I have honestly never been more scared than when I was on the second floor of our house with two little children when I felt the entire house move. I knew I had mere seconds to get us downstairs and under a door frame or outside. I couldn’t move fast ... 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
Preparedness Drills to Do with Your Kids
If your kids go to school, they have undoubtedly participated in a school fire drill. Most bus riders have gone through a bus evacuation drill out the back emergency door. Some schools are even conducting active shooter drills as preparedness ... Read More
How Indecision Can Endanger Your Life
My karate instructor often makes us do "kill me" drills. We, the students, have to stand with our eyes closed, wait to be "attacked" by a partner, and then execute a self-defense technique within one second of being attacked. If, when we open our ... Read More
