Tag: video
How Would You Pronounce This Word?
DOSR. Okay, it’s not exactly a word. It’s an acronym – one of the many we use as shorthand when we’re in disaster mode here at the Red Cross. […]
Hunter S. Thompson on Minor Toilet Articles
How often do you hear the Red Cross quote Hunter S. Thompson? Well, you will here. I’m posting this as a follow up to Lise’s posts yesterday (yes, that’s two […]
Grover Has Been Busy Lately!
You remember this candid interview with Sesame Street’s Grover, right? Well, it turns out Grover has been doing a lot of thinking about preparedness lately. He and his friends made […]
We Traveled The World.
Here it is. The video you’ve all been waiting for. I actually think it turned out pretty cool. (Yes, I used canned music, and I’m not ashamed!) And a reminder, […]
I Lost My Home And 40 Years Worth Of Art
I felt a sharp pang of sadness when I heard Carl say those words.It seems like you hear a lot about people losing things like photographs or heirlooms in disaster. […]
Sailors Can Do It. Now I Can, Too!
Tying a bowline knot. I’m willing to bet you’ll never see it explained as simply as this. As LifeHacker.com points out, a bowline knot is “strong enough to put around someone’s […]
Don’t Be A Doofus
Dan Doofus, that is. Poor Dan doesn’t know how to prevent fires. But he’s learning! I watched these short Fire Prevention Week cartoons on my way to work this morning […]
VIDEO of Fireman Giving Cat CPR
Thanks to the anonymous commenter who provided us the actual video of the story I wrote about this morning. Here is firefighter Al Machado reviving the adorable feline: