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Know The Top 5 Toy Hazards

Nov 12, 2008

Here at the Oregon Trail Chapter, we’re all about keeping people safe. Safe in the water, safe when cooking turkeys and — today — safe from deadly toys.And you thought […]

Google Tracks Flu Trends Faster Than CDC

Nov 11, 2008

One of the disasters we prepare for (see pg. 26 of this booklet) is pandemic flu. (Or “pan flu” as it’s called in preparedness jargon. Although, I think that sounds like […]

One Holiday Project I Don’t Mind Starting Early

Nov 11, 2008

If you’re like me, you cringe at how quickly all the billboards and store displays switch into Winter Holiday Mode the instant Halloween is over. I like to take things […]

Storm Watch ’08: Veteran’s Day Disaster

Nov 10, 2008

Within 72 hours, we’ll have four significant storms bearing down on our area. There could be flooding, high winds, power outages and even landslides. It’s the kind of thing that […]

DISASTER ACTION TEAM RESPONDS

Nov 10, 2008

The DAT team responded to two new cases since last Friday, 7 Nov 08. Two adults in Portland had a major house fire and were assisted with food and clothes; […]

Luv 2 Txt? Text 2HELP!

Nov 10, 2008

I got my phone bill the other day and it was insane. I don’t know about you, but evidently I send text messages WAY more frequently than I thought. And […]

Saving A Life At The Athletic Club

Nov 10, 2008

Last week I posted a cool story, courtesy of Health & Safety director Stephanie Morgan. In a stunning coincidence, fellow blogger Eldon posted virtually the same thing at the exact […]

Bob Porter: Why I Help

Nov 7, 2008

So are we allowed to play favorites when it comes to volunteers? I mean, they are all FABULOUS, but we can especially adore a couple of them, right? Right? Okay, […]

Need An (Almost) New Land Rover?

Nov 7, 2008

Now that Veronica Mars isn’t on the CW, I rarely flip to that network. I hope that excuses the fact that I know nothing of the show Supernatural and Jensen […]

Live-Tweeting An Apartment Fire

Nov 7, 2008

Abi Weaver, Red Cross communicator extraordinaire in Tampa Bay, sent Robin a message this morning about vhanna26, a woman who live-tweeted a fire in her apartment building this morning. The […]