Categories: General, Natural Disasters, Preparedness
March 27th, 2013 9:39 am ET -
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By Victoria Harp
When asked, leaders in communities everywhere will say that communication is by far the biggest problem during an emergency. Communication is such a broad term that it does not pinpoint the problem. Is it actual communication systems like phone lines and cell towers? Is it the communication you receive or try to obtain in an emergency? Is it communication to the people you are responsible for? Is it communication from the people you are responsible for? The question becomes how do we go about addressing these issues? Start small and focus on one solution to one communication problem.
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Categories: Do 1 Thing, Natural Disasters, Preparedness
March 6th, 2013 11:05 am ET -
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By Cate Shockey
This blog is part of a
series, covering a preparedness topic each month from the Do 1 Thing Program. Join us this month as we tackle “sheltering.”series, covering a preparedness topic each month from the Do 1 Thing Program. Join us this month as we tackle “sheltering.”
When I was a kid, sheltering immediately conjured terrifying images of Dorothy Gale missing her chance to take shelter in the cellar and being swept away by a tornado and serenaded by munchkins. In reality, growing up in the Midwest included frequent basement sheltering for tornado warnings and cowering in the hallways at school with a hardback textbook over my head.
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