Tip of the Day 20190220 What are the odds?

Contact your County Office of Emergency Management to discover the major disaster they are planning for. Major disasters will cause secondary events. Hurricanes will cause structural and infrastructure damage followed by flooding Earthquakes will cause structural and infrastructure damage followed by a conflagration Wildfires will scorch the earth followed by flash floods. The secondary events … Read more

HURRICANE MICHAEL

Hurricane Michael projected to cause $30B in damage Hurricane Michael, the powerful Category 4 hurricane bearing down on Florida’s Gulf Coast this week, could cause tens of billions of dollars of damage to the region, according to AccuWeather estimates released Wednesday. The storm is projected to cause roughly $30 billion in damage and lost economic … Read more

2018 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

Per FEMA Bulletin for the week of May 28, 2018 NOAA Releases 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook   May 24, 2018 NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal. © NOAA NOAA’s forecasters predict a 70-percent likelihood of 10 to 16 named storms … Read more

Cinco de Mayo is not just about Margaritas

It’s about fire safety. Here in Florida the upcoming Hurricane season is projected to be more severe than the 2017 season. On the West Coast its time to look toward the upcoming Wildfire season. Five of California’s most destructive wildfires – those that caused significant damage to buildings and infrastructure – on record occurred in … Read more