If you or your senior loved one live in a coastal area, have you taken the advisable steps to prepare in advance for a Hurricane? if an evacuation order were given, have you planned how and where your elderly parent would evacuate? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) provides “Key Facts About...
Lightmaker partnered with the Center for Public Safety Innovation (CPSI) to develop a hurricane preparedness application for the iPhone. this mobile web application provides residents of Pinellas County, Florida, with a handy one-stop tool they can rely upon before, during, and after a hurricane. No more searching for printed storm guides, checking the Internet for...
On Saturday Melody and I drove to Dulac, Louisiana for the United Houma Nation Disability Awareness Powwow. The United Houma Nation is an American Indian Tribe of about 17,000 located in southeastern Louisiana. The tribe is recognized by the state of Louisiana and has been working for 20 years to gain recognition from the Federal...
Hurricane Kits Hurricane preparedness and kits are a necessity for people who live in areas that are prone to hurricanes, especially now that category four and five hurricanes are becoming more prevalent due to global warming. in fact, households in areas where hurricane rarely pass should also prepare somehow because of the erratic behavior of hurricanes...
SOUTHINGTON — The Town will be holding ahurricane a hurricane preparedness drill on Sept. 11 and areasking residents to help out, according to a statement frompolice. If a severe hurricane hits southern New England, firstresponders and the Citizen Emergency Response Team (CERT) may needto run a real dispensing station to dispense food, water, and otheremergency supplies...
Bermuda really does have a hurricane drill. In fact, Bermuda started getting ready for Hurricane Igor, four months ago in May 2010, when Bermuda’s Emergency Measures Organization (everybody knows it as EMO) held its annual Hurricane Preparedness
Philadelphia, PA (Business Wire) 18 June 2007 Palm Beach Post has today officially announced the launch of the mobile hurricane warning with a service that offers immediate updates day on the local weather via SMS / text messages. SMS “Forward” on 72 727 way, consumers receive weather information on their mobile phone to...
Advice comes from several quarters on hurricane preparednessFrom the electric company, to insurance companies, to a bottle water association, to a pet sitters association, advice on hurricane preparedness is being offered freely in the expectation of Hurricane Earl’s brush with the Northeast coast. Read more on Greenwich Post Related Posts: Hurricane Preparedness Hurricane Preparedness Presentation Part II Hurricane Preparedness Presentation...
As everyone watches the coming of Earl, HR professionals should be considering the impact on their employees and businesses. A recent article on hurricane preparedness for employers provides a brief overview of the regulatory issues that often arise in such situations. These include, for example: Wage and hour issues WARN issues Leave issues Benefits continuation issues The Americans With Disabilities Act OSHA Unemployment Federal Relief If...
Rhia’s Corner~ By Rhiannon Waits ~Hurricane preparedness
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