the lowest level of your home or business that you can be and away from places where glass or flying debris might strike you."http://ping.fm/ZhNvo
Butler said having an emergency plan, knowing where to go, can help keep you calm during the storm.
"You want to be away from windows and doors," Butler said. "At the lowest level of your home or business that you can be and away from places where glass or flying debris might strike you."http://ping.fm/ZhNvo
EMA Official Urges Use of Weather Alert Radios
It was a violent weekend weatherwise for the Great Plains states as 75 tornadoes made their way through, claiming the lives of six people.
In Oklahoma, lightning disabled the siren system. There is little left of Woodward after a tornado ripped through, leveling homes and buildings.
"We got down in the cellar, and as soon as we got the door shut, it was just right there," said a resident interviewed by a television station in Woodward. "I could hear it coming as we were heading downstairs." http://ping.fm/PgpZ5
In Oklahoma, lightning disabled the siren system. There is little left of Woodward after a tornado ripped through, leveling homes and buildings.
"We got down in the cellar, and as soon as we got the door shut, it was just right there," said a resident interviewed by a television station in Woodward. "I could hear it coming as we were heading downstairs." http://ping.fm/PgpZ5
Sunday, 15 April 2012
Five Reasons to Update and Rotate Your Emergency Kits!
Once you get an emergency kit put together either for your home, office, car, or bugging out, there is a tendency to stash that kit somewhere and forget about it. Don’t do it. Be friends with your kit. Check in on it at least once a year–every 6 months is even better. And some kits need updating even more often than that. Need some convincing to do a kit checkup? Here are 5 great reasons to keep updating your emergency kits.http://ping.fm/ykLAn
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MECA Issues Emergency Preparedness Reminder Omaha News Story KETV ...
OMAHA, Neb. -- The Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority wants to remind guests of its emergency plans ahead of severe weather expected for ...
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OMAHA, Neb. -- The Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority wants to remind guests of its emergency plans ahead of severe weather expected for ...
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Friday, 6 April 2012
Items to consider when creating a Emergency Car Kit List
It is necessary to prepare an emergency car kit list. When you drive long distances to unfamiliar areas, you might experience a car break down. You could be stranded on an empty highway with no sign of life or suffer adverse weather conditions. If you have properly prepared a emergency car kit list, you should be able to survive a couple of nights in the area while wait for help or are able to fix your car and head back home. http://ping.fm/KrA9F
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