Tweet 50% of businesses that sustain a loss of computer data or major catastrophic loss like flood, fire, or explosion, never re-open for business. 65% of small and medium sized businesses are located in regions susceptible to natural disasters. While our region is not usually prone to tornadoes and hurricanes, recent weather patterns have indicated [...]
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Are nursing homes prepared? Maybe not . ..
Last month an expose reported that 40% of nursing homes, while required by federal law to have an emergency response/disaster plan in place, were unable to respond. The story, published in USA Today stated “A detailed, well-rehearsed emergency plan is a basic requirement for disaster preparedness. But at one home, the emergency plan was in [...]
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Be a Force of Nature
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is April 22 to April 28. This initiative highlights the importance [...]
PS Prep: Who’s Got Your Back?
PuroClean Emergency Recovery Services presents PS PREP: Who’s Got Your Back? Emergency Preparedness Planning for Business Click Here to Get Tickets Online ticketing with TicketLeap June 13, 2012 11:00 am to 2:00 pm At the Riverton Country Club 1416 Highland Ave., Cinnaminson, NJ 08077 Proceeds benefit our local American Red Cross Disaster Response Unit Our [...]
Ready for Zombies, Hurricanes
This graphic novella by the CDC got my attention . . . there’s nothing better than humor to engage us with information we need to prepare. It’s a great list of things we should all be doing in case the worst should happen. I’ve added a few of my own notes (in italics) Water (1 [...]
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Are you prepared?
Devastating fires or floods – they seem almost commonplace today. The news down South about the tornadoes in April and the flooding of the Mississippi this month has caused many Americans to wonder “are we next?” What would you do if your life suddenly changed in a moment? How can you even prepare for a [...]
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