Emergency preparedness

Publications Date: Friday, Oct. 1, 1993

Your home heat is gone. You've just discovered your heating system may be off for several days. It's cold outside; the inside temperature is dropping, and you have a first class emergency on your hands. What can you do?Your first concern ...

Publications Date: Friday, Oct. 1, 1993

Indoor air can be polluted in a number of ways. Indoor pollutants include formaldehyde, carbon monoxide, respirable dust, nitrogen dioxide, radon and other gases. This guide focuses on just one of these pollutants — radon.What is the risk ...

Publications Date: Friday, Oct. 1, 1993

At some time you may face a heating emergency — when your home heating system is inoperative for hours or days. At that critical time you must decide how to meet the emergency, either with an alternative source of heat or by seeking shelter ...

Publications Date: Thursday, Mar. 1, 2012

You and your family can survive for several days without food, but only a short time without water. Disasters can often cause us to question the safety of our drinking water. With a little planning and preparation, you can be prepared by having a ...

Publications Date: Tuesday, Mar. 1, 2011

The penetrating power of radiation. (Image courtesy of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission) DefinitionsRadiationRadiation is energy given off by matter in the form of high speed rays or particles. All matter is composed of atoms. These atoms ...

Publications Date: Sunday, Mar. 1, 2009

Eric EvansEmergency Management SpecialistFire and Rescue Training InstituteIn this video, Eric Evans, community emergency management specialist, describes the safest, most effective way to fill and place sandbags for their maximum effectiveness and ...