Bad Weather’s A Comin’…

Have you been watching the weather forecast for the next few days? We have and here’s a snapshot of what we’re seeing… On Thursday morning, a warm front moves in, […]

Storm Watch ’08: Veteran’s Day Disaster

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 […]

It’s Raining, It’s Pouring…

If you’re a skier, you’re probably loving the fact that there’s tons of snow coming down in the mountains. But if you’re into disaster preparedness, there’s no doubt you look […]

More NASCAR Goodness

You’ve seen my previous posts about NASCAR and I assure you that I haven’t been won over by the sport just yet…but I will say that these racers seem to […]

I’ve Seen Fire and I’ve Seen Rain…

…and they’ve led to some pretty disasterous situations across the country. We’ve got wildfires raging in California and floodwaters bursting through levees along the Mississippi. And though we haven’t yet […]

First Day On The Job

So after catching about four hours of sleep on the plane, I arrived at National Headquarters this morning and started right in working (well, training and then working). I’ve been […]

Deploying to D.C. for Disaster

(Never miss a chance to alliterate, kids.) Okay, Lise, I get the hint. I’ll tell everyone… National Headquarters called today and asked if I would be willing to come and […]

Two More Volunteers Head To Midwest

Just a quick update on the number of people we have deployed to help with relief efforts in the Midwest. Today, two more people left. One is heading to Cedar […]

How Oregonians Can Help the Midwest

At this point, we’ve sent eight local volunteers to Wisconsin, Iowa and Indiana, as well as one more to the Red Cross national disaster operations center in Washington, D.C. The […]