September is National Preparedness Month. https://www.ready.gov/september The theme this year is “Prepared not Scared” September is recognized as a time for families, groups of people and communities to promote disaster and emergency planning efforts. Do you know that saying? When is the best time to plant a tree? 20 years ago. When is the next … Read more
Linemen are converging in Pinellas County. They may be here to support the community in anticipation of power outages caused by Hurricane Dorian. This was not an impromptu collection of professional linemen who just decided to show up at the same place. Somewhere, sometime, someone got together and put a plan together to respond to … Read more
Latest models have Hurricane Dorian moving north along the east coast of Florida. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/08/31/hurricane-dorian-storm-strengthens-path-toward-florida/2177471001 It may, or may not make landfall. And it will still affect the east coast of Florida. Most likely to move north along the Southeastern coast, and that might change. Georgia and South Carolina may be impacted more severely than originally … Read more
September is also the month with the most Hurricanes. Those of us living in Florida are taking advantage of a little disaster preparedness earlier than September. Hurricane Dorian is on a Western track. Anticipated to slam into Eastern Florida as a category 4. https://weather.com/storms/hurricane/news/2019-08-28-tropical-storm-dorian-hurricane-projected-path-spagehetti-models Residents of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and all … Read more
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