What To Grab Before You Evacuate

Dec 31, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Emergency supplies

Download this list and place it on your GO-bag as a quick reference before you leave. <Read More>

How to Use Breathing to Maintain Your Cool in an Emergency

Oct 23, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know

Tactical breathing, also known as combat breathing, is a technique to maintain your cool and your composure in a high stress situation. <Read More>

How to Pack Your GO-bag for Two People

Oct 23, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared,  Emergency supplies

We designed the Vles GO-bag with the "buddy system" in mind. Configured mindfully, it'll work well for two people. <Read More>

Find Out if You Live in an Earthquake Hot Zone

Oct 23, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know

If you're interested in finding out if you live in an earthquake liquefaction zone, the California Conservation Corps has an interactive map that shows where these zones are. <Read More>

Why New Yorkers (and everyone) Need a GO-bag

Oct 23, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared,  Emergency supplies

Not to be fear mongers but these events can, and have, happened. <Read More>

U.S. Drought Monitor and California Wildfires this Year

Sep 20, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know

The drought monitor speaks volumes about wildfires. <Read More>

Evacuation Warning, Evacuation Order, or Shelter in Place - What's the Difference?

Sep 20, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know

California OES alerts and warnings for wildfires are now standardized throughout the state. <Read More>

It's Important to Know Your Blood Type

Sep 20, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared,  Emergency supplies,  First aid

The many reasons to know your blood type. <Read More>

Truckee Police Department Releases Evacuation Video from Camp Fire

Jul 22, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Real emergencies,  Video

This is an extraordinary look into the chaos and trauma of the evacuation, Truckee Police Chief Rob Leftwich discusses the evacuation. <Read More>

The Richter Scale Explained in Dollars

Jul 22, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know

The Richter scale is "logarithmic". Here's a look at what that means in terms of dollars. <Read More>

Experience is Not Always a Good Teacher - Consider this Hurricane Katrina Story

Jul 22, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Psychology of preparedness

The same hurricane, but a changed world. The impact of Katrina versus Camille. <Read More>

Why We Include Earplugs in the VLES GO-bag

Jul 22, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared,  Emergency supplies

We added earplugs to the supplies in the VLES designs GO-bag. After some research, and through our own experience, we decided earplugs are an essential tool to help prevent health issues related to loud noise. <Read More>