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It had only been a month since the move. Sarah drummed her fingers on the steering wheel, watching the dark clouds roll in and the temperatures dropping fast on her car dash. After twenty years in Florida, the weather alert for an incoming blizzard felt very surreal. Scrambling to brace for several days of forecasted blizzard conditions, their carefully planned hurricane emergency kit and evacuation plans now seemed inadequate. The warnings of white-out conditions and ice storms along with her daughter's concerns on winter driving made Sarah realize their family's preparedness plan needed a serious update for their new life...

Our grandparents weren't crazy. Having lived through wars, the Depression, and countless hardships, they understood the value of smarter living like a well-stocked pantry and the importance of practical skills. They gardened, canned summer vegetables, saved for rainy days, and kept emergency supplies; not out of fear, but from lived experience. We don't think of them as paranoid. Then came the Y2K stockpilers waiting for a computer code apocalypse, reality TV shows featuring elaborate bug-out plans for extreme scenarios, or militias causing a stir with their conspiracy theories and public exercises. Being prepared became less about wisdom, and more about...

  Three minutes. That's how long the brain can survive without oxygen. For Laura, those statistics became very real on what started as just another day. It was a typical sunny Saturday afternoon in the neighborhood, with kids racing bikes up and down the sidewalk. Suddenly, Laura heard screaming from next door. She quickly headed that direction and found her neighbor's 8-year-old son Michael, wide eyed, clutching his throat and unable to speak or cough.  His teenage sister was crying and frantically trying to call their mom who was at the grocery store. Laura immediately recognized the signs of choking...

It was a standard fire drill, or so they thought until five different secured areas had been breached. All the personnel had evacuated the building, making the fire marshals extremely happy, but it would take much explaining as they now had to self-report security failures to various regulators. All of this could have been avoided had the site security taken seriously the drill after being questioned by my team. Previously, I provided a high-level overview of how to protect your business. This article will explore the first steps of defining the risks or the CHECK stage of the PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT(PDCA) lifecycle....

Picture this: You're driving home when snow hits hard and fast. The flakes are huge and the roads become slippery fast. With visibility at almost nothing, you notice the curve too late and your car slides straight into a snowbank. You are still miles from home, night is falling, and the cars that pass can't even see you through the blizzard. Your phone shows one weak bar of service, and your gas tank is running low. That emergency kit you kept meaning to pack? Still on your to-do list. Don't let this be you. During the winter season it's critical to have supplies...