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Reported COVID-19 cases in the U.S. are reaching over 150,000 a day in the last part of 2020, according to the CDC. A vaccine has been recently authorized by the FDA, and the first to get inoculated will be frontline medical professionals and seniors in assisted living homes. While the introduction of a vaccine is a bit of much-needed good...

When a natural disaster strikes, the worst thing that can happen to your survival is to be without food and water. Perhaps the second worst thing is to be without electricity. Here are a few items to obtain and also what could cause a power outage so you can survive. Items and Tips to Help You Survive a Power Outage...

In part 1 of our community emergency preparedness guide, we showed you how to form a community disaster preparedness group as well as how to build a neighborhood emergency contact list. In our next installment, we will lay out other helpful suggestions to build your community around emergency preparedness and get people involved. Here, we will discuss how to assign...

Immediately following a natural disaster or other emergencies, it seems like everything comes to a sudden stop. Electricity and the internet could stop working, roadways might be blocked, and it could take days, even weeks, for help to arrive. It can seem like you are all alone. To make matters worse, those of us who stay prepared will feel the...

As the second wave of COVID-19 builds, this could lead to another shortage at grocery stores and other retail locations. This shortage, however, could be worse than just a lack of toilet paper and sanitation supplies. The Wall Street Journal recently reported that grocery stores were “stockpiling and building pandemic pallets” ahead of what could be a long winter and...