Posts Tagged ‘emergency plan’
Modern Safety Precautions and Security Advancements
by Larry Waters sowsustainability.com Technology and society have both advanced at a breakneck pace in recent years, with little sign of slowing down any time soon. While the benefits to company profits and individual convenience speak for themselves, these advancements also lend themselves to improving safety, security, and accessibility in commercial spaces as well as…
Read MoreHistory of the 1960s Fallout Shelter Program
In response to an inquiry by Michael McFall, reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune By Paul Seyfried The National Facility Survey, done in the 1960s, reveals a valuable history of fallout shelters. President Kennedy was a strong advocate of a national shelter program, much like Switzerland’s shelter program is today. His shelter program was modeled…
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 MoreFallout Shelters
TACDA received the following email from a concerned citizen: Hello, Due to heightened world tensions I recently contacted Emergency Services here in Lane County Oregon to see if we had any public fallout shelters near my town of Florence. I was surprised to discover the public shelter program no longer exists. They didn’t even know…
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…
Read MoreCreating a Church Emergency Plan
By Bruce Curley (TACDA board member) In the early 1980’s I visited Emergency Operations Centers (EOCs) throughout the United States. The best ones were located in Texas and Utah. Texans face the most frequent and dangerous threats and therefore must rise to the event. The Mormons are survivalists as part of their religion and due…
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