As a new academic year has started and special events are being planned, the Office of Emergency Preparedness encourages all departments, student groups and others on the West Lafayette campus to ...

Since earthquakes often strike without warning, it is important to be prepared. A workplace should follow accepted earthquake safety guidelines, but have in place an individualized, well-rehearsed ...

It’s a new year and time for everyone to update their emergency preparedness plan to be ready for a major power outage, winter weather and life-threatening event, experts say. Ready.gov has tips to ...

There’s no guarantee that you’ll get a warning before you have to evacuate because of a fire or other life-threatening emergency. Take the time now to prepare, which can simply be that everyone in ...

Get Your Family Ready and Safe. When a disaster strikes or a crisis breaks out, your first thoughts are often of family – especially your little ones. That’s why Save the Children launched Get Ready.

In the event of an emergency, you’ll be glad you have this free printable emergency kit checklist ready to go with your fully packed kit of emergency supplies. No one ever wants to think about being ...

Planning is an important avenue to community emergency preparedness. The practice of emergency response planning is best thought of as a process - a continuing sequence of analyses, plan development, ...

[Editor's Note: This is the second part of a series of articles from Walter Ulmer, president of REMLU Inc., an emergency preparedness firm. His first article presented a checklist on emergency ...

When the lights go out on a freezing night, your first few decisions can determine whether your home stays a safe, livable refuge or turns risky fast. A clear, practical checklist gives you something ...

While the Coronavirus pandemic has shown that anything can happen, it’s a great way to prepare for when a disaster happens. With September being National Preparedness Month (NPM), the 2020 theme is ...

PORTLAND, Ore., (KTVZ) – September marks National Preparedness Month, the perfect time to review how financially prepared you are for the unexpected. To help you assess your readiness, OnPoint ...

Emergency Preparedness and Planning is encouraging departments, student groups and others to utilize an emergency planning checklist to prepare for special events. The Special Event Emergency ...