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Monday Musing: COVID19 & moving forward

Has it only been 5 weeks since those Stay at Home Orders started coming out? Originally they were only supposed to last two weeks to help “Flatten the Curve,” then the talk started about the models… Now it seems like everyone has thoughts on should we extend, how we step it down or should we […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation April 20, 2020 By SLS

Shelter in Place: Surviving freezing temps with no power

While living without power isn’t fun, it’s doable. When you start coupling that with other issues… well, things start looking a lot bleaker. If that’s not enough, add in all the news reports talking about “You can die from being cold,” or “Thousands of New Yorkers who survived Sandy, and are sticking it out in […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation November 8, 2012 By SLS

Keep your generator humming smoothly & safely for weeks

From a lowly mouse to the spectacular explosion of a transformer, from ice storms to tornados, or as seen this week with Hurricane Sandy; from flooded power stations to trees strewn everywhere, there is no shortage of issues that can knock ones power out. In most cases power is restored within hours though in some […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation November 2, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: To Toss or Keep the Food?

Bam, the power goes out & and you just passed the 4 / 24 hour rule of thumb before it clicked back on… so does that mean that all the food is bad or might some be good? What about the food in the pantry if lord forbid a fire breaks out or you find […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety Tagged With: Safety Sunday September 9, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Disaster Supply Kits – Food Options

This Sunday we are turning the blog over to Alexandra Williams whom I have had the pleasure of knowing for a few years on Twitter. She has an MA and has been teaching, mentoring, presenting, emceeing, writing and editing about fitness for over 25 years. She is the co-producer, with her identical twin sister Kymberly […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation, Food Safety Tagged With: Guest Article's September 2, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Disaster Supply Checklist

In case of a natural disaster the government has long stated you should have an emergency disaster supply kit. The kit is supposed to be able to tide you over for 72 hours which by then help should have hopefully arrived. In some cases you may not be able to stay where you are at […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation Tagged With: Safety Sunday August 26, 2012 By SLS

Safety Sunday: Building Safety Month – Disaster Safety & Mitigation

As mentioned in last week’s Safety Sunday article the ICC (International Code Council) which is promoting this year’s International Building Safety month broke it into 4 distinct topics. This week’s topic is focused on Disaster Safety & Mitigation which I highly recommend you check out as it is quite extensive. Below is a copy of their […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation Tagged With: Safety Sunday May 13, 2012 By SLS

Severe Weather Awareness Week: NOAA Radio’s

Continuing with this Alabama’s Severe Weather Awareness week, we have now reached the last official day which is dedicated to NOAA radios. The last four days we covered Tornado’s, Severe Thunderstorms, Lightning & Flooding which included which alerts are issued by NOAA/NWS & what they mean. In times of old, one had to rely on […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation February 24, 2012 By SLS

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Flooding

Continuing with this Alabama’s Severe Weather Awareness week, we are now on Thursday which is dedicated to Flooding.  A Flood can take several hours to days to develop and can occur even where it hasn’t been raining. Flash Floods used to be a major concern of mine when hiking in some of the back canyons […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation February 23, 2012 By SLS

Severe Weather Awareness Week: Tornado’s

This week is Severe Weather Awareness Week & today is dedicated to tornados. Unlike hurricanes where one generally has at least a days’ notice if not a week or more to prepare, a tornado can strike with little to no warning at all. While today’s technology is getting better, some tornados can occur without a […]

Filed Under: Disaster Preparation February 22, 2012 By SLS

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