As you may know — or are directly experiencing for yourself — parts of the northeast are having their first heat wave of the year. Here in New York, the City’s Office of Emergency Management has been reminding citizens to be careful of the heat. As I signed up for OEM’s public warning mailing list, I received this notification email:
For the next four days the […]
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Soon after the tragic crane collapse on the Upper East Side, my CERT team was deployed by the City’s Office of Emergency Management to help in the response.
A photo I took yesterday of local residents looking at the aftermath of a crane collapse that had killed two people earlier in the day.
We helped the Red Cross set up and staff […]
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I received an excellent amendment to my recommendation that citizens purchase an extra cell phone battery. The suggestion came from fellow blogger, Jimmy Jazz:
My wife and I both carry around those Energizer Energi-To-Go cell phone chargers.
Example link: http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-Energi-Instant-Charger-Motorola/dp/B000JD39X8
Powered by 2 AA batteries, they’re great for in a pinch. We also keep a DC charger in […]
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As a major objective of this site is to help citizens prepare for disasters, I will be adding preparedness tips from time to time that I believe will be helpful — and usually easy to do. The first one — adding ‘in case of emergency’ info to your mobile phone — relates, appropriately, to the name of this blog.
Struck by […]
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