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Preparing for Severe Weather
Are you ready for severe weather? Do you know what to do in case of a tornado, snowstorm, or hurricane? Do you have a plan for dealing with just such an eventuality, when severe weather strikes where...
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The Flu Pandemic Isn’t Over
At Lighthouse Readiness Group, we planned over and over for the possible H5N1 “bird flu” pandemic in the mid-2000s, just like everyone else. And when H1N1 (“swine flu”) hit instead, and it turned out...
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Social Media Tools to Monitor Disasters
How can you get up-to-date news during an emergency or disaster, especially if you’re not near a TV or radio? If you’ve got a smartphone, or wifi and a laptop, you can monitor what’s happening in your...
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Mobile Apps for Disaster Planning and Recovery
You can’t escape smartphones, tablets are outselling laptops, and everyone is talking about apps, only they’re not talking about spinach and artichoke dip before dinner. Needless to say, we’re starting...
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Create an Emergency Supply Kit Specific to Your Needs
We’ve talked in the past about creating an emergency supply kit that you can use in the event of severe weather, a flu pandemic, or even if you’re forced to evacuate. But what we haven’t addressed is...
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Practice Fireworks Safety this Independence Day
Independence Day brings out the fireworks fan in all of us, prompting many people to visit the temporary fireworks stores that pop up in every city and town. Here in Indiana, after a ban was lifted on...
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We All Should be on High Alert for Shootings – Commentary by Jay Dotson
Our trainer, Jay Dotson, recently had a guest commentary published in our hometown newspaper, the Indianapolis Star, on July 27, 2012. We wanted to share it with you here. My View: We all should be on...
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September is National Preparedness Month
September is National Preparedness Month in the United States, where Americans are urged to prepare for a possible disaster or emergency. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Ready.gov are...
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Fire Prevention Week in the second week of October
Fire Prevention Week is — October 7 – 13, 2012 — and we’re encouraging everyone to practice fire safety and prevention in their homes and businesses, have a fire escape plan as well as other...
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Myths of Disaster Preparedness
A recent article on EmergencyMgmt.com, an emergency management blog, gave us pause for thought. Originally written as myths of (personal) disaster preparedness, it was a sobering reminder to those of...
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