Tag: preparedness

Emergency Preparedness Town Hall Tonight

Nothing on your calendar for tonight? Consider checking this out… The Portland Office of Emergency Management is hosting a Town Hall to talk about emergency preparedness and hear from you […]

Having A Ball With Lifejackets

With sudden downpours, high winds and power outages across Oregon, I can pretty much bet that you’re not thinking about summer. Strangely, in Canada (where the weather can’t possibly be […]

Sheldon is prepared. Are you?

On last night’s episode of The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon (Jim Parsons) shows off his emergency supplies kit to a guest who will staying with him for a few days. […]

Are You Prepared For A Frog Fall?

This August, Portland’s 48 Hour Film Project will return. To get you geared up in the interim, I bring you inspiration from Springfield, MO, the home of SATO48 (and our […]

Together We Prepare Lents

Several years back the Red Cross decided to expand our reach in the realm of neighborhood disasters. Instead of only responding to disasters we would implement a program to help […]

Tune In Tomorrow!

Around preparedness circles in the northwest, we call it “The Big One.” This refers to a major earthquake (over 9.0 in magnitude) that state geologists are predicting in Oregon’s future. […]

Ah, Springtime!

I can’t think of a better someecards to capture my mixed emotions about spring. Sure, spring means cherry blossoms on the waterfront and — much more importantly, my birthday — […]

What We’ve Got Here…Is A Failure To Prepare

Thought I’d share this interesting article from the New York Times about Californians and their level of preparedness. Given that California has seen major earthquakes more recently than we have, […]

Quake Alert!

I don’t know about you, but I definitely have earthquakes on the brain these days… Powerful earthquakes have recently struck Haiti, Chili, and now Baja California, Mexico April is Earthquake […]