Following this week’s release of a U.S. presidential report from the Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force, FM Global, one of the world’s largest business property insurers, urges property owners to take active measures now to help prevent potential storm losses …
The Oklahoma Municipal League will host a Disaster Preparedness Workshop later this month. City, county, tribal and school officials will attend to learn how to be better prepared when disaster strikes. The workshop is scheduled Aug. 23 at Rose State …
Business Continuity for Insurance Claim Departments Business Continuity Planning (BCP) is a popular topic these days, partially because one in four businesses never re-open after a disaster, according to the Institute on Business and Home Safety. We have recently seen …
Shoppers can prepare for the hurricane season while saving some pennies during the Louisiana Hurricane Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday. The 2013 sales tax holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. May 25 and ends at 11:59 p.m. May 26. Louisiana law spares …
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie plans to issue a proclamation naming April 2013 Tsunami Awareness Month. Abercrombie will hold a ceremony at the state Capitol on Monday to sign the proclamation. Several agencies will participate in the ceremony, including the Hawaii …
Colorado Democrats rejected a Republican proposal for a sales-tax holiday on disaster preparedness items like first aid kits, flashlights and bottled water. The proposal would have created a state sales tax holiday on the first weekend in September this year …
Deadly disease outbreaks, vaccination shortages and massive tornadoes are all scary thoughts. The question is: Is Indiana prepared for them? Yes – but only to a point. The state scores a 5 out of 10 on a preparedness scale for …
Mississippi teens can soon be trained in disaster preparedness in their communities. Mississippi State University’s Extension Service is certifying trainers for the Mississippi Youth Preparedness Initiative. The goal is to teach teenagers how they can help themselves, their families and …
Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Youth Preparedness Council are gathering for their inaugural meeting this week in Washington, D.C., to discuss steps to strengthen the nation’s resiliency against all types of disasters. The Council members are meeting …
Hurricane Natasha was a fake storm, but Mississippi’s emergency responders treated it like it was the real thing. Natasha was a simulated Category 3 hurricane used Wednesday as part of a training exercise for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency and …