Thanks to Sara Estes Cohen’s Twitter feed I found out about a new group in New Orleans, Evacuteer.org, that is recruiting volunteers to help in the event of an emergency evacuation of the city (an eventuality whose chances increased today with the announcement by Mayor Mitch Landrieu that he might order a full evacuation before [...]
Entries from June 2010
“Evacuteers” Volunteering To Assist In New Orleans’ Future Emergency Evacuations
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: City Preparedness · Volunteer Opportunities · Volunteering
On Ex-Pres. Clinton’s Referral, New York City CERT Instructors Being Sent To Haiti This Week To Train Haitians In CERT Program
June 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments
New York City’s Office of Emergency Management (NYC OEM) will be sending NYC OEM Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Program Staff, CERT Instructors from the Fire Department, and Department of Health and Mental Hygiene staff to train up to 400 Haitian residents in CERT. The team will leave for Haiti on June 7th. According to the [...]
Tags: CERT · International
On National CPR & AED Awareness Week, A Training Video That Will Definitely Raise Some Heart Rates
June 1st, 2010 · 3 Comments
I frequently highlight interesting and creative approaches to preparedness. The video below — “Super Sexy CPR” — may be a little too interesting and creative for some readers, but I will post it nonetheless as today begins National CPR & AED Awareness Week.
A company called Fortnight Lingerie created the video to promote CPR and its [...]
Tags: Humor · Preparedness Ideas
With Hurricane Season Beginning (& Oil In Gulf), Louisiana Encourages Residents To Pre-Apply For Disaster Food Stamps — Effort Underscores Need To Prepare In Advance Of Disasters For Citizens Who Rely On Govt. Aid/Prescription Drugs
June 1st, 2010 · No Comments
With the 2010 Hurricane Season starting today and the oil spill in the Gulf, the Louisiana Department of Social Services is encouraging residents to pre-apply online for Disaster Food Stamps. The Louisiana effort underscores the importance of citizen advance planning for disasters when it comes to their daily needs (whether it be government assistance or [...]
Tags: Preparedness Ideas · State Preparedness