During a disaster, not being able to reach those you care about can be stressful, worrisome and in many cases, even dangerous – because you may have to risk going and finding them. You should know before a disaster how you’ll be able to communicate with the people you need to get in touch with. […]
Small-business owners who think preparing for a disaster is expensive should think again. Being unprepared -and losing everything- can mean paying a much higher price. For example, in July 1996, the president and owner of Brookville Mining Equipment Corporation, Dalph McNeil, faced every business owner’s nightmare when the nearby creek crested at eight feet after […]
Emergencies of all sorts can happen at any moment and at any place. It doesn’t matter where you are, when emergency strikes, it hits by surprise. But, this doesn’t mean that you cannot be ready for it and do some emergency preparedness planning. The truth is, most things in life are like emergencies – they […]
Have you been asked by these questions before? What’s inside your fridge right now? Is your dog food or cat food edible by humans? Do you have an emergency meeting place for your family? Who’s going to get your kids in school, in case, you did not make it? Do you even have dogs at […]