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New Red Cross agreement with the Pickering Fire Services

Posted May 12, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

On May 5th, the Canadian Red Cross and Pickering Fire Services signed a Memorandum of Agreement during a ceremony at the Pickering Fire Services Headquarters.  With the agreement, the Canadian Red Cross Personal Disaster Assistance program in Durha...

Disaster Dining 101: All the ways you can cook Spam

Posted May 07, 2010 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] I really like food. Seriously. Sometimes I think about what I am going to have for dinner while I am eating breakfast. So, when I was recently thinking about emergency preparedness my mind automatically went to food, and my favourite q...

Making sure your vehicle is ready

Posted May 06, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Driving along a remote portion of highway and your see your temperature gauge creeping higher and higher, steam coming out from under your hood, red lights on your dashboard.  You pull over to the side of the road in 30 degree heat.  Yep, you thought...

Prepare-aphernalia: The Backpack Couch

Posted May 05, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

*Special thanks to our sister Society in Oregon, RedCrossPDX, for this awesome blog One common excuse people give for not having an emergency kit: "I have nowhere to put it." Okay, fair enough. Maybe you live in one of those adorable tin...

Tweeting about emergency preparedness

Posted May 04, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

While the debate continues about the appropriate use of social media during an actual crisis, it seems that social media tools, such as Twitter, are generally proving to be important tools for disaster preparedness and awareness. I’ve been on ...

Are you smarter than a 5th grader?

Posted May 03, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Are you smarter than a 5th grader? We all should be when it comes to emergency preparedness!   Families have an advantage over other Canadians when it comes to emergency preparedness and public safety.  If you have kids, I can guarantee you t...

Stay tuned for Emergency Preparedness Week

Posted April 30, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Disasters can strike quickly and without warning. If a hazardous material leak required your family to evacuate or a severe winter storm confined your family at home, would you know what to do? An earthquake, flood, tornado, or any other disaster cou...

Understanding earthquakes and volcanoes...with snack foods!

Posted April 27, 2010 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

Two broken Oreo cookies with white background

Here are some easy ways to demonstrate how volcanoes and earthquakes work! Last year I was fortunate to work with Oregon State's Robert Lillie, a Professor of Geology and Public Interpretation. To help the public understand how earthquakes and volcanoes are created with plate tectonics, he developed some simple visuals using snack foods.

Two broken Oreo cookies with white background

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