All About When The Lights Go Out

I apologize for how quiet it’s been on the blog. With Lise out this week I’ve been working my tail off to fill her big shoes. (Not that I have a […]

S.T.E.P. This Way!

The small, coastal city of Warrenton, Oregon (pop. 4,500) is taking big steps toward preparedness. I just learned about their brand new (well, started in July) S.T.E.P. initiative. It stands […]

Manzanita Thinks Preparedness Is Manza-Neato

[I’m blogging this for Thomas since I don’t think he has internet access right now.] Okay, so I said that Thomas is at an international conference in San Jose, but […]

Beach Safety

(Seaside, Oregon – Photo by Steve Lacey) Well everyone get ready for this, my first post. With the height of the summer vacation season on us, and the beach being […]

The Oregonian Redeems Itself!

Just about a month ago, I took The Oregonian to task for warning readers about the importance of being prepared while directing them to absolutely no resources to actually go […]

Mid-week Beach Trip

Stop me if you’ve heard this one…A senator, a geologist, and a weatherman go to the beach… Okay, it’s not a joke. It’s a county-wide emergency preparedness fair in Seaside […]