Tag: preparedness
Monitoring Earthquakes…From the Coffee Shop
Got a laptop? You can help monitor earthquakes. As reported in the the Los Angeles Times, the “Quake Catchers” program aims to make earthquake detection easier and cheaper by using […]
A New EXIT Strategy?
I can imagine controversy over evacuation policy or emergency preparedness funding…but it took me a moment to realize that our most basic aid in the event of a disaster, the […]
Mashable: Prepare for Disasters Using Social Media
I’m in the habit of e-mailing myself tweets that I want to remember to write about on the blog. Last night, I sent myself three, which is a new record. […]
Is Your Biz Disaster Ready?
Just wanted to point your attention to this week’s Oregon Business magazine poll, which is right up our alley: Okay, so you can’t vote in the image above, but you […]
The Geology behind Chile’s Earthquake hits close to home
With the news of damage from the 8.8 magnitude Chilean Earthquake still coming in, many news outlets (both locally and nationally) are bringing up the point that the same thing […]
What’s Happening in New Columbia and Tamarack
Back in November, a house fire in North Portland spurred our chapter to prevent emergencies in the New Columbia and Tamarack neighborhood by delivering disaster preparedness information door-to-door and offering […]
Word of the Day: Vulnerary
I’m a Word Nerd. I try to learn at least one new word everyday (not to say I’ll remember it or be able to show it off in conversation, but […]
Remain Calm, Place Newspaper Over Head
This stick figure illustrated guide of what to do in case of a nuclear attack evidently comes from the early ’80s. But it reminds me more of the 1957 PDX […]
A New Threat to the Pacific Northwest…
Every day I ask myself, how can I be a safer person? With danger lurking at every door, you can never be too careful. Yesterday, a true friend sent me […]
Trapped Under Rubble? There’s An App For That…
If you’ve listened to our Ready Radio podcast, you probably know that nearly every episode features an iPhone app that relates to preparedness. You might think this is just silly […]