Posts Tagged ‘disasters’
Date: Friday, June 19th, 2009
Source: FEMA
Hurricanes are extremely dangerous and unpredictable. They can strengthen tremendously in a matter of hours, taking coastal residents and experts by surprise. There is no guarantee they will follow the path predicted by computer models, according to state and federal emergency management officials.
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Keywords: disasters, hurricanes, path, path of storm, prepare, Preparedness, unpredicable
Date: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009
Source: FEMA
Officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) urge businesses to plan now for future disasters. When the next flood or other disaster strikes, getting your company back to business quickly may depend on emergency planning done today.
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Keywords: business, businesses, company, disasters, fema, flood, planning, prepare, preparing
Date: Wednesday, May 27th, 2009
Source: Texas A&M Agricultural Communications
Coastal Bend, Lower Rio Grande Valley severely impacted
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Keywords: coastal bend, cotton, crop, disasters, drought, lower rio grande valley, south texas, texas, texas a&, tx
Date: Tuesday, May 19th, 2009
Source: U.S. Small Business Administration
Whether you rent or own your own home, own your own business, or own a small agricultural cooperative located in a declared disaster area, and are the victim of a disaster, you may be eligible for financial assistance from the U. S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
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Date: Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Source: National Flood Insurance Program
Your home and its contents can be severely damaged by just a couple of inches of flood water. Use this interactive online tool to view the estimated cost of flood damage to your home.
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Keywords: damage, disasters, education, flooding, floods, home, houses, interactive tools, National Flood Insurance Program, online tools, texas, tx, web applications
Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Source: NOAA – National Severe Storms Laboratory
Are you ready for Spring thunderstorms and hail?
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Keywords: disasters, hail, hail basics, hail information, hail storms, severe weather, texas, thunderstorms, tx
Date: Wednesday, April 1st, 2009
Source: Texas Department of Insurance
Consumers who suffered damage to their homes or vehicles in the recent severe weather across Central Texas should contact their insurance company or agent to file a claim as soon as possible. Initiating this process is the first step toward getting money to begin making repairs.
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Date: Thursday, March 19th, 2009
Source: Texas Forest Service
The following tips provided by Texas Forest Service can help homeowners better prepare for wildfire:
- Clear dead wood and dense, flammable vegetation that is 30 feet or closer to your home.
- Remove leaves and pine needles from gutters, roofs and underneath decks.
- Trim all tree branches overhanging your house including a radius of at least 20-feet around your chimney and 14 feet of overhead, overhang clearance in your driveway.
- Stack your firewood at least 30 feet from your home.
- Create a barrier between your home and lawn by using river rock or some other nonflammable material. Keep the lawn trimmed to create a barrier to protect your home.
- Plan an escape route and discuss it with your family. Have practice drills and include your pets.
- Check your fire extinguishers. Make sure they’re charged and easy to reach in an emergency. Tell all family members where they are and teach them how to use them.
- If a wildfire does threaten your home, place a water hose on a rack and attach it to an outside faucet.
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Texas Wildfire and Incident Management Information
Keywords: brush, clearing, dead wood, disasters, escape route, fire extinguishers, fires, flammable, homeowners, homes, houses, leaves, pine needles, precautions, texas, texas forest service, trees, tx, wildfires
Date: Friday, March 13th, 2009
Source: National Fire Protection Association
A program designed to help young adults better understand wildfire, and to help them put Firewise practices to work around home and in local communities.
View the Firewise Generation Website
Keywords: best practices, cities, communities, disasters, fires, home, national fire protection association, online course, Preparedness, prevention, texas, towns, training, tx, wildfires, wildland fire, young adults, youth
Date: Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
A drought is a period of abnormally dry weather that persists long enough to produce a serious hydrologic imbalance. Droughts have wide-ranging adverse economic, environmental, and social impacts as rivers, reservoirs, groundwater levels, and soil moisture all drop.
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