For an entire week leading up to the April 2011 storms and tornados that devastated parts of my town and Northern Alabama in general, the local weather forecasters gave us warnings. Suddenly, tornado survival became a hot topic in our household and ... Read More
Where do you start when everything has been lost?
Again and again, whether by fire, flood, or natural disaster, individuals and families face the challenge of starting their lives from scratch when their homes have been destroyed. Piles of debris are all that remain of homes and lifetimes of ... Read More
Prepper to Prepper: How to Set Up An Emergency Kitchen
With all of the disasters that have happened lately, many families have been without electricity, and experiencing the joys of cooking and serving meals to their families in spite of the challenges. Others have electricity but not a full kitchen to ... Read More
What Most of Us Don’t Think About When Staying in a Hotel Room
When I used to travel on business, as a woman and alone, it often crossed my mind what I would do in an emergency situation, especially hotel room safety. Hotels are generally safe for women travellers, but I always took precautions to learn about ... Read More
Do’s & Don’ts for comforting someone who has just lost everything
Everything was lost. Ruined by tainted flood water, with no hope of salvage. I drove by my friend's beautiful home that Hurricane Harvey had ravaged and stared at what was left, piled high outside on his front yard. It wasn't my own personal loss, ... Read More
Wildfire Season: Harden your Home to Survive a Firestorm
Brutal Reality As I write this article, Washington State is experiencing the largest wildland fire (Carlton Complex) in the state’s history; California’s drought stands like a Grim Reaper, unleashing over 200 wildfires a week statewide; and Colorado ... Read More
3 questions to ask about your school’s safety plan
Disasters can happen anytime, including when your children are at school. Do you know exactly where they will be if it strikes? 1. Where is my child in the building? Ask your children or their teachers where the students will be during any type of ... Read More
Could You Survive A Year Without Summer?
Most of us dread the dog days of summer. We look for relief at the summer pool with a glass of cold lemonade. Back in 1816, the summer was different for those living in Northeastern America and Northern Europe. They did not have the warm summer ... Read More
Carry These 11 Items In Your Car to Survive a Wildfire
I've been watching recent video from the horrific wildfires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Friends of mine owned a home there, now destroyed by wildfire, and many other friends and acquaintances enjoyed the area during family vacations. As of this ... Read More
Define Your Disaster
Until I seriously became a prepper, the most likely disasters in my life involved my nail tech quitting or my husband insisting on a homemade dinner! How times have changed. Now when I think of disasters, I'm thinking more along the lines of The End ... Read More
