KNKX Public Radio

Preparing for disasters can be daunting. It doesn’t have to be

Putting together an emergency kit can be intimidating, but you may already have a lot of the supplies you need.
Yahoo

What goes into a disaster kit and go-bag? Here’s a checklist for wildfires, hurricanes and other storms

When disasters hit, they can mean days to weeks without power, and sometimes they allow just enough time to grab a bag of supplies and go. Now is the time to prepare, well before the disaster is on ...
Firehouse

Disaster Management Systems Releases Blast Injury Training Kit

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA -- Disaster Management Systems, Inc., the nation's leading supplier of disaster preparedness solutions, announced the availability of a new tabletop training kit designed to ...
FOX13 Memphis

Building an emergency disaster kit can be easy and cheap, here’s how

Emergency management leaders encourage individuals and families to have a plan in the event of a disaster. People, according to some experts, should prepare to survive on their own for seven to 10 ...
Bustle

Why You Need A Disaster Kit, & What To Put In It

Hurricane Harvey has devastated Texas, and wildfires are threatening 200 homes in Los Angeles amid triple-digit temps. Natural disasters are pretty much a given with global warming on the rise, but ...
WESH

What items should you put in your disaster kit? | Hurricane season 2025

COMMUNICATE. YOUR BEST SHOT AT SURVIVING THE SEASON IS TO HAVE A HURRICANE KIT STOCKED AND READY TO GO. METEOROLOGIST KELLIANNE KLASS SHOWS US BEING PREPARED DOES NOT NEED TO BREAK THE BANK EVERY ...
The Gazette

Be ready for the next disaster: Prepare a 72-hour emergency kit

When disaster strikes, will you be ready? During a disaster, it could take emergency responders days to reach you, depending on the obstacles involved. “We're not saying you need to plan for the ...

Elevated fire weather risk in place for North Texas as dry spell continues

Parts of North Texas are under elevated fire weather conditions this week. The Texas Division of Emergency Management ...
World Bank

Strengthening Disaster Risk Management and Transport Infrastructure after a Disaster: The 2010 Haiti Post-Earthquake Experience

The disaster revealed important shortcomings in Haiti's overall national disaster risk management system. After the January 2010 earthquake, reducing vulnerability, improving emergency preparedness ...
World Bank

Sharing Japanese Expertise in Emergency Preparedness and Response (EP&R) Systems at National and Local levels

A recent World Bank report notes that the impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global $520 billion loss in annual consumption, and forces some 26 million people into poverty each ...
WSOC-TV

Building an emergency disaster kit can be easy and cheap, here's how

You never know when an emergency can strike, but it is best to prepare before an emergency, instead of scrambling during and after one. Emergency management leaders encourage individuals and families ...