Residents of a low-rise office building on Houston’s southeast side got a frightening surprise from a nasty jolt on Friday morning and many thought it was an earthquake or that maybe a sinkhole was about to swallow them up. Turns out it was neither. A retaining bolt on one of the building’s main support columns [...]
If you were a coastal resident in South Florida in 1992, you were likely aware the season was expected to have a below average number of storms. How would you prepare? Would you prepare at all? Would you be under the assumption that, due to the forecast, no preparations would be necessary? On August 25th, 1992 would your attitude have been the same as it was prior to the storm?
Lists are great and we all use them. Of course, Santa has the biggest and best list around and he checks it twice. It makes sense, too — don’t want to forget something or somebody. The next best list, at least when I was a kid, was Mom’s shopping list. If anything was going to [...]
It’s true. Well, mostly — the quakes and zombies are not real, but the responses are, and that’s what’s key.
FEMA reminds us that as we set our clocks forward one hour tonight, this weekend is also a good time to review your family communications plan, check on your emergency kit and make sure your smoke alarms are in good shape. More information can be found at www.ready.gov and at http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=50607. Photo: pgsuite.com