hurricane preparedness

As you may know, Hurricane Matthew is expected to impact the southeastern U.S. over the next few days. As Weather Ready Nation Ambassadors, we encourage you to access these preparedness information resources and most importantly, we'd like to motivate you, your employees, friends, families, and community to prepare and respond to #Matthew. The rain, flooding, storm surge, and wind of a...

Hurricane Season Is Almost Here The start of hurricane season is right around the corner. According to FEMA’s 2015 National Household Survey, two out of every three Americans are aware of what to do should a hurricane affect the area in which they live or work. This week, was National Hurricane Preparedness Week (May 7-13)  - which was to remind us...

Do you know when a tornado is coming? Did you know it is possible to get real-time alerts and warnings ahead of time? According to the 2015 Federal Emergency Management Agency National Household Survey, three out of four people know how to get real-time alerts and warnings ahead of a storm. Make sure you are one of them. Stay safe...

As public health professionals looks towards the next two decades, one thing is certain, the world will not look the same as it does today. Our changing environment, technological innovation and increasing population density in urban areas are just some of the driving forces that will test our ability to take actions to prepare, respond, and recovery from disasters. The...

The Hurricane Conference You Don't Want to Miss... Four packed days of professional development emphasizing lessons learned from past hurricane strikes, exposure to state of the art programs worthy of emulation, new ideas from your fellow emergency managers and more! The nation's forum for education and professional training in hurricane preparedness, the conference hosts over 2,000 attendees from all over...

You can't stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect you,  your family, your business, and your community. Atlantic Hurricane Season is not over, and as we head into National Preparednes Month in September think about this year's theme “Don’t Wait. Communicate. Make Your Emergency Plan Today.”and how it applies to you and your...

Is your phone ready? Are you READY?

Today is the last day of Hurricane Safety Week - but only the beginning of Hurricane Season. Take time to review your Emergency Plans, and think about your hurricane and other emergency preparedness at home, and work, and on the road. Hurricane Tips for Businesses How do Hurricanes relate to Extreme Heat? Hurricanes mean Flooding Free Hurricane Preparedness Week Webinar

It is still Hurricane Preparedness Week. While Today's theme is "Assemble Disaster Supplies", we harp on that subject year-round, so we thought we would address another issue. Hurricanes and Storm Surges create flooding, not just on the coast, but far inland as well. Preparing for a Hurricane means also being ready for flood waters, no matter where your home or...

"Bug Out" is a term used frequently by preppers, referring to when you need to get out of Dodge because the SHTF*, or in extremist points of view when TEOTWAWKI** occurs. Well, on a more basic level, you should be prepared for evacuation, including having your Bug Out Bag ready to roll no matter what the calamity... during Hurricane Preparedness Week we...