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>

The Future of Technology and Wildfires

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

We've come across initiatives that take advantage of technology to help prevent fires, fight fires, and manage evacuations. <Read More>

How to Find Your Local Shelters

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared, Did you know

When the time comes to leave your home, knowing what to bring, where to go and how to get there are all important in keeping stress levels down and keeping your family safe. <Read More>

Facebook and Instagram Go Down and Why Paper Matters

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared, Emergency supplies

On March 13th Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp all suffered an outage to some degree for as much as twenty four hours. Fortunately, paper doesn't "go down. <Read More>

Changing the Messaging of Preparedness

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Karina Warshaw Being prepared, Psychology of preparedness

A new report by FEMA's Higher Education Program, "We've Failed Miserably at Preparedness" explains the distressing results of a 20 year study. <Read More>

The Ostrich Effect - How it Leads to Preparedness Avoidance

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Psychology of preparedness

The technical term is "information aversion". In the financial world it's known as "the ostrich effect". <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>

What's the Difference Between a Go Bag and an Emergency Kit?

Mar 16, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared, Emergency supplies

Sometimes these descriptors, go-bag and emergency kit, are used interchangeably, but there is - in our opinion - a significant difference. <Read More>

Airbnb Open Homes - Temporary Housing for People Impacted by Disasters

Feb 17, 2019 Posted by: Stuart Warshaw Being prepared, Did you know

Airbnb is leveraging their platform to help those in need to those who can help. <Read More>

To Reduce Wildfires, PG&E to Pull Plug on Customers