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"Ice Storm" 2006

When the ice-storm hit in 2006, I found out how unprepared my family and I actually were for a long term disaster. It really became clear how important personal preparedness was since everyone in the community and many surrounding areas were affected by this event. As a resu...

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CERT training helped my own family

My wife and I were shopping at a local grocery store. She picked up a glass bottle, bumped it on the shelf and it broke into pieces, cutting her hand. We were close to an exit so I ran to my vehicle and grabbed the first aid kit from CERT bag. I was back in the store and ren...

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Storm Captain

When I married my wife, my step-son, Preston was deathly afraid of storms. I told him as an investigative young man of 7 years old we should do some research. He proceeded to do hours of research about emergency preparedness and took on the job of building a kit and creating...

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First Aid Kit Comes in Handy

I have always kept a first aid kit in my car just in case it would someday come in handy.  Last summer, my family and I were driving back home one night when we came up on some motorcycle on the roadside. As we were passing by, my wife tells me that there is someone laying o...

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Lessons Learned

These are some of the lesson I learned from the 1980 tornados: Have working flashlights available at all times. Have a place available for your pets. Have some snacks, bottled water, canned food (and a can opener!) and a battery operated radio available in the basement...

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Family Fire Plan

When my wife and I bought our first home, we taught our three kids (5, 3, and 1 yrs old) how to evacuate in a fire.  Then we tested them over and over, using our smoke alarm test button, until they got it right.  It took some time, but they got it. Then, we taught them how ...

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