Tag: disaster
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Appreciating Those Who Deserve Thanks
Since the covid-19 breakout, lots of people, and occupations, are receiving public thanks for all they do to help others, but shouldn’t these people be appreciated everyday? Hospital workers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics/EMTs, truck drivers, store workers, and so on, and so on… The media keeps talking about the “brave” workers who show up for…
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Surviving Without Electricity…
I often write and speak about disaster preparedness and emergency planning, but I unfortunately had to practice what I preach after my house was blasted by a major winter storm recently. It was a lovely January morning in Kansas… I was happy and comfortable in my nice warm house, looking out the window at the…
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Is Your Pet Disaster Ready?
If a disaster happened, would you be ready and able to protect your pets? They can’t protect themselves, so you need to be prepared to help your four legged family members. As a professional safety educator, I stress the importance of what it takes for people to stay safe, but I’m also passionate about making…
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Disaster: Not If, But When
Disaster preparedness isn’t a fun topic to think about, but it’s critically important for businesses. The time to plan is now! Every school in America is required to practice fire drills. Depending where you live, many schools also participate in tornado or earthquake drills. Sadly, most districts are now required to practice active shooter drills…
Words with Pizza - Featuring Marty the Pizza Guy 