Author Archives: Christal

This storm season, potential power outages aren't the only thing you should be planning for...if you are on any kind of prescription medications, what will you do if your supplies run out?

During Hurricane Sandy, CVS/pharmacy kept its stores in affected areas open for as long as possible and deployed generators throughout affected markets as needed [...]

No time like the present to learn from Sandy....according to the street.com

" ..the storm was a reminder of how the unexpected can completely wipe away homes and possessions. Managing finances is one of the key challenges people face in the aftermath of such a disaster."

Get a head  start on the next storm with this advice

Hundreds of thousands of residents in the tri state area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut have been forced to evacuate their homes and are doing so with varying degrees of urgency. Many are already learning just how directly their quality of life is now related to what they had thought to set aside [...]

In my ongoing quest to understand just why human nature dictates that we stubbornly refuse to get prepared for disasters, I came across an innovative program designed to work around this reluctance in a fresh way. Do 1 Thing is a free web based  preparedness program that focuses on a different area of emergency preparedness [...]

The American Red Cross has  begun releasing free apps to help us all get prepared for first aid and emergency situations and even one for residents in hurricane alley to prepare, evacuate and return smoothly if a major storm strikes.The free app is available to iPhone, iPod, iPad and Android users,The application can be found [...]

You may have heard that actor Micheal Clark Duncan suffered a heart attack recently and was saved by his girlfriend who administered CPR to the 325 pound star while waiting for paramedics to arrive.
Even those of us who have had CPR training in the past aren't always sure we will be up to the task [...]

..was blown away by the loss of one utility (power) in Washington DC this week:

This photo takes my breath away. It is incredible but not unbelievable. What would you have done if you had 10 minutes to evacuate your home and know you may never come back? What would you really need? Where would you go? This is why we do what we do.

We all know that living through a disaster means many of the things we take for granted (running water, medical assistance, access to gasoline and fresh food) will suddenly be in greater demand, especially by the unprepared,  even as supplies simultaneously dwindle. But a recent report from the American Trucking Associations goes into terrifying detail [...]

It's hurricane season and as a friend of mine in Florida so succinctly put it, once the hurricane has a name, it's too late to get prepared!
Now I'm going to surprise you a bit by saying that it's not ALL about having the right kit! In the immediate aftermath of a storm, you need to [...]