Posts Tagged ‘disaster’
Lessons Learned from Tornado in Mt. Airy, MD
Shared by Bruce Curley, TACDA Vice president from his blogspot post https://poetslife.blogspot.com/2018/11/ef-1-tornado-lessons-from-mt-airy-md.html EF-1 Tornado Lessons from Mt Airy MD On November 2, 2018 an EF-1 Tornado touched down in my hometown of Mt. Airy, MD. EF-1 is the lowest level on the EF-1 to EF-5 National Weather Service scale. I learned that even an EF-1…
Read MoreHow To Prepare for ANY disaster!
Our friends at The Provident Prepper were recently interviewed by the Los Angeles Times. Here’s what they said about what it takes to be prepared for, well…anything! COVID-19 Caught US Off Guard. Here’s What Disaster Preppers Say We Needed To Do All Along: https://www.detroitnews.com/…/covid-19-caught-u…/5354712002/Story by Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times. Published 4:49 p.m. ET…
Read MoreThe Real Risks of Fire
Fire Safety and Survival By Jay Whimpey, PE, TACDA Board Member There are over 360,000 house fires in the United States every year with a substantial number of injuries and deaths. Eighty percent of the deaths and injuries occur in residential structures, with most of those fatalities occurring while those people are asleep. We can…
Read MoreLet There Be Truth.
Let There Be Truth Government, the military and industry have sunk billions into special protective measures for leadership, staff and critical systems in case of nuclear war. But for John Doe, the taxpayer who foots the bill – and his family? . . . Read on. By Frank Williams (Journal of Civil Defense, Jan-Feb 1978)…
Read MoreRoadblocks to Civil Defense
Roadblocks to Civil Defense By Eugene P. Wigner A renowned physicist and civil defense analyst probes behind the mask of apathy in the United States. (Originally printed in the first Journal of Civil Defense, May-June 1968, Vol. 1 No. 1) I have often tried to explain the need for a vigorous civil defense effort, why…
Read MoreWhen You Know the Storm is Coming.
We know there are all kinds of great lists out there, especially pertaining to emergency preparedness. We love this one by blogger, Mike Smith, and wanted to share … Get them done immediately! Get prescriptions refilled now, especially if your doctor must approve the refill. If you have a relative at home that requires electricity…
Read MoreThe Military: making a difference
A not so well known story from the Pentagon on 9-11-2011 (Author Unknown) During a visit with a fellow chaplain, who happened to be assigned to the Pentagon, I had a chance to hear a first-hand account of an incident that happened right after Flight 77 hit the Pentagon. The chaplain told me what happened…
Read MorePaper, Plastic … or Cloth?
By Jim Rawles We’re sharing an article from our Journal of Civil Defense a few years back – originally found on Survivalblog.com A couple of years ago I was watching a commercial on television that showed two young men as they stood in a check-out line at a grocery store with a 6 pack of…
Read MoreSuper Storm “Sandy” Forum Report
(photo credit: wunderground.com – google images) TACDA was given permission by Pat Jones (Executive Director and CEO of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, Washington, DC) to share the following report: Sandy Forum Report Final (click to read the pdf report finding) The IBTTA Forum took place just months after Sandy devastated a swath of…
Read More… After an Earthquake
What to Do After an Earthquake Expect aftershocks. These secondary shockwaves are usually less violent than the main quake but can be strong enough to do additional damage to weakened structures and can occur in the first hours, days, weeks, or even months after the quake. Listen to a battery-operated radio or television. Listen for…
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