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Get ready for the 2011 hurricane season in Greater Taunton
with forecasters predicting three to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic during an unusually intense storm season this year, Massachusetts emergency management officials are urging residents to take precautions. Unsure how seriously to take that warning? Think back to August 1991, when Hurricane Bob unleashed 115-mph winds, 7 inches of rain and widespread power...
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency offers hurricane preparedness tips
as we enter the 2011 hurricane season, which experts are predicting to be very active, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is offering personal preparedness tips for the all of the citizens of the commonwealth. “every home and business should have a stocked basic emergency supply kit that could be used for any emergency, regardless...
FEMA: FEMA Quakesmart Campaign And Servicemaster Partner On Earthquake Mitigation Training And Preparedness Events
Release Date: October 1, 2010 Release Number: HQ-10-194 » 2010 Region IV News Releases MEMPHIS, Tenn.-As part of its ongoing efforts to partner with the private sector to strengthen disaster readiness and prepare for all hazards, including earthquakes, this week the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) earthquake mitigation campaign, “QuakeSmart,” participated in the ServiceMaster Company’s Employee Earthquake...
Hurricane preparedness info and links
the National Hurricane Center advises that people hunkering down at home should store enough food and water for at least three days, along with prescription drugs and extra batteries for flashlights and radios. Click on the links on the right side to acces local emergency preparedness information under the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency’s Cape...
Bahamas News – Conference Stresses Disaster Preparedness
Minister for Works and Transport, the Honourable Neko C. Grant is pictured centre along with Captain Stephen Russell, NEMA's director and several of the participants in the Northern Bahamas Disaster Conference which closed out Thursday at the Our Lucaya Resort. the three day event attracted participants from Bimini, Berry Islands, North Andros, Abaco and Grand...
Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency offers hurricane preparedness tips
As Hurricane Earl approaches, The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency recommends a number of steps people can take to help minimize potential damage. “Early planning and preparation can be the key to your safety,” states MEMA Acting Director Kurt Schwartz. “It is important to use your time wisely and not wait until the last minute.” ...
Emergency Radios Can Be Essential to Survival
Emergency Radios can Be Essential to Survival An everyday AM/FM battery powered radio may not be enough to keep your family safe. once you understand the difference between a radio and an emergency radio you will understand how the difference can be critical to your family’s safety. FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) has recommended an emergency...
Hurricane Earl bears down on U.S. East Coast
HATTERAS ISLAND, North Carolina (Reuters) – Hurricane Earl took aim at North Carolina on Thursday and was on track to lash its barrier islands with dangerous winds and pounding surf before cutting a path up the U.S. East Coast. The U.S. National Hurricane Centre said the massive Category 3 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of...
SEA Currents » Blog Archive » Palm Beach County Web site provides one-stop planning, help for disaster preparedness in South Florida
Patricia Reynolds, MLISDirector, Bishopric Medical LibrarySarasota Memorial Hospitalpatti-reynolds@smh.com Disaster preparedness is going high-tech, regional, and Facebook. Palm Beach County emergency managers, and counterparts in Miami-Dade, Broward and the Keys, have launched a one-stop web page with tips, lists, instructions and links for 15 different disaster scenarios from hurricanes to wildfires to terrorist attack. the page, www.ReadySouthFlorida.org, has...
CERT – Community Emergency Response Team
TWENTYNINE PALMS – the citizen of Twentynine Palms deserve all feasible opportunities to prepare themselves and their neighbors for disaster. We’ve heard it said, if the big one hits, will you be able to survive on your own for 3-5 days…weeks? it is not IF, it is WHEN! “ The Community Emergency Response Team concept was developed and implemented...
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Emergency Preparedness Articles
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- A Few Tips To Select The Right Emergency Kit There are several emergency supply providers who offer emergency kit, ...
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Cat 3 Hurricane Irene: North Carolina to NYC-Is this Long Island Express II?
By John GaltAugust 20, 2011 -18:35 ETWaiting on the “official” ...
- SavATree Offers Tips to Help Homeowners Prepare for Hurricane Irene Published: August 24, 2011 11:12 AM by The Associated ...
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