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: