Posted by Fred Rogers on October 11, 2011
Only seven percent of the U.S. population has taken basic preparedness steps at their house? Seriously? Does the other 93% think they’re mysteriously immune when – not if – life gets difficult? “Some of the statistics are shocking,” according to Mike Thomson, our Business Continuity Services manager. As the tropical season begins to wind down [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on September 3, 2011
It’s all related. When it comes to the budget, be it county, state or federal, everything is intertwined and everything touches everything else. I’m glad I’m not in the budget business, although the disaster recovery business isn’t much better. Budgets for emergency and disaster relief are, thanks to Hurricane Irene, exhausted (or nearly exhausted). Yet [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on May 20, 2011
It’s true. Well, mostly — the quakes and zombies are not real, but the responses are, and that’s what’s key.
Posted by Dave Gorham on May 19, 2011
If the title of this article didn’t quite grab your attention, then this will: “Approximately 9,000 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen on State Active Duty are supporting the simulated earthquake relief operations, including mock route clearing, search and rescue, and security operations across Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Tennessee.”
Posted by Dave Gorham on April 13, 2011
One only has to look to the news over the past few weeks to see outbreaks of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes: Tornadoes in Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Florida to name a few. Nationwide, the United States can expect an average of more than 1,000 tornadoes annually.
Posted by Lauren Whisenhunt on November 17, 2010
Winter is still over a month away but it felt like it arrived early across the Intermountain West yesterday as 2-6 inches of snow fell across the region. In addition to the snowfall, this weekend into early next week temperatures across portions of Montana and the Dakotas will be 20-35 degrees below average as a [...]
Posted by Dave Gorham on March 19, 2010
Last week, ImpactWeathers StormWatch Manager Fred Schmude was the first to predict the winter storm forecasted to impact portions of the Rockies, Plains, and Upper Midwest beginning today. A strong low pressure system will develop across the Southern Plains and with a cold Canadian airmass diving southward, this will set the stage for an early [...]
