Register Your Cell Phone for a Reverse 911 Fire Alert

Especially during our high fire season, it is ever more important to be prepared.  As most of you are aware, all land line phones are now equipped with the ability to receive a “reverse 911” emergency fire alert in the event you are being advised by the fire authorities to evacuate your home.  But what [...]

Four years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans still needs us

By ERROL LOUIS

Sunday, August 30th 2009, 12:10 AM
On this, the fourth anniversary of the destruction of New Orleans, let us resolve to replace the political heat of accusation with the penetrating light of reason.
The single most important thing to know is that the city remains vulnerable to another big hurricane strike. Its flood protection system must be [...]

2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic Declared

Message from David & Orly Perez: The Swine Flu has been declared a pandemic today. Please take care when traveling and good personal hygiene, such as washing hands, covering nose when sneezing is advised… be safe and take that any extra precautions whenever possible.
Article 1:
Influenza pandemic alert raised to phase 6

11 June 2009 — On [...]

H1N1 Flu: Letter from David and Orly Perez

In the few days that have passed since we wrote this letter below, we are relieved to hear that the H1N1 Flu may be less potent than first feared:http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1033298
Dear Family and Friends,
This is much more serious than we may all imagine. Today, April 29 2009 the County of San Diego declared a Health State of [...]

Jewish Family Service of San Diego Katrina Aid

JFS
Hurricane Katrina

On August 1, 2007, we closed our official Hurricane Katrina program after two years of serving clients in the wake of this disaster. Please contact our intake line at (877) 537-1818 for existing programs that can still assist clients affected by Hurricane Katrina.
A phone call from David Perez, a Carmel Valley Businessman, pleading for [...]

National Alliance on Mental Illness – After Disasters

NAMI Hurricane Relief Resource Guide A resource guide of supports, information, and referrals targeted for people living with mental illness and their families in the wake of the Hurricanes Gustav and Ike. With the assistance of concerned grassroots leaders, NAMI has prepared this resource to aspire to provide support to our state [...]

Death toll reaches nine from Oklahoma tornadoes

Thursday, February 12, 2009 Reported by: Justin Myers The death toll from Tuesday’s tornadoes in Oklahoma now stands at nine. Search teams are still combing through rubble as survivors try and get their lives back on track. Story continues below ↓ advertisement | your ad here Recovery efforts entered their second [...]

Australian Fires

Fires, Floods Pressure Australian Government on Climate Monday 09 February 2009 » by: James Grubel, Reuters Forest fires raged across southeastern Australia last weekend, amounting to the country’s worst wildfires in 25 years. In this Saturday photo, a fire truck retreats from a blaze 80 miles west of Melbourne. (Photo: AP) Canberra, Australia – Australia’s deadliest [...]

Disaster Preparedness Summits Across the Nation

Preparing The World… One Business At A Time**  http://www.nationaldisastersummit.org/

Did you know that one in four businesses experiencing a major emergency fails? According to a study by The Advertising Council, less than half of America’s business owners have an established, comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in place. As the number of declared emergencies [...]

Five Bailout Lessons From Katrina

Wednesday 24 December 2008

by: Bill Quigley, t r u t h o u t | Perspective

Hurricane Katrina victim, Lewis Reddick, stands in the FEMA Diamond travel trailer park in May of 2008. (Photo: Getty Images)

    The US has committed nearly three trillion dollars to the financial bailout so far. The Federal Reserve has made more than [...]