The VLES Water Bottle - Dark but Not too Mysterious

Jan 05, 2020 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared,  Did you know,  Emergency supplies

Wondering why our water bottle is so big and dark? Well, wonder no more. Here’s the story. <Read More>

Life Changes - Update Your Plan

Jan 05, 2020 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Emergency supplies

There are so many things to think about when life changes occur. Make sure updating your emergency plan is on that “to do” list. <Read More>

Hyperbolic Discounting and the Psychology of Being Prepared

Jan 05, 2020 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Psychology of preparedness

Yet another cognitive bias that leads to flawed decision-making. <Read More>

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>

The Richter Scale is Dangerously Misleading and Should be Changed

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

The Richter Scale makes no sense in communicating the magnitude of an earthquake, unless of course you're and engineer or mathematician. <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 You Should Believe Hurricane Forecasters

Oct 23, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Psychology of preparedness

We’re not the only ones fighting the good fight to try to get people to heed emergency warnings. <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>

Megathrust - The Cascadia Subduction Zone's Potential Devastation

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

This almost deserves a warning for children or sensitive people, except it's reality and a megathrust in the Cascadia Subduction Zone needs to be understood. <Read More>

$221 Billion of Homes Are at Extreme Wildfire Risk - See Where

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

See the real estate value of houses at wildfire risk by state, city and metropolitan area. <Read More>