It is day 10 of the firestorms in San Diego County. The sky is overcast, there’s a slight breeze and…
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Evacuation: are you Ready?
Evacuation: are you Ready? is the 4th installment of my Resolve to Be Ready 2014 campaign on this blog. If…
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Pet Owners: are you Ready?
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Blackout: are you Ready?
A strange thing happened this past Wednesday night. We had a blackout. Sitting in my office, working at my computer, suddenly…
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Resolve to Be Ready 2014
If you are a regular reader of our blog, you will know that Emergency Planning and Preparedness is important to me. …
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Tornado Alley
I get out of bed, put on my slippers and groggily pad down the hallway. I’m not a morning person…
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Home Safety Quiz {Sponsored Post}
This post is sponsored by Kidde Fire Safety and we were compensated to write this post. However, the opinions expressed…
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Replacing Your Important Papers After a Disaster
The destruction and devastation unfolding in the Philippines from Hurricane Haiyan (called Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines), is heart-breaking for us…
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Wildfire Season: Are You Ready?
Wildfire Season: Are You Ready? I’m not. I should be. You’d think with my past experience that I would have emergency…
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One Year Ago Today – Any Way the Wind Blows
This is an emotional time of year for me. Although it has been 6 years since the loss of…
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14 Human Needs
Recently, I read an article in the Costco Connection magazine about emergency preparedness. In that article, it lists 14…
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The Fire Drill
With 48 separate fires blazing in 10 Western states (12 in California alone), our house decided we needed to…
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