Hurricane Preparedness Blog

Rabbit ears are today’s lucky addition to your hurricane kit (so hop to it).
Television is an important medium to receive your local hurricane forecast, shelter information, road closures and other important emergency management information. However, most televisions today get their signal from cable or satellite providers, not from a VHF television antenna. If the […]

When hurricanes knock out power, we quickly become a cash society.
Most ATMs and credit cards will be useless, leaving you with only cash to pay for needed supplies.
At OneStorm, we’ve gone back and forth many times about whether or not to add “Cash” to our preparedness checklists. Currently, we do not. We believe that it […]

Here we go folks. Your wakeup call to prepare is ringing and you’re left with three options: get your hurricane plan done now, get ready to wait in line for supplies, or get caught by surprise.
Hurricane Flossie - now a Category 4 storm, will make her approach to Hawaii’s Big Island Tuesday afternoon.
Tropical Depression Four […]

If you’re a pet owner, you know how stressful it can be to leave town on a moment’s notice. While some pets, such as fish and even cats, can live comfortably for a few days without you, the more common scenario is having to find a friend or family member to care for the animal. […]

Who will do the work if your employees’ homes are damaged?
What will it cost you to replace key employees who have no place to live?
Can you afford not to make employee preparedness part of your HR program?
The problem is risk
We all understand the value of providing employees with […]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) now offer a series of audio and video hurricane public service announcements (PSAs) for download online. There are a total of 8 video and 16 audio clips broken into four categories: Preparing for the Storm, Staying Safe After the Storm, Cleanup, and Dealing With Stress and Relating […]

With the movement to cordless and cellular telephones, fewer and fewer homes remain equipped with this hurricane kit essential - a corded telephone. How many phones in your house plug into both the telephone jack AND into a power outlet? If it’s cordless, has an answering machine, caller ID or any other feature beyond making […]