Tag: prepare

“Everybody remain calm!”

Fire Marshall Bill tries hard but fails to prevent avoidable emergencies in this (somewhat graphic?) video below: For RELIABLE fire safety tips from the Red Cross, the Oregon Trail Chapter’s […]

Wondermark Comic’s Knit Kit

Beloved by readers of The Onion and geeks worldwide, Wondermark Comics pairs 19th-century artwork with 21st-century humor. Today’s topic, how NOT to build an emergency kit: Do you know what […]

Prepare Now, Not Later

Earlier today, our preparedness guru Linda Swift did an interview with KOIN. With ice and snow (anywhere from 6-10″) expected this weekend, they wanted to know what Oregonians should be […]

One Year Later: December 2007 Storms

Do you remember what you were doing a year ago this week? If you lived along Oregon’s coast, you could well have been stranded at home; stuck without power and […]

Wearable Shelter? Or Parka?

As promised, here’s the first totally awesome item from MOMA’s SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit — the Final Home 44-pocket parka. Designed as a wearable shelter, this parka features […]

SAFE: Design Takes On Risk

Let me say that the Museum of Modern Art’s SAFE: Design Takes On Risk exhibit is worth about 100 blog postings. But before I launch into the first of many, […]

So Did California Survive The Shakeout?

Yesterday was The Great Southern California Shakeout and I’ve been looking around for photos and coverage of what actually happened. Sadly, I can’t find much, but I’m hoping more reports […]

Fun, Games and Preparedness

Everyone loves a good farmer’s market, and members of the Portland NET program and the Red Cross are no different. Nationwide, neighborhood teams are organizing themselves to respond to disaster […]

Walking The Talk

Check out this YouTube video of FEMA administrator David Paulison showing off how he has prepared his Florida home for hurricanes. Thanks to our friend John Solomon for nudging agency […]