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Shelter in Place: Surviving freezing temps with no power

08/11/2012 by SLS 2 Comments

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 […]

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Keep your generator humming smoothly & safely for weeks

02/11/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Safety Sunday: To Toss or Keep the Food?

09/09/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

Disaster Preparation, Food Safety Tagged: Safety Sunday

Safety Sunday: Disaster Supply Kits – Food Options

02/09/2012 by SLS 4 Comments

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 […]

Disaster Preparation, Food Safety Tagged: Guest Article's

Safety Sunday: Disaster Supply Checklist

26/08/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

Disaster Preparation Tagged: Safety Sunday

Safety Sunday: Building Safety Month – Disaster Safety & Mitigation

13/05/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

Disaster Preparation Tagged: Safety Sunday

Severe Weather Awareness Week: NOAA Radio’s

24/02/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Flooding

23/02/2012 by SLS Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Tornado’s

22/02/2012 by SLS 1 Comment

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 […]

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Severe Weather Awareness Week: Lightning

21/02/2012 by SLS 1 Comment

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley declared Feb. 19-24 as Severe Weather Awareness Week to encourage people to make their own personal preparations long before severe weather strikes. On average each year in the US there are 10,000 severe thunderstorms, 5,000 floods, 1,000 tornadoes, and an average of 2 hurricanes making landfall. “The key is readiness,” Governor […]

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