Emergency Preparedness

emergency preparedness - September 06, 2011

Emergency Preparedness for your Business

As we approach the tenth anniversary of the tragic attacks on September 11, 2001, we are reminded that our lives can totally change in an instant. You may have planned for an emergency at your home, but have you thought about emergency preparedness for your business?Small businesses account for 99% of all companies with employees in the United States, they employ 50% of all private sector workers, and provide nearly 45% of the nations payroll, according to www.ready.gov. Emergency preparedness for your company will only help the local economy be more secure in the event of a disaster.Taking steps now...

Read More

emergency preparedness, survival gear - August 30, 2011

Couponing for Emergency Preparedness

There is a new show on TLC called Extreme Couponing where shoppers will go into the grocery store and walk out with thousands of dollars of merchandise for a fraction of the price, this doesn’t happen every time but saving hundreds of dollars does! When these shoppers find a good deal on non perishable items they buy them in bulk. Now what does this TV show have to do with emergency preparedness? Using coupons to build up your survival gear is a great way to make sure you are prepared without breaking the bank.There are a lot of sites online...

Read More

emergency preparedness, Jared Markin, survival kits - August 26, 2011

Old Bomb Shelter, Fresh New Look

Is it fair to say that people don’t build or buy bomb shelters like they did a few decades ago? I would guess so. But as the fears of nuclear war loomed around the world between the 50s and the 80s there were a lot of people who truly believed that a bomb shelter was an emergency preparedness necessity. So they dug holes, built concrete fortresses and cleared the bats out of caves to protect themselves, just in case all hell broke loose. Lucky for the world it never did. Well, I guess you could say that’s debatable. Yet bomb...

Read More

emergency preparedness, survival gear - August 23, 2011

Creating Affordable Solar Energy

You don’t have to wait for an emergency situation to use all of your survival gear. Certain types of emergency preparedness materials and gear are quite useful for everyday use. Food storage can be used when you are in a pinch for time and solar energy can be used to reduce energy costs, even when we are not in times of crisis. Solar energy technology is becoming more commonly integrated into large buildings, government and school buildings and individual homes. The energy costs saved by this technology are outstanding, but the initial investment can be quite hefty averaging between $30,000-$100,000...

Read More

emergency preparedness, Jared Matkin - August 12, 2011

Basic Ways to Keep Cool When the Power is Out

The dog days of summer have definitely been bearing down on a lot us over the past few months. In this kind of intense heat you won’t see many people out having a run or even working in the garden unless the sun has disappeared or hasn’t emerged yet. It’s true that when it gets this hot it’s hard to do much of anything, let alone think about what you might try and do to stay cool if you had no power, and thus, no air conditioning. But it’s also a great time for this emergency preparedness reminder.Thinking about days...

Read More

Tags