The Go-To Website for Emergency Preparedness: Ready.gov

Mar 01, 2020 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Did you know,  Real emergencies

Whether you’re a preparedness geek like us or just started getting ready for emergencies, ready.gov provides a comprehensive go-to site. <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>

In the Eye of the Joplin, Missouri Tornado - Whitney and Aaron's Powerful Story

Jun 03, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies,  Stories

Whit and Aaron survived the Joplin, Missouri tornado in 2011. We know them as the extraordinary wedding photographers of our daughter's wedding, not as survivors...then we read the following Instagram post. We were brought to tears.  <Read More>

Chei's Story - The Fukushima Earthquake

May 19, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies,  Stories

Chei's story of going through the Fukushima earthquake with three kids. <Read More>

The New York Magazine Article You Don't Want to Read - But Have To

May 19, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies

“There’s no number of helicopters or trucks that we can buy, no number of firefighters that we can have, no amount of brush that we can clear that will stop this” <Read More>

Nova: Inside the Megafire

May 19, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies,  Video

There's nothing for us to add here...this documentary says it all.

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/video/inside-the-megafire/

Jenn's Story - Hurricane Wilma

Apr 21, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies,  Stories

It was 2005. Radio and television reports sounded the alarm that Hurricane Wilma was expected to make landfall by the early morning of October 17. Hear Jenn's story. <Read More>

Disasters and Corporate Liability - What Are We Starting to See?

Apr 21, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Did you know,  Real emergencies

Corporate comeuppance? PG&E bankruptcy, and now the city of New Orleans sues oil and gas companies. <Read More>

An Interactive Graphic History of California Wildfires

Apr 21, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Did you know,  Real emergencies

Capital Public Radio put together an incredible interactive map of the history of California wildfires. <Read More>

Are You Prepared for This?

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared,  Real emergencies

Following is an excerpt from the mandatory evacuation issues by the Mills County, Nebraska Emergency Management <Read More>

California Failed to Prevent the Carr Fire

Jan 17, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Did you know,  Real emergencies

According to ProPublica "Every level of government understood the dangers and took few, if any, of the steps needed to prevent catastrophe."

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This House Survived: A Video

Jun 03, 2018 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Real emergencies,  Video

This is a startling video from National Geographic that shows the power of fire and the power of good fortune.