In Case Of Emergency, Read Blog

Periodically, I’ll collect and post articles I’ve read over the past several weeks on the topic of emergency preparedness and response that I thought were interesting in case you hadn’t seen them:

“Walking The Emergency Preparedness Talk”/Emergency Management Magazine — How and why to prepare (as well as the role of passion and personal anecdotes) from a leading citizen preparedness advocate, Seattle’s Lu-An Johnson.

“Preparing For Storm Season”/The Wall Street Journal – “With family budgets stretched thin and local governments strapped for cash, it’s important to be prepared. Here’s what you can do.”

“Anticipated Hurricanes Leave Consumers Exposed”/Associated Press — As we enter the hurricane season, “many homeowners are finding insurance is either more expensive, or harder to get.”

“UIC Study Explores Emergency Training In Second Life/Chi-Town Daily News — “The University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health is recruiting public health workers to participate in emergency preparedness training in Second Life”, the popular virtual reality game. UIC will be looking at the game’s potential for use in emergency simulations such as terrorist attacks and epidemics.”

Second Life users during a mock outbreak | Credit: Courtesy Photo