Tag: preparedness
Watch Out For Burritos!
According to Susan Henschen over at the Live Lightly, Laugh Often blog, burritos are dangerous. Find out why. And if you’re a big burrito fan, you might pre-emptively want to […]
Check Out The Rodeo Photos!
Yee-haw! You can now see all the photos from the 2008 Northwest Emergency Response Team Rodeo on our Flickr page!What’s the rodeo, pardner? It’s a drill involving 200 CERT and […]
Manzanita Thinks Preparedness Is Manza-Neato
[I’m blogging this for Thomas since I don’t think he has internet access right now.] Okay, so I said that Thomas is at an international conference in San Jose, but […]
Tsunami Drill: We Survived!
By all accounts, yesterday’s tsunami drill went well. You’ll be able to read all about it in next week’s Tillamook Headlight Herald — we’ll post it when we see it. […]
TSUNAMI!!!!!!
Watch out, Manzanita and Pacific City! In just over an hour, a tsunami will hit Oregon’s coast, causing destruction throughout Tillamook County. And no, I’m not psychic…this is a scheduled […]
Need Meds?
Do you have three days’ worth of medication on you RIGHT NOW? Not back at your house or out in your car, but immediately available if someone demanded to see […]
Come Celebrate Fiestas Patrias!
This weekend, apart from being busy with Ike, the Oregon Trail Chapter will be celebrating patriotic holidays, better known as “Fiestas Patrias.” We’re all headed out to Hillsboro Stadium to […]
NDART: Like The Red Cross For Animals
After my post yesterday about preparing pets for disasters, I got a very nice e-mail from Alexis, who’s currently creating the Baltimore City Animal Response Team. Here’s what she said: […]
Preparing Your Pet In A Disaster
By this point, most of you know that my extraordinary blogging prowess isn’t confined to Cross Blog…I also write for Apartment Therapy. This month, AT is focusing on pets — […]
Being Red Cross Ready
You never know when or what may come your way, that is why it so important to Be Red Cross Ready. This was recently put to the test by one […]