Posts Tagged ‘Emergency PreParedness’
Wildfire Preparation aka Fire Protection Through Home Hardening
If you live in a rural area, a subdivision surrounded by vegetation, or a hot, dry area, wildfire preparation and fire protection should be part of your home maintenance routine. If you’ve never applied home hardening prevention steps, that’s the first place to start. Each year after that, you can maintain what you’ve put in…
Read MoreEmergency Preparedness Lessons from Power Grid Failure During Texas Winter Storm – Additional Tips
In our geographic area, we thankfully don’t worry about emergency preparedness for earthquakes, direct hits from hurricanes or blizzards. The last time this area had an accumulation of snow for 24 hours was 1985. Tornadoes are rare. Our biggest threats are wildfires, lightning storms, and occasional flash flooding that subsides within a day. So if…
Read MoreHigh Performance Leadership Lessons from Power Grid Failure During Texas Winter Storm
High performance leaders are skilled in the area of balance. Strong leaders balance risk with caution. Their team is carefully selected to have a variety of knowledge, experience and opinions in order to make the best decisions possible. Together, they create visions for the future of their organization by learning from history as well as…
Read MoreEmergency Preparedness Lessons from Power Grid Failure During Texas Winter Storm
September is National Emergency Preparedness Month. But guess what? Emergencies happen year-round. And once an emergency event hits, it’s hard to get what you need. This is why emergency preparedness during all seasons is important. My husband and I consider ourselves nerdy planners. We’ve always felt like we’re prepared for whatever will come our way.…
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