The VLES Water Bottle - Dark but Not too Mysterious
Wondering why our water bottle is so big and dark? Well, wonder no more. Here’s the story.
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What To Grab Before You Evacuate
Download this list and place it on your GO-bag as a quick reference before you leave.
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How to Use Breathing to Maintain Your Cool in an Emergency
Tactical breathing, also known as combat breathing, is a technique to maintain your cool and your composure in a high stress situation.
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How to Pack Your GO-bag for Two People
We designed the Vles GO-bag with the "buddy system" in mind. Configured mindfully, it'll work well for two people.
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Find Out if You Live in an Earthquake Hot Zone
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.
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Why New Yorkers (and everyone) Need a GO-bag
Not to be fear mongers but these events can, and have, happened.
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U.S. Drought Monitor and California Wildfires this Year
The drought monitor speaks volumes about wildfires.
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Evacuation Warning, Evacuation Order, or Shelter in Place - What's the Difference?
California OES alerts and warnings for wildfires are now standardized throughout the state.
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It's Important to Know Your Blood Type
The many reasons to know your blood type.
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Truckee Police Department Releases Evacuation Video from Camp Fire
This is an extraordinary look into the chaos and trauma of the evacuation, Truckee Police Chief Rob Leftwich discusses the evacuation.
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The Richter Scale Explained in Dollars
The Richter scale is "logarithmic". Here's a look at what that means in terms of dollars.
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Experience is Not Always a Good Teacher - Consider this Hurricane Katrina Story
The same hurricane, but a changed world. The impact of Katrina versus Camille.
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