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You never know when a family member might get injured. Accidents, by their very nature, are unpredictable. While we might be able to say that some activities are statistically more likely to produce accidents, that doesn’t help us predict when ...

I jerked up out of a fitful sleep to the sound of men shouting. My mind was still sticky as I tried to orient myself to the gray dawn after a night of trauma. I was lying on the floor ...

What are your first steps when you hear that a storm is coming? Whether it’s a hurricane or a blizzard, do you have a supply of water available in the event that a storm knocks out the power or flooding ...

The trunk of my car is an amazing place. In it, you can find tools and equipment to deal with a variety of situations. Most of what is there can and has helped me out in an emergency; but pretty ...

All living creatures require water in order to survive. In fact, scientists who search for extraterrestrial life beyond our solar system consider the presence of liquid water to be an essential criterion for the possible presence of life on other ...

  Your family’s safety may be foremost in your disaster preparedness, but remember that your pet is a family member, too — with a different set of needs. So, make an emergency kit for your pet. The following items should ...

Three days’ worth of food and supplies is insufficient for your family’s survival, the federal government has finally acknowledged in what one expert is calling a landmark shift in emergency preparation. The White House’s new plan was released last year ...

We are blessed in our modern-day society with a robust and diverse communications grid: landline phones, cell phones, cable Internet, even satellite communication. But the stark reality is that all of those systems can, do and have gone down in ...

A lot of Americans would be in dire straits if they had an emergency and needed to come up with some quick cash, according to a new survey. In fact, almost half of all Americans would not be able to ...

Stockpiling food and other supplies is central to being prepared for an emergency, but there are some foods – such as meat — that are harder to pack for long-term storage than others. I’m sure there are some people out ...