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Are You Safe Driving Through a Winter...

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Do you really have to go? When all else fails Authorities recommend all drivers stay at home or in place when hazardous weather strikes. Weather is unpredictable, and sometimes you find yourself in weather you didn’t expect. It’s essential for your safety and that of your family to be prepared whenever you leave home in your car. [...]

Daylight Savings Time: Two Steps to E...

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Spring Forward? It’s a week since Daylight Savings time began, but if you haven’t done so already, you can improve your safety by taking these two steps:   Changing the batteries in your smoke and CO2 detectors, and Turning your circuit breakers off and then back on, just once.   Why do this? If you change your batteri [...]

Weather Alerts: Thursday of National ...

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What’s a “Watch?” What’s a “Warning?” Watch this video and find out NOAA and FEMA have designated the theme for today, Stay Tuned for Weather Alerts. There are a number of ways you can obtain severe weather information without having to touch that dial. Each one has pluses and minuses. It’s important [...]

If You Can Pack a Gym Bag, You Can Pa...

Graphic of how gym items can be used as a base for emergency items
You probably don’t need those Muay Thai shin guards A lot of people are daunted by the lists that the Red Cross, the CDC, and FEMA put out. The truth is, there are a few things that you NEED TO HAVE, and there are a few more things that you really SHOULD HAVE, and then there are some things that it would be REALLY GREAT TO HAVE. The poi [...]

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