Hurricanes occur in North America between June and November, not this month. But, now is the time to begin putting together an emergency plan. In 2010, 123.3 million people or 39 % of the nation’s population live within 50 miles of hurricane prone coastal areas.[1]...

Project Noah is a yearlong food storage and emergency preparedness program designed to help you set and obtain goals in the area of family preparedness. The program is divided into twelve monthly assignments touching on lots of short and long term preparedness...

Recovering from a disaster is a gradual process. Safety is a priority as well as mental and physical well-being. Your first concern is your family’s health and safety. If family members are injured, do not attempt to move them unless they are in immediate danger of...

Enhancing Your Immune System The immune system is one of the most complex systems in the human body. It is used to defend the body against foreign invaders, like bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi. If the system fails to block the invaders, then it’s their job to...

Preparing for a long-term disaster is part of critical thinking. Should such an event occur, it will be important to stay as healthy as possible. There is a good possibility that many will not be eating a balanced diet and will consequently suffer from vitamin and...

It's Orange Harvest Time Sweet, juicy oranges bring a ray of sunshine in the cold winter months. We have been busy harvesting a bunch from a friend’s tree. What a project just picking them. The tree we picked from had been growing for thirty years before it began to...

What is a Tornado and it’s warning signs? Tornadoes are nature’s most violent storms. Spawned from powerful thunderstorms, they can cause fatalities and devastate a neighborhood in seconds. Tornadoes appears as a rotating, funnel-shaped cloud that extends from a...

Eight Month Preparedness Assessment We are eight months into the year long Project Noah preparedness lessons. How are you doing? Have you completed the items discussed in the past months’ issues? Preparedness is not something that just falls together with a twitch of...

This pet disaster checklist is provided by US Dept. Health and Human Services, Center for Disease Control and Prevention. DOCUMENTS ❑ Photocopied veterinary records ❑ Rabies certificate ❑ Vaccinations ❑ Medical summary ❑ Prescriptions for medications ❑ Most recent...

Moral Boosters are very important during an emergency.  Maintaining high morale is one of the single greatest factors in successfully coping with a major evacuation emergency or disaster.  Having a few diversionary items on hand will help to fortify a person’s mental,...