Tag: preparedness
Prepare for Pests with Pete
Here at the Red Cross, we try to be prepared for anything. With our Emergency Warming Centers in full-swing, I just wanted to give a quick shout-out to Pete of […]
The Gift For Those Who Have Everything…
My parents are the pinnacles of preparedness. Over the holiday weekend, I got to spend some time with them in SW Portland, right in the midst of “boil water” territory. […]
Boil Order Tests Portlanders’ Preparedness
This weekend, the Portland Water Bureau tested your emergency preparedness. On Saturday, PWB announced that residents on Portland’s westside needed to boil their water, thanks to some e.coli contamination. Read […]
Meet The Flu Fighters!
Today’s my last day in the JIC, so I’ll give you one last flu-riffic resource — the Flu Fighters! These superheroes are a grown up version of the Scrub Club, […]
Together We Prepare New Columbia and Tamarack
For our chapter, when disaster strikes in a neighborhood, is isn’t enough to offer prevention strategies through literature alone…we’ve decided to hit the streets and speak to residents one-by-one, ensuring […]
Prepare-aphernalia: Emergency Tea
[Stifling giddy giggles…] This Pembrokeshire Tea Company “Emergency Tea” campaign is my new favorite thing. An emergency stash of tea – much like an emergency stash of coffee – is […]
The Perfect Housewarming Gift…
With the new homebuyer tax credit, there will surely be lots of people buying houses in the next couple of months. And what better housewarming gift than a disaster kit? […]
A Feel-Good Friday Post
How about something to warm your heart at the end of this long week… Nate brought me some thank you letters he received from school kids that his team had […]
Is It Winter Yet?
There are many things I love about winter — hot chocolate, mittens, flannel jammies and woolly tights, to name but a few. Well, our friends at NOAA must be looking […]
Prepare-aphernalia: Meal In A (Hot) Can
When disaster strikes, you might not have a microwave. Seems pretty obvious that when the power goes out, so does the potential for hot food. Or does it? For years, […]