Tag: preparedness
All The News That’s Fit To Type
With a short week at work, it seems imperative to pack a whole lot of great info into the next three days of blogging. With that, I give you some […]
Disaster Preparedness In Urban Immigrant Communities
There’s a paper making it’s way around Red Cross circles that I thought might interest you preparedness junkies. Entitled “Disaster Preparedness in Urban Immigrant Communities: Lessons Learned from Recent Catastrophic […]
Disaster Trailers In The Daily Astorian
We’ve had some great coverage of the disaster trailers that have been delivered up and down the Oregon coast over the last few weeks. Extra special thanks to KOIN‘s Tim […]
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 […]
Teach Your Children Well…
While sorting through old Red Cross CDs, VHS tapes and cassettes here at the chapter, I unearthed an incredible relic.Hardly containing my 90’s nostalgia from the discovery, I picked up […]
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 […]
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 […]