Tornadoes can occur just about any time or place, given the right conditions – an apparent tornado struck Lambert Field, the main St. Louis airport, last year, blowing out windows and shutting the entire airport for a time. (The video below is security camera footage, showing passengers and TSA officials scrambling as ceiling tiles fell…
Category Archives: Shelter in place
New Emergency Water Storage
My tap water crosses two of California’s eight major earthquake faults before it arrives in my glass. Though many upgrades have been made, the aqueducts that deliver that water were not built with a major earthquake in mind. If a major earthquake struck right now as I type, the flow of water from the Sierra…
Three uses for a trash bag in an emergency
It doesn’t have to be expensive or time-consuming to improve your emergency preparation. You can take a small step next time you go to the grocery store. Pick up a box of large, thick plastic trash bags to add to your emergency supplies. The Eagle Scout in you will find all sorts of uses for…
Playing telephone (in an emergency)
Here are three things to keep in mind about using the telephone in emergencies. 1. When disaster strikes, local phone lines may be jammed for days. If you are at home and your partner is at work, the best way to communicate will probably be through a contact out-of-state. In preparation for emergencies such as…
Sanitation in an emergency
Please pardon me, but the subject really can’t be avoided. In an emergency such as an earthquake, sanitation services may be interrupted, leaving residents without water for up to two weeks, so let ‘s consider how we’ll cope. You do have your water supply of one gallon per day per person for cooking, drinking, and…