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Winter Weather Is Coming… Are You Prepared?

Winter Weather Is Coming… Are You Prepared?

Winter is a great time to snuggle up by the fire, have a mug of hot chocolate, or make a snowman, but colder temperatures can also create a higher risk for car accidents, hypothermia, and frostbite. Winter storms and inclement weather can last for days and leave you...

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Prepare with a Toilet Kit

Prepare with a Toilet Kit

One of the most neglected but perhaps most important in preparing for disasters is personal hygiene and toileting. There are many common and preventable diseases spread from feces not handled properly. If the water supply is limited or not available, the decision on...

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Massive Bread Recalls

Massive Bread Recalls

“Make Your Own Bread”  As we continue our preparedness series, learning to cook from scratch is one of the most important skills you can have. To begin with, there are many less ingredients needed to produce the same product. It is cheaper and you and your family eat...

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Are Your Pets Ready for an Emergency?

Are Your Pets Ready for an Emergency?

Your pets are an important part of your family! When preparing for an emergency, it is important your furry friends be included in your emergency plan as well.  Natural disasters and emergencies can happen at any time, it is important to have a plan in place before...

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Are you Prepared for a Head/Brain Injury?

Are you Prepared for a Head/Brain Injury?

Brain injuries affect more than 2.8 million people each year, according to the Brain Injury Association of America, and they are a leading cause of injury-related deaths. What is a head/brain injury?  A head or brain injury is any type of injury involving the head or...

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Are you Prepared for Poor Air Quality?

Are you Prepared for Poor Air Quality?

Wildfires and Respiratory Issues According to the National Interagency Fire Center there are currently ninety-one large fires and complexes that have burned 854,587 acres so far this season. The result is poor air quality from these fires. The air quality index,...

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Are you Financially Prepared for the Unexpected?

Are you Financially Prepared for the Unexpected?

Natural Disasters cause 52 billion in insured losses annually. From natural disasters like pandemics and floods to public health and ecological crises, there are SO many circumstances for which you should be financially prepared. The key to being financially prepared...

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Are You Prepared for Burglary and Theft?

Are You Prepared for Burglary and Theft?

Being prepared covers many topics, from physical preparedness, such as food, water, and shelter to natural disasters to the recent uptick of crime as our world’s stability is threatened. Our “new normal” is a world many of us are being forced to face.. Post pandemic...

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