“We are back tonight here with an issue we all need to be more aware of. Most folks don’t spend a lot of time thinking about first responders until they need one. When you do, when you need help, when someone is trying to get to you, seconds feel more like minutes going by. And in our modern era, many …
Are you Ready for 911?
When 911 is dialed are you ready for all that is going to happen from the time your fingers touch the keys to when responders arrive transporting you or a loved one out the door? Is your home, information and you prepared for this unscheduled event? How is early preparation able to decrease the response time once your call is received? First step …
Communication: What Happened?
When families had one phone, there was one central place for communication. Today, everybody has their own phone, which perversely makes it much harder to keep family communication centralized. If there’s an emergency, who do you call to get essential information? Let’s step into the time machine to not so long ago to the 80’s. We were still using land …
First Things to do: Planning for an Emergency
From Emergency Info Online Due to their unexpected nature, emergency situations are often chaotic. People react to different situations in different ways, and it is very common for an individual to lose his or her composure during a crisis and forget the appropriate actions to take. Although it is necessary to have a detailed emergency plan, one should also have …